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Chelsea v Burnley

  • 12:00 GMT on BT Sport 1
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Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea spell began in pretty unspectacular fashion with a 0-0 home draw with Wolves. It is easy to criticise but he arrived 24 hours before the game and held one training session with the team. We did see that they were taking his ideas on board in that game and the 898 passes shows that they do want to dominate the ball and be on the front foot throughout.

We also can't read too much into the starting line-up. "The choice was totally unfair because how can I make a choice with one training session where everybody was really focused and really open to all the things we trained?," he said before the game. "It’s maybe the most unfair line-up we have ever done because there is no reason to give to players to not be in the line-up."

Tuchel would also admit that he went for a 'bit more experience' due to his lack of time at the club and we can expect some changes to be made here. Timo Werner could be involved, and getting the best out of him will be towards the top of Tuchel's priority list, as will Kai Havertz, who has seen mixed performances since his switch from Bayer Leverkusen.

It's tough to fully judge on 90 minutes, but Havertz looked to have a bit more confidence about him in the draw with Wolves. His three shots was a season high, while he should have scored the winner had his late header not been diverted away by a Wolves man - it was one certainly heading for the back of the net.

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Opta facts

  • Chelsea have lost one of their 13 Premier League games against Burnley (W9 D3), losing 2-3 on the opening day of the 2017-18 season at Stamford Bridge as reigning champions.
  • Burnley have only won six points in 13 Premier League matches against Chelsea (W1 D3) but five of those six have been earned at Stamford Bridge, via a win (3-2 in 2017/18) and two draws (1-1 in 2014/15 and 2-2 in 2018/19).
  • None of the 13 Premier League meetings between Chelsea and Burnley have been goalless at half-time – this is the only Premier League fixture played more than 10 times to see a goal scored in the first half of each meeting.
  • Chelsea netted 29 goals in their first 14 Premier League games this season (2.1 per game), but have scored just four in their subsequent six (0.7 per game). The Blues haven’t netted more than once in these six games, last having a longer league run of failing to score at least twice between October-December 2015 (7).

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