CHELSEA have had a miserable week on and off the pitch and they will hardly relish a trip up north on Saturday to face a Burnley side who believe they can escape relegation trouble.
The well-publicised future sale of the Stamford Bridge club has taken up the headlines on the front and back pages in England and manager Thomas Tuchel has been driven to distraction after being peppered with questions about conflicts rather than calf strains.
In the midst of all this, they escaped a FA Cup humiliation by coming back from behind to win at Luton Town and Romelu Lukaku's late winner will have come as a major relief to the Blues after last week's Carabao Cup final heartache to Liverpool
Burnley went down to a disappointing midweek 2-0 defeat to Leicester City at Turf Moor for only their second defeat in eight matches with the other one coming against Liverpool.
Sean Dyche's men currently sit in third bottom spot and are one point away from safety, but they seem to be moving in the right direction.
With Chelsea's title aspirations surely all but gone, Burnley are probably getting Chelsea at the right time with all their off-field distractions.
How the bookies view it
Chelsea are still warm favourites with bet365 making them 1/2. The hosts can be backed at 15/2 with Unibet and the draw is 31/10 with SBK.
Recent head to heads
Burnley have already claimed a draw against Chelsea this season in London with a 1-1 draw as can be seen below. However, Chelsea have won the previous four encounters and Burnley haven't defeated Chelsea at Turf Moor since 1983.
Players to watch
Dutch hitman Wout Weghorst has so far only managed the one goal for Burnley but he's a handful and will give the Chelsea defence an uncomfortable afternoon. He's 18/5 with Unibet to score on Saturday.
Romelu Lukaku has toiled this season at Chelsea and his campaign has been one huge disappointment after his big money transfer. However, he did manage to find the target against Luton in midweek and is 31/20 with Unibet to score anytime in Lancashire.
Anything else catch the eye?
This could be a scrap and Burnley could be worth backing on the double chance market at 19/10 with 10bet. After all, they beat Spurs at home and Chelsea have won only two out of their last six away league games.
Seven of Burnley's last eight games have finished under 2.5 goals and so have Chelsea's last four games and this could well be the case again on Saturday. It's 10/11 with bet365 for two or less goals.
This English Premier League match between Burnley and Chelsea will be played on Mar 5, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Burnley vs Chelsea prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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