Chelsea vs Burnley Predictions

• Chelsea have won five of their last six Premier League home matches.
• Both teams have scored in Chelsea’s last six league games.
• Four of Burnley’s last five away games have featured four or more goals.

Stamford Bridge witnessing some great football

It looks like it is going to be another underwhelming season for Chelsea in terms of their league position, but there are some bright signs.

Fans who have grown up with the west London team dominating the Premier League and winning trophy after trophy may not have a great deal of patience, but Mauricio Pochettino’s young team are playing some entertaining football and should only get better if they are allowed the time to develop.

A mid-table finish beckons this year, but their early-season wobbles appear to have been put behind them and Stamford Bridge is the place to be for entertaining football.

The last four games they have produced 22 goals and Chelsea’s bright attack and often careless defending means action is never far away.

They have kept three clean sheets in 13 home league matches this season and this should give Burnley hope, especially as they have shown signs of life in their relegation battle.

A draw at West Ham and a win over Brentford will have lifted flagging confidence and they have scored in all but two of their last ten away games, so backing Chelsea to win with both teams to score could be the way forward.

Clarets have a chance of avoiding drop

A points deduction for Nottingham Forest means Burnley are in the best position they have been for months, even though a five-point gap from safety does look a big one.

Those recent results have given them a lift even though they saw a two-goal lead slip at West Ham, and they will be encouraged to at least be positive, mainly because they have little option at this stage of the campaign.

Correct-score punters will be mindful that Chelsea beat Leeds 3-2 and Leicester 4-2 – with two late goals – in recent home FA Cup clashes and the Clarets look a team who are at a similar level, so a 3-2 home win may be attractive.

Palmer has been a star for Blues

Chelsea are undergoing a big change under Pochettino and of all their new signings, Cole Palmer has made the biggest impression.

The former Manchester City midfielder has scored 11 goals for the Londoners, finding the net in their last two games against Newcastle and Leicester, and has had at least three shots on goal in eight of his last ten starts for the Blues.

He is a player at the top of his game and it would be no surprise if he added to his tally against the Clarets.