We build up to the second home game in five days and the second with Thomas Tuchel in charge by detailing all the key facts and figures for the contest with the Clarets...
Chelsea vs Burnley
Biggest league win for each team
Chelsea 6-1 Burnley 1957/58Burnley 6-1 Chelsea 1913/14Burnley’s biggest league win at Stamford Bridge: 6-2 in 1960/61
Last season’s corresponding match
CHELSEA 3 BURNLEY 0Premier League, Stamford Bridge, 11.01.20, 3pm
Chelsea (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; James, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta (c); Barkley, Jorginho, Mount; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.Unused subs Caballero, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson, Kovacic, Pedro, Batshuayi.Scorers Jorginho 27 (pen), Abraham 38, Hudson-Odoi 49Head coach Frank Lampard
Burnley (4-4-1-1): Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee (c), Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Hendrick (Vydra 73); Wood.Unused subs Hart, Bardsley, Gibson, Pieters, Long, KoikiBooked McNeil 45+2, Westwood 54, Lennon 58Manager Sean Dyche
Referee Kevin FriendAttendance 40,396
Chelsea stats
Premier League scorers
Abraham 6, Werner 4, Zouma 4, Giroud 3, Jorginho 3 (3 pens), Chilwell 2, Hudson-Odoi 2, Mount 2, Thiago Silva 2, Havertz 1, James 1, Pulisic 1, Ziyech 1, own-goals 1.
Tammy Abraham is our top scorer in all competitions with 11 followed by Oliver Giroud and Timo Werner on nine.
Milestones
Burnley stats
Burnley have beaten all five different teams they’ve faced who were reigning champions in the Premier League, beating Man Utd in 2009/10, Man City in 2014/15, Leicester in 2016/17, Chelsea in 2017/18 and now Liverpool in 2020/21.The Clarets have scored two goals in their past eight away Premier League games. Both came in 1-0 victories, at Arsenal and Liverpool.Since his Premier League debut for Burnley in August 2017, no player has scored more headed goals in the competition than Chris Wood (15).Their win against Aston Villa on Wednesday was Burnley's highest-scoring Premier League win since they won 3-2 against Chelsea in August 2017.Sean Dyche’s side are hoping for a fourth successive win in all competitions for the first time in two years.Burnley have won three of their last four Premier League games in London, as many as they had won in their previous 30 games in the capital in the competition.They have won nine points from their 10 away Premier League games, scoring five goals in total which is the lowest of any other club in the competition.
Premier League scorers
Wood 4, Barnes 2 (1 pen), Mee 2, Brady 1, Dunne 1, McNeil 1, Westwood 1, own-goal 1
In midweek against Aston Villa, Sean Dyche’s side scored three goals in the Premier League for the first time this season.
Sean Dyche’s managerial record v Chelsea
Won: 1Drawn: 3Lost: 7
Burnley’s last Premier League game
27 January 2021Burnley 3 Aston Villa 2Team 4-4-2: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee (c), Pieters; Brady (Gudmundsson 60), Westwood, Brownhill (Cork h/t), McNeil; Rodriguez (Vydra 75), WoodBooked: TarkowskiScorers: Mee 52, McNeil 76, Wood 79
Discipline
There are no suspensions.
The suspension for five bookings has now passed. Players who accumulate 10 yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including our 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.
Premier League bookings list
Chelsea: Kante 5, Azpilicueta 3, James 3, Thiago Silva 3, Ziyech 3, Chilwell 2, Havertz 2, Kovacic 2, Mount 2, Alonso 1, Christensen 1, Giroud 1, Pulisic 1, Zouma 1
Burnley: Barnes 4, Westwood 4, Rodriguez 3, Tarkowski 3, Bardsley 2, Brady 2, Long 2, Lowton 2, Brownhill 1, McNeil 1, Taylor 1