**Date:** Saturday 22nd November 2025
**Venue**: Turf Moor
**Kick-off:** 12:30 GMT
The international break has finally packed its bags—hallelujah—and, true to form, we’ve drawn the short straw with the Saturday lunchtime ‘hangover special’ at Turf Moor. Up bright and early to face Scott Parker’s Burnley, because apparently the Premier League schedule is written by someone who doesn’t believe in lie-ins.
We rock up to this one enjoying the view from third after handing Wolves their tails with a 3-0 bashing. Burnley, on the other hand, just lost a five-goal thriller to West Ham and are clinging to 17th place like a cat on a washing line.
Turf Moor’s been our lucky charm lately—six wins on the trot, practically our home from home. We’ve kept two clean sheets in a row too, though let’s be honest, predicting our form is about as reliable as the British forecast: mostly cloudy with a risk of absolute bedlam. As for Burnley, their defence is currently doing its best impression of Swiss cheese: seven goals conceded in three matches, and counting.
But wait, it gets harder—Barcelona and Arsenal are looming on the horizon, and just to add some extra pressure, Palmer’s out before he’s even stepped back in. So brace yourselves for another round of Maresca’s ‘guess the line-up’ bingo which, as always, could decide if we’re celebrating or commiserating by tea time.
**MANAGER’S VIEWS**
Going into today’s game, Burnley manager, Scott Parker, says _“Chelsea are a top team. They’ve got world class footballers and an outstanding coach – I see them being in and amongst it this season. They’re well structured in the way they play and they’ve got huge quality, a great group of players who can make a real difference in this league. But we feel we’re in a strong position to take on the challenge of the game. We’re at home, where our performances and results have been good, so we’re looking forward to it.”_
Enzo Maresca, meanwhile, says _“No doubt that it’s going to be a tough game, especially after the international break at 12 in the morning. It’s always a tricky game and we need to pay attention. It will be a different game (to when we beat Wolves). We know that every game is different. Probably we need to use different strategies, different weapons.”_
**SQUAD NEWS**
For Burnley, Jordan Beyer (thigh), Zeki Amdouni (knee) and Connor Roberts (Achilles) are all injured. . As for Armando Broja, he’s a maybe—he hobbled off against England but might just manage to limp his way onto the pitch with a bit of luck and a lot of tape.
For Chelsea, the physio’s room is still being kept busy. Levi Colwill (ACL), Dario Essugo (thigh) and Romeo Lavia (thigh) all remain out, whilst Cole Palmer seems to have gone full “sicknote”, with a broken toe now keeping him out after his recovery from a proper injury. Mykhaylo Mudryk is also missing, but that’s courtesy of a ban rather than a dodgy limb—clearly.
**TEAMS**
BURNLEY (Possible line-up): Dubravka; Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman; Florentino, Cullen; Bruun Larsen, Ugochukwu, Anthony; Flemming
CHELSEA (Possible line-up): Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Estevao, Pedro, Garnacho; Delap
**LAST SEASON**
N/A
**CURRENT FORM (PL)**
BURNLEY: LLWWLL
CHELSEA: LWWLWW
**OTHER STUFF**
* Burnley have won just one of their 18 Premier League games against Chelsea.
* Chelsea have won eight of their nine Premier League away games against Burnley.
* Chelsea have won their last six Premier League away games against Burnley, scoring at least three goals in each of the last five.
* Burnley have lost four of their last six Premier League games, conceding 2+ goals in five of those games.
* Burnley have kept just two clean sheets in their last 31 Premier League games.
* Chelsea have won both of their last two Premier League away games, each without conceding.
**PREDICTION**
[Sportsmole](Preview:Burnley vs Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups - Sports Mole): Burnley 1-3 Chelsea