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Your support makes all the difference.Sean Dyche’s inconsistent Burnley team play unbeaten Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. The Clarets have had a stop-start season so far, and come into this game in 13th place off the back of a 5-0 thumping at champions Manchester City last week.
Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea are two points off joint-leaders Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League, but did comfortably win 3-1 at home to BATE Borisov in the Europa League this week and have only dropped two points away from home so far.
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What time does it start?
Burnley vs Chelsea kicks off at 1:30pm (BST) on Sunday 28 October.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Joe Hart: Former England number one Joe Hart has only kept two clean sheets in nine league appearances this season, and will want to bounce back after conceding five on his return to the Etihad stadium last Saturday. With Tom Heaton back fit, the 31-year-old will want to avoid a similar display this Sunday against Chelsea not only for his team’s sake, but to keep his place in the starting XI also.
Weird stat…
10: If the Blues avoid defeat on Sunday, Maurizio Sarri will become the first Chelsea manager in the Premier League era to remain unbeaten throughout his first 10 games in charge.
Remember when…
Burnley stunned champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of last season. After Gary Cahill was sent off for a reckless challenge early on, Sam Vokes’ double and Stephen Ward’s strike put Burnley 3-0 ahead at half-time. Chelsea clawed two goals back in the second-half, but Sean Dyche’s men held out for a famous win.
Player to watch…
Mateo Kovacic: Despite Ruben Loftus-Cheek netting a hat-trick in the Europa League this week and Ross Barkley’s good form, Maurizio Sarri is likely to stick with Mateo Kovacic who has impressed so far this season. Wearing Eden Hazard’s old number 17 shirt, the 24-year-old on loan from Real Madrid has similar traits to the Belgian, and his creativity and slickness complements the robustness and power of N’Golo Kante and Jorginho at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield.
Past three-meetings…
Burnley 1 (Barnes) Chelsea (Long OG, Moses), Premier League, April 2018
Chelsea 2 (Morata, Luiz) Burnley 3 (Vokes 2, Ward), Premier League, August 2017
Burnley 1 (Brady) Chelsea 1 (Pedro), Premier League, February 2017
Form guide…
Burnley: LWLWDL
Chelsea: WDWWDW
Odds…
Burnley to win: 10/1
Chelsea to win: 7/20
Draw: 15/4
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
79 min: Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
Speaking of ex-Arsenal players, here is another as Cesc Fabregas comes on for Jorginho
GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal (Milivojevic 83')
Same corner from the Serbian, and while Leno goes the right way there is too much power on the spot-kick.
The decision to award it however appears to be slightly more controversial, with replays showing Zaha somewhat involved in a cheap foul.
86 min: Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
I think Sean Dyche will be wondering which players he will be left with today. James Tarkowski goes down now and is off the field for the moment.
Meanwhile Loftus-Cheek has a chance to make it four but his shot hits the side netting.
88 min: Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal
Substitution for Crystal Palace, with Jason Puncheon replacing Kouyate.
89 min: Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal
What a chance for the substitute Aaron Ramsey. Xhaka's cross finds him in all kinds of space but he fails to get anything on his header and Hennessey collects easily.
90 mins: Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
Giroud must wonder what he has to do to score, this time seeing a header from point-blank range tipped on to the bar by Hart. Four minutes added on at Turf Moor as well.
GOAL! Burnley 0-4 Chelsea (Loftus-Cheek 90+2')
Far and away the least pleasing goal of the afternoon, but a goal it is nonetheless. Scrappy play from a corner finds Loftus-Cheek and he makes it four goals in two games by tapping home.
Full Time: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
Maurizio Sarri won't have a much easier afternoon than that.
Goals from Morata, Barkley, Willian and Loftus-Cheek have seen the Italian's side go second in the league, and it is going to take something special to stop them.
Burnley have seen their squad and goal difference take a hit, with Jack Cork and James Tarkowski both picking up knocks, but Sean Dyche will hope for a better performance enxt week at West Ham.
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