Burnley vs Chelsea
Premier League 2018/19
Venue: Turf Moor
Date: Sunday, October 28
Kick-off: 1:30pm BST
Chelsea return to domestic action today as they travel north to face Burnley at Turf Moor.
Maurizio Sarri's Blues have made a strong start to the Premier League season as they sit two points off leaders Manchester City, and have picked up maximum points in their Europa League after Thursday night's 3-1 win over BATE.
Sean Dyche's Burnley have had a difficult time of it with the Clarets sitting 13th after some inconsistent performances, and a 5-0 humbling at Man City last weekend does not bode well
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Team news
Chelsea will give Eden Hazard every chance to prove his fitness. Hazard missed Thursday's 3-1 Europa League win over BATE Borisov at Stamford Bridge with a back problem, but boss Maurizio Sarri remains hopeful the Belgium forward could be back in time for the Turf Moor trip.
Ethan Ampadu is likely to remain sidelined through knee trouble, with Sarri expected to restore his first-choice line-up.
Provisional squad: Kepa, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Moses, Kovacic, Giroud, Zappacosta, Willian, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Morata, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Bulka.
Burnley midfielder Robbie Brady comes into contention for the first time this season after a hamstring problem.
Winger Aaron Lennon has been laid low by a sickness bug, so will be monitored.
Defender Ben Gibson is stepping up his recovery from a hernia, while goalkeeper Nick Pope (shoulder) and Stephen Ward (knee) continue their rehabilitation.
Provisional squad: Hart, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Cork, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Defour, Lennon, Vokes, Heaton, Bardsley, Long, Westwood, Barnes, Wood, Vydra, Brady.
TV, online and live stream coverage
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Tickets
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Prediction
Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change
- Chelsea to win 3-0: 15/1
- 1-1 draw: 9/1
- Eden Hazard to score first: 3/1
- Over 3.5 goals: 2/1
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Head to head
The sides have met eight times in the Premier League, with Burnley winning just once - but that victory came on the opening day of last season in a 3-2 shock at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have won five of those meetings, including a 2-1 win at Turf Moor in April.
