What seemed like a picnic for the top two is becoming more and more competitive with Chelsea. Although they still have two games in hand against Manchester United and West Ham, the points difference has narrowed to three and five points respectively. With so much football still to play, anything could happen especially when the team struggled in scoring with Romelu Lukaku leading the streak. Thomas Tuchel will start welcoming his teammates from the treatment room, which will certainly help, but this match against Burnley is worrying the Blues more than it should be.
On top of everything else, Chelsea’s on-pitch performance was overshadowed by the shocking announcement that owner Roman Abramovich intends to sell the team…and fast. Faced with the prospect of sanctions by the UK government in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich announced that he would accept offers for the club rather than risk freezing its assets if contacted by the government.
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How do you monitor the odds?
- History: Saturday 5 March | time: 10:00 Eastern time
- positionTurf Moor – Burnley, England
- television: United States | Live in Live Streaming: fubo TV (Free trial)
- opportunity: Burnley +650; draw +310; Chelsea-210 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
conspiracies
Burnley: Clarett has improved dramatically recently, but with Leeds United and Everton looking to correct the ship under new management, that trend must continue as Sean Dyche needs a team ahead of them to get it wrong. Playing Chelsea is going to be tough, but Burnley are in good health to handle things. In their day the Clarets could ban anyone in the league, but scoring goals was the problem. With Wout Weghorst now in the team to assist Maxwel Cornet, this will give them a better chance against Chelsea than the last time these two teams met.
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Chelsea: Closer and closer to good health, Thomas Tuchel welcomed Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chaluba back into the fold. Rhys James has also trained smoothly as he’s back to his full form after a long stint on the sidelines. James will also be needed immediately, with Cesar Azpilicueta still sidelined after sustaining an injury in the League Cup final defeat by Liverpool. Hakim Ziyech will complete the entire group of attackers at Tuchel’s disposal. The external pressure to sell Chelsea appears to be hitting the players as they were upset in the FA Cup match with Luton Town, but they will have to rule it out as they try to get a professional job to travel to face Burnley.
prediction
Burnley make things difficult but the blues have quality in their wardrobe. He chooses: Burnley 0, Chelsea 1 (Chelsea -210, under 2.5)
