English Premier League---Burnley VS Chelsea Prediction

Burnley VS Chelsea    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:22-11-2025 20:30 Saturday
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Positioning themselves on the podium just before the two-week pause, Chelsea had little trouble sweeping aside a manager-less Wolverhampton Wanderers side at Stamford Bridge on November 8, when a former Molineux favourite was among the scorers.

Pedro Neto completed the job for Enzo Maresca's men following earlier efforts from Joao Pedro and Malo Gusto in a 3-0 win, as Chelsea roared to back-to-back top-flight successes after deservedly taking down derby rivals Tottenham Hotspur in gameweek 10.

The Blues' early-season results in 2025-26 may be a mixed bag, but only Arsenal and Manchester City have out-performed the West London titans, who lie in a very respectable third place in the Premier League table with 20 points to their name.

A side formerly renowned for their record-breaking defensive resilience in the Championship, Scott Parker's Burnley come into gameweek 12 with the third-worst rearguard record in the top flight - only Wolverhampton Wanderers (25) and West Ham United (23) have shipped more than their 22 goals to date.

Seven of those goals have come across the Clarets' last three fixtures, in which Parker's side have edged out Wolves in a five-goal thriller, put up little resistance against Arsenal and succumbed to a demoralising loss away to fellow relegation candidates West Ham.

Going down 3-2 to the Irons in gameweek 11 left the 17th-placed Clarets only above the drop zone on goal difference, and it is now just two clean sheets from their last 31 Premier League games for the hosts, who concede just over two per game on average in that time.

Match Prediction: Burnley 1-3 Chelsea
Burnley have a man in form up front in Flemming, but the Clarets can surely only hope for the odd consolation goal against Chelsea, who are well-placed to capitalise on their hosts' defensive deficiencies.

Barcelona is on the horizon for the Blues, who could be forgiven for having one eye on that Champions League classic, but they should nevertheless march to the perfect warm-up win on Saturday lunchtime.