From the Champions League it is a quick switch back to the Premier League and a chance to make it seven wins in a row. We begin our build-up to Saturday's game with some facts and figures..
Burnley vs Chelsea head-to-head record
Chelsea have lost one of our 10 Premier League games against Burnley (six wins, three draws), a 2-3 defeat at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of 2017/18.The Blues have won four of our five Premier League away games against Burnley, scoring at least twice in each victory.
We are unbeaten at Turf Moor since losing there in April 1983 in the Second Division.The Blues last lost a top-flight encounter at Turf Moor in August 1973 when we were beaten by an 80th-minute Frank Casper goal.
Biggest league win for each team
Chelsea 6-1 Burnley 1957/58Burnley 6-1 Chelsea 1913/14Chelsea’s biggest win at Burnley: 4-0 in 2018/19
Last season's corresponding game
BURNLEY 0 CHELSEA 4Premier League, Turf Moor, 28.10.18, 1.30pm
Burnley (4-4-1-1) Hart; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee (c), Taylor; Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork (Westwood 73), Brady; Hendrick (Barnes 64); Vokes (Wood 59).Unused subs Heaton, Bardsley, Long, Vydra.Manager Sean DycheBooked Tarkowski 43, Hendrick 47, Brady 60, Gudmundsson 63
Chelsea (4-3-3) Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta (c), Rüdiger, David Luiz, Alonso; Kanté, Jorginho (Fàbregas 78), Barkley; Pedro (Loftus-Cheek 30), Morata (Giroud 73), WillianUnused subs Caballero, Zappacosta, Cahill, Kovacic. Injured Ampadu, HazardHead coach Maurizio SarriBooked Morata 43, Willian 44Scorers Morata 22, Barkley 57, Willian 62, Loftus-Cheek 90+2
Referee Craig PawsonAttendance 21,430
Chelsea's recent record
Chelsea are hoping for a seventh successive win in all competitions for the first time since April/May 2017.Frank Lampard’s side have the third best away record in the Premier League this season with nine points from four games. Liverpool (13) and Man City’s (12) points total are from five matches.The Blues have netted 19 goals in the Premier League this term with only Man City (29) and Liverpool (21) scoring more.
Lampard is looking to win four successive league games for the first time in his managerial career, with the Blues last winning four Premier League games in a row in September 2018 (during Maurizio Sarri’s first five in charge of the club).Chelsea are unbeaten in our past 13 Premier League games against ‘non big-six’ teams, since a 0-2 loss at Everton in March (nine wins, four draws).Lampard’s playing record for Chelsea against Burnley was two wins and one draw.
Milestones
Cesar Azpilicueta made his 350th appearance for Chelsea at Ajax on Wednesday.
Burnley statistics
Last seasonPremier League - 15thFA Cup - fourth roundLeague Cup - third roundEuropa League - play-off roundTop scorer all competitions: Ashley Barnes & Chris Wood 13
Last season’s Premier League statsMost starts: Mee 38, Cork 37, Tarkowski 35, Taylor 35Most goals: Barnes 12, Wood 10, five on 3Most assists: Westwood 7, Gudmundsson 6, McNeil 5Most clean sheets: Hart 4, Heaton 4
Only Leicester, Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal have a better home league record than Burnley this term. They have won three, all with a clean sheet, against Southampton, Norwich and Everton and lost 0-3 to Liverpool in August.Burnley have won one of their 25 Premier League encounters with ‘big-six’ clubs (six draws, 18 defeats), a 2-1 victory against Tottenham at Turf Moor in February 2019. The Clarets are without a clean sheet in their last 34 such games, conceding 75 goals.
Premier League scorers
Barnes 4, Wood 4, Hendrick 2, Gudmundsson 1, Rodriguez 1
Burnley’s last Premier League game
Saturday 19 OctoberLeicester 2 Burnley 1Team 4-4-2: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee (c), Pieters; McNeil, Westwood, Hendrick, Brady (Lennon 65); Wood, Rodriguez (Vydra 83).Booked: Hendrick, Wood, LowtonScorer: Wood 26
The Clarets’ major summer moves
INSErik Pieters - StokeJay Rodriguez - West BromBailey Peacock-Farrell - LeedsDanny Drinkwater - Chelsea, loan
OUTSJon Walters - retiredPeter Crouch - retiredAnders Lindegaard - released, now HelsingborgStephen Ward - StokeTom Heaton - Aston VillaSteven Defour - Royal Antwerp
Burnley vs Chelsea referee and VAR
Referee: Michael OliverVAR: Paul Tierney
Michael Oliver is the official for his second Blues game of the season. The other was our home defeat to Liverpool in September.
Discipline
There are no suspensions.
Danny Drinkwater is ineligible to play for Burnley due to the regulations of his loan.
Jorginho is one booking away from a suspension. In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been played will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.
Premier League bookings list
Chelsea: Jorginho 4, Alonso 3, Abraham 2, Christensen 2, Tomori 2, Kanté 1, Kovacic 1, Zouma 1
Burnley: Westwood 3, Barnes 2, Hendrick 2, Lennon 2, Tarkowski 2, Lowton 1, Rodriguez 1, Wood 1