Burnley v Manchester City

• 18:00 GMT on BT Sport 1
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Burnley arrived at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as one of the most in-form teams in the Premier League, having followed up their famous victory at Anfield with a facile success over Fulham in the FA Cup, as well as a 3-2 victory over high-flying Aston Villa last week, a game in which they twice came from behind.

It was a bit of a surprise then that Burnley were so poor against Chelsea, the west London side dominating the game from the first minute to the last, with James Tarkowski’s 94th-minute header the only attempt the Clarets managed all game.

The majority of Burnley’s good performances – 1-0 defeat of Liverpool aside – have come at Turf Moor, with Sean Dyche’s side losing just once at home since October. They are a tough nut to crack on their own patch, conceded just 10 goals there all season, the third best record in the league.

Scoring goals has been the problem. Their return of 13 this season is just one better than Sheffield United, and has been the major cause for their poor position in the table.

To make matters worse, top scorer Chris Wood limped off injured against Chelsea and is a doubt for the game against Manchester City, leaving Burnley short up top, with Jay Rodriguez shy of match fitness having just returned from a knee injury.

Things do not get much better either, with Manchester City arriving in town looking as formidable as ever, winning each of their last 12 matches in all competitions, eight in the league.

City have done a remarkable job of making their way to the top of the table without anyone really noticing, but this Manchester City is undoubtedly a different beast to the one of two or three years ago. Where City used to be ruthless, they are now efficient. Where they used to be free-scoring, they are now defensively solid.