Key events
1 min: Burnley’s Walker is in a spot of bother as he tries to wriggle out of danger from the right-back region.
Peeeep!
And we’re off. Chelsea get us going, with Sánchez sending the ball long.
The players are out and about – we’ll get going pretty soon.
A reminder: there’s no Cole Palmer for Chelsea, their star man’s injury troubles continuing with a fractured toe sustained at home. “It can happen,” said Maresca. “I wake up many times during the night to go to the toilet. I hit my head, my legs, my everything, so it can happen.”
Enzo Maresca says Moisés Caicedo is on the bench because he returned from international duty on Thursday evening, had a light session on Friday and there’s a need to “protect” the midfielder.
Here’s how the aforementioned Burnley win eight years ago played out.
Will Unwin
It is a gloriously wet and windy day at Turf Moor as Burnley and Chelsea prepare to reawaken their Premier League campaigns after the international break. The Blues have won their last seven Saturday lunchtime kick-offs, so will fancy their chances in Lancashire. They are looking to prove they are title contenders, and a win today would move Chelsea up to second for a few hours at least.
After two straight losses, Burnley will want to give their fans something to cheer. This is a crucial stage of the season for the Clarets, who sit one place above the drop zone. Home points will be essential for Scott Parker’s side and after defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal here, they will be desperate to show they can unsettle one of the top six.
Moisés Caicedo begins on the bench for Chelsea, as does Alejandro Garnacho, who set up two goals in the victory over Wolves. Burnley are unchanged from their 3-2 defeat by West Ham.
The teams
Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Estève, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Tchaouna, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Edwards, Ekdal, Lucas Pires, Broja, Mejbri, Laurent
Chelsea: Sánchez, James, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Santos, Fernández, Neto, João Pedro, Gittens, Delap
Subs: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Gusto, Acheampong, Guiu, Estêvão, Garnacho
Preamble
Barcelona on Tuesday, Arsenal next weekend. But first, a trip to Turf Moor for Chelsea and a chance to go second in the league. They’ve got two wins on the bounce, while Burnley hover above the relegation spots on goal difference. History doesn’t favour the hosts either; they’ve won just one of their 18 Premier League games against Chelsea, a 3-2 triumph at Stamford Bridge eight years ago. But maybe Scott Parker, once a blue, has something special planned for us. We’ll get going at 12.30pm GMT.
