Chelsea

vs

Burnley

Injuries & Suspensions

• Chelsea: L. Colwill (Knee Injury), M. Cucurella (Muscle Injury), J. Gittens (Muscle Injury), M. Mudryk (Suspended), D. Essugo (Injury), F. Jorgensen (Injury), R. Lavia (Thigh Injury)
• Burnley: Z. Amdouni (Knee Injury), J. Beyer (Thigh Injury), J. Cullen (Knee Injury), C. Roberts (Groin Injury), M. Tresor Ndayishimiye (Ankle Injury)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: W W W W D
• Away: D D L L W

H2H (Last 5)

• 2025-11-22 · Burnley · 0-2 · Chelsea
• 2024-03-30 · Chelsea · 2-2 · Burnley
• 2023-10-07 · Burnley · 1-4 · Chelsea
• 2022-03-05 · Burnley · 0-4 · Chelsea
• 2021-11-06 · Chelsea · 1-1 · Burnley

Match Preview

Chelsea weakened by absences; Burnley poor away but likely to defend deep. Expect a tight game and limited chances, making a draw plausible.

Key Notes

Chelsea head into this fixture positioned high in the table (5th with 44 points) and have overall season form showing 12 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses. Burnley arrive with worrying away numbers: 4 wins, 6 draws, 16 losses. On paper Chelsea are the clear favourites, but several absences change the dynamic and make a draw a sensible outcome.

Key absences for Chelsea include Lewis Colwill and Marc Cucurella (both missing), Mykhailo Mudryk suspended, and Jhon Gittens also out. In addition, Denis Essugo, F. Jorgensen and R. Lavia are listed as questionable. Those defensive and attacking gaps reduce Chelsea’s cohesion and creativity, particularly down the flanks and in midfield transition. Burnley themselves are missing Zeki Amdouni, weakening their attacking threat further, which suggests their objective will be to sit deep and look for set-piece or counter opportunities rather than outplay Chelsea.

Recent head-to-head history heavily favours Chelsea, with multiple comfortable wins in recent seasons, including a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor. However, there was also a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, showing Burnley can frustrate Chelsea when the hosts are not at full strength. Burnley’s road form is poor, but their low-risk style away from home makes them hard to break down when the opponent is disrupted by injuries or suspensions.

Tactically, expect Chelsea to dominate possession but struggle to produce clear-cut chances without key wide players. Burnley will likely prioritize defensive organisation and take the point if offered. Given Chelsea’s weakened lineup and Burnley’s pragmatic away approach, a draw offers reasonable value and balance between probabilities and available odds.

Prediction

Draw • Odds 7.47 • Confidence 3/10