Burnley will aspire to win their first Premier League game of the season

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Burnley will aspire to win their first Premier League game of the season at the sixth attempt when they welcome Chelsea to Turf Moor for Saturday’s fixture. The Blues do not have much to boast about domestically either, but Frank Lampard’s men eased to a 4-0 victory over FC Krasnodar in the Champions League on Wednesday.

January remains the last time Burnley managed to win a Premier League (PL) game against an eventual top-half team of 2019/20. Without a present crowd, their league record against such teams reads: D3, L3. Curiously, each draw ended 1-1, with Burnley twice losing the first half via a goal between the 31st-45th minutes of play.

Burnley are winless in five PL home games (D2, L3), conceding the opener within 20 minutes in two of the last three games within that run. They also failed to take a single home point last season against any eventual top-four club. The defeats averaged a margin of 2.5 goals, seeing the ‘Clarets’ outscored 11-0 between the 20th-80th minutes of play.

Chelsea have averaged a healthy 2.5 goals across their last four PL games (W1, D3), but they are still waiting for a first-half away goal from open play in this league campaign. At the other end, the ‘Blues’ have faced under 3.5 shots on target in four of their six PL fixtures so far.

The visitors have led at HT in seven of their last ten PL away wins, and their 4-2 win in last season’s corresponding fixture is amongst them, with that result being their third HT/FT double at Burnley in as many PL visits.

Date: 31/10/2020
Time: 18:00
Venue: Turf Moor (Burnley)
Pick for this match:
“2” -@ 1.57( betway )