Di final international break for 2025 don finish, and Premier League don waka come back wit one big Saturday lunchtime showdown for Turf Moor as Burnley go host Chelsea. Di Clarets enta di break wit two straight losses wey reduce dia morale, while di Club World Cup champions dey find dia third straight Premier League win for Lancashire.
Match Preview
Chelsea position demself well for third place just before di two-week pause, and dem no even stress to dismantle one Wolverhampton Wanderers side wey no get manager for November 8. One former Wolves favourite even dey among di people wey score.
Pedro Neto seal di matter for Enzo Maresca boys afta Joao Pedro and Malo Gusto don score earlier inside di 3-0 win. Na back-to-back Premier League victories be dat, afta dem don beat dia London rivals Tottenham Hotspur for gameweek 10.
Even though Chelsea early-season results still get small mix, only Arsenal and Manchester City don perform pass dem. Di West London giants dey comfortably for third position wit 20 points.
If Tottenham fit beat Arsenal for di North London derby on Sunday, Chelsea fit reduce di gap between dem and di league-leaders to just three points. For people wey dey believe for signs, di omens dey favour Chelsea.
In fact, Chelsea don win all dia last seven Premier League games wey dem play for 12:30pm on Saturday. Dem don also win dia last two away league matches without conceding. Di last time wey dem keep three straight away clean sheets for Premier League na 2021.
Burnley on di other side no look like di defensive machine wey dem be for Championship under Vincent Kompany. Scott Parker boys get di third-worst defensive record for dis season. Only Wolves (25) and West Ham (23) don concede pass Burnley wey don chop 22 goals.
Seven of di goals land inside dia last three matches – dem narrowly beat Wolves inside one five-goal thriller, dem no fit resist Arsenal pressure, and dem still lose to fellow relegation battlers West Ham.
As dem fall 3-2 to West Ham for gameweek 11, Burnley dey 17th – dem dey outside relegation zone strictly because of goal difference. Di Clarets don keep only two clean sheets inside dia last 31 Premier League matches, and dem dey concede just above two goals per match on average.
History no dey favour dem. Burnley don lose dia last six Premier League home matches against Chelsea, including di 4-1 beating for October 2023. Dem manage draw 2-2 for Stamford Bridge later that season, but Turf Moor no be place wey dem dey enjoy Chelsea at all.
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Team News
Chelsea no escape injury worry during international break, as Jamie Bynoe-Gittens knack small knock for England U21 duty. But e quickly recover and e suppose dey available for Saturday.
Maresca don also confirm say Enzo Fernandez (knee), Pedro Neto (groin) and Benoit Badiashile (unspecified injury) don return to fitness. But Dario Essugo (thigh), Cole Palmer (groin/toe), Levi Colwill (knee), Romeo Lavia (thigh) and Mykhaylo Mudryk (doping ban) still dey unavailable.
Alejandro Garnacho, wey give two assists against Wolves, fit make history on Saturday. If him play, he go become di youngest South American to reach 100 Premier League appearances at 21 years old – breaking Gabriel Martinelli record wey do am at age 22.
For Burnley, former Chelsea striker Armando Broja bin dey stretchered off during Albania match against England afta him pick up injury again. But dem believe say di ankle matter no too serious.
Parker even talk say him dey hopeful say Broja fit return for weekend match. But Jordan Beyer (thigh), Zeki Amdouni (knee) and Connor Roberts (Achilles) no go return until 2026.
Lesley Ugochukwu dey available to face him former club, and e likely go play as number 10 behind Zian Flemming – di striker wey get three goals from four Premier League starts.
Burnley Possible Starting Lineup:
Dubravka; Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman; Florentino, Cullen; Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Anthony; Flemming
Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup:
Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Estevao, Pedro, Garnacho; Delap
We Say: Burnley 1-3 Chelsea
Burnley get Flemming wey dey on fire, and dem fit manage score one consolation goal. But Chelsea don ready to punish Burnley defensive problems well-well.
Chelsea get Barcelona match for Champions League wey dey come soon, and dem fit dey reason am. But even with that, dem still dey strong enough to take three points for Saturday lunchtime.
Conclusion
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