BURNLEY – CHELSEA PREDICTION (12.02.2017)

Burnley – Chelsea – On Sunday, the program includes two meetings 25 th round of the English Premier League and the first of them to meet a 12-Burnley and leading Chelsea, who at the moment has a large 30-point lead. However, the team Burnley in recent play very well at home and so this duel with “the blues” welcome after seven consecutive home wins, five earned in the Championship and two in the FA Cup. On the other hand, the leader of the Premier League and still grinds all before it, and 14 rounds before the end has nine points more than the first followers of Tottenham, while we must add that in the autumn part of the championship on his Stamford Bridge to secure 3: 0 win over Burnley .

Burnley

But we have already in the introduction that a returnee to the elite English society traditionally much better party provides at home than on the side, so they are certainly not without chances in this game and the leader of the Premier League. All the more so because this season at home, but managed to overcome some of the English giants, mainly to nil, what is again the most deserving brilliant goalkeeper Heaton, but also very strong defense led by young Keane.

Both are in the final home appearance with 1: 0 beat the current champions Leicester to then away to Watford still lost by 2: 1, which only reaffirmed that the side have a lot of problems. However, despite this defeat Burnley team still holds a solid 12th place in the standings and has nine points more than 18th Hull, until recently over Sunderland and second division Bristol City qualified for the next round in the FA Cup. As for the composition for the match with Chelsea, because of injuries are still sidelined midfielders Marney and Defour and defender Long, while due to a red card does not have the right to play midfielder Hendrick.

Probable lineups Burnley: Heaton – Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward – Boyd, Westwood, Barton Brady – Gray, Barnes

Chelsea

For “Plavac” from London are also in the introduction that in great shape to welcome this visit at Burnley, with their recently very much to go and hand the results of other competitors in the fight for the title, so that at the moment have nine points more than second-placed Tottenham. But, coach Conte are possibly a key victory in the race made just in the last round at Stamford Bridge, when the safe 3: 1 win over Arsenal, while before that and the difficult away game at Liverpool remained unbeaten, playing 1: first

And does it really mean to be the only city rivals Tottenham to win the last three months, and that at the beginning of this year on his White Hart Lane with 2: 0, but then the “reds” in the championship sequenced three wins and one draw and in the FA Cup over niželigaša peterborough and Brentford without major problems and won a place in the next round. Here we must also add that Conte during the season there are a lot of luck with the health balance of his players and so on this visit at Burnley travel complete, as it only means that the court is likely to run out the same starting eleven as against Arsenal.

Probable lineups Chelsea: Courtois – Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill – Moses, Matic, Kante, Alonso – Pedro, Costa Hazard

Burnley – Chelsea TIP

Of course not leading Chelsea holds big favorite in this match, but on the other hand we have already in our analysis pointed out that Burnley team throughout the season provides very good games at home, especially in defense but we were just here for that and decided to type with few goals.