Date: Saturday 30th March, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Referee Darren England (England)
Goal Scorer:
Chelsea
Chelsea will be without Romeo Lavia (thigh), Wesley Fofana (knee), Christopher Nkunku, Reece James and Lesley Ugochukwu (all hamstring) due to injury, while Levi Colwill (toe), Chukwuemeka, Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah (all unspecified) are also unavailable, with the former three all undergoing rehabilitation programmes.
Ben Chilwell will have a knock to his knee sustained on England duty assessed ahead of kickoff, while Enzo Fernandez is yet to return to the club following his spell away with Argentina. Malo Gusto, meanwhile, pulled out of the France Under-21s squad due to illness, but he should be fit to start at right-back.
After scoring the winner for Ukraine in midweek to help them qualify for Euro 2024, Mykhaylo Mudryk will be pushing to start ahead of Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke on the left flank, while Thiago Silva and Djordje Petrovic are set to be recalled after beginning as substitutes against Leicester last time out.
Nicolas Jackson is expected to lead the line for Chelsea; the Senegalese has nine goals and nine yellow cards to his name in the Premier League this season and he could become just the third player to reach 10 for both in his first campaign after West Ham's Paolo di Canio (1997-98) and Blackpool's Charlie Adam (2010-11).
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Silva, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Mudryk; Jackson
Burnley
As for Burnley, Aaron Ramsey, Luca Koleosho (both knee) and Nathan Redmond (thigh) are all ruled out with long-term injuries, while Jordan Beyer (thigh) and Ameen Al-Dakhil (unspecified) are both doubtful.
David Datro Fofana has scored four goals in eight games since joining the Clarets on loan from Chelsea in January, but he is ineligible to face his parent club this weekend, so either Lyle Foster or Zeki Amdouni could deputise in attack alongside Wilson Odobert, who scored his first Premier League goal in the reverse fixture against the Blues five months ago.
Goalkeeper James Trafford will be pushing for a recall after being dropped and replaced by Arijanet Muric for the first time this season against Brentford, while Josh Brownhill and Johann Berg Gudmundsson will both be looking to start in midfield.
Burnley possible starting lineup:
Trafford; Assignon, O'Shea, Esteve, Taylor; Vitinho, Cullen, Berge, Larsen; Odobert, Foster
Prediction: Chelsea 3-1 Burnley
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