Liam Rosenior’s 100% report as Chelsea head coach might have come to an finish final week, however his facet’s glorious league kind since he took cost is indeniable and they are going to be large favourites to return to profitable methods when struggling Burnley go to Stamford Bridge on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
4 wins and a draw beneath the Englishman have propelled them from eighth within the desk to fifth, with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro contributing 9 of the Blues’ 13 objectives in these 5 video games.
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Blues know the rating
Each gamers had been on the scoresheet within the 2-2 draw with on 10 February, the twenty fourth league recreation through which the west London facet have discovered the online this time period. No staff has scored in additional particular person video games.
However whereas objectives have not been an issue beneath Rosenior or his predecessor Enzo Maresca, holding on to a lead has, particularly at Stamford Bridge. No top-flight membership has dropped extra factors from a profitable place at house this season than Chelsea.
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The Blues boast a greater than beneficial report towards Burnley – they’ve misplaced simply one in all their 19 Premier League encounters, profitable 13 of them.
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Having misplaced 2-1 at house to and 3-1 away at Leeds this time period, Chelsea will wish to keep away from an undesirable first – they’ve by no means misplaced to all three promoted sides in a single league marketing campaign earlier than.
Parker on the precipice?
Any optimism Burnley followers gleaned from their exceptional comeback victory over final week – a primary league win in 17 video games – was rapidly extinguished when their facet had been dumped out of the FA Cup on the fourth spherical stage by Mansfield City of League One.
With Burnley nineteenth within the desk, 9 factors adrift of security, head coach Scott Parker’s place has come beneath rising scrutiny and the league’s worst defence – with 51 objectives conceded – will certainly be examined once more towards a free-scoring Chelsea facet.
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Jaidon Anthony’s leveller towards Palace, his sixth league aim of the marketing campaign, made him the Clarets’ high scorer this season and certainly the previous ahead leads the best way for the Clarets in a number of attacking metrics.
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Worryingly, forward of a second successive Premier League journey to London, Burnley have conceded no less than twice in every of their final eight top-flight away video games within the capital.
In actual fact, the east Lancashire facet have not saved a clear sheet in any of their final 23 league away video games in England’s high tier, since a 2-0 win at in December 2023. It is the longest run by a facet within the competitors since Aston Villa’s 26-game stint between February 2016 and July 2020.