Burnley’s good run came to a close against Leicester on Tuesday but seven points from three preceding games have given them a foothold to save their season. Freedom is tantalisingly close, if they beat Chelsea and Everton lose at Tottenham then Burnley will climb free. With all the turmoil surrounding Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea, one could argue there is no better time to try to catch them off guard. Luton almost did on Wednesday in the Cup but it is fairly likely that Thomas Tuchel’s team talk at half-time reminded Chelsea of their status. Sean Dyche’s side will put up a fight but they may be better off saving their energy for a huge relegation crunch match with Brentford next week. Graham Searles
Saturday 3pm
Venue Turf Moor
Last season Burnley 0 Chelsea 3
Referee Andre Marriner
This season G13 Y49 R2 3.92 cards/game
Odds H 15-2 A 1-2 D 10-3
BURNLEY
Subs from Hennessey, Norris, Bardsley, Thomas, Collins, Lowton, Long, Barnes, Rodriguez, Cork
Doubtful Mee (knee)
Injured Stephens (thigh, 12 Mar), Vydra (groin, 12 Mar), Pieters (knee, 18 Mar), Gudmundsson (calf, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y46 R0
Form DLWWDL
Leading scorer Cornet 6
CHELSEA
Subs from Bettinelli, Bergstrom, Hudson-Odoi, Simons, Sarr, Hall, Hudson-Odoi, Vale, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Saúl, Werner, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Pulisic, Jorginho, Ziyech
Doubtful Azpilicueta (knock), Christensen (achilles)
Injured Chilwell (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y42 R1
Form DDLDWW
Leading scorer Mount 7
