Burnley vs Chelsea Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Burnley have won just one of their 12 Premier League matches against Chelsea (D3 L8), with that victory coming at Stamford Bridge in August 2017 (3-2).
Chelsea have won five of their six Premier League away games against Burnley (D1). netting at least twice in each victory.
Indeed. the Blues have scored exactly four goals on each of their last two visits to Turf Moor, with Christian Pulisic netting a hat-trick in this fixture last season.
None of the 12 Premier League meetings between Burnley and Chelsea have been goaliess at half-time, making it the most played fixture in the competition to always have a goal scored in the opening 45 minutes.
Chelsea have won nine points or fewer from their opening six Premier League games to a season in just three of their last 20 campaigns, with two of those instances coming during Frank Lampard's tenure (8 pts in 2019-20 and 9 pts in 2020-21).
Chelsea have won just three of their 12 top-flight games on Halloween (October 31st), losing last time out in 2015 versus Liverpool (1-3) - they've not lost consecutive topflight games on this date since 1964, when the second defeat in this run came against Burnley.
Burnley have lost each of their last three Premier League games at Turf Moor — they last lost four in a row at home in the competition in April 2010 under Brian Laws.
Burnley have registered the highest percentage of passes long in the Premier League this season. with the Clarets going long with 19.6% of their passes.
Indeed, no side has scored fewer goals in open play in the Premier League this term than Burnley (1). Chelsea kept just their second away clean sheet in the Premier League under Frank Lampard at Man Utd last time out.
The Blues haven‘t kept recorded consecutive shutouts on the road in the competition since a run of three In October 2018.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche has won just one of his 10 Premier League matches against Chelsea (D3 L6); against sides he's faced 3+ times in the competition, he's only beaten Arsenal (none) on fewer occasions.
Edouard Mendy is looking to become the first Chelsea keeper to keep a clean sheet in each of his first three Premier League appearances for the Blues since Petr Cech in August 2004.
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