In the 27th round of the English Premier League on February 21, 2026, Chelsea will face Burnley. It is difficult to find arguments in favor of the visitors.
The capital club made a paradoxical decision for the New Year: they ended their cooperation with Maresca, who had won the Conference League and the Club World Cup, and also brought the team back into the Premier League’s top four. Yes, under Enzo in the new season, the team could not boast stability, but managed to avoid failures. Under the new manager, Rosenior, they failed to put up any resistance against Arsenal in the League Cup semi-finals. However, the rest of the matches resulted in victories. Only the most recent round against Leeds ended in a draw. In the cup against Hull, though, they followed that up with a resounding 4-0 win.
The Turf Moor club under Parker is experiencing a kind of déjà vu. All of this already happened under Kompany. He also confidently won the Championship at the first attempt, just like Scott did in 2024/2025. But in the Premier League, once again, the players look almost toothless, even though they started picking up points more often in winter, but mainly through draws. All the more sensational was their comeback 3-2 win over Crystal Palace. However, they then lost to modest Mansfield in the cup.
The Londoners average 1.81 goals scored and 1.15 goals conceded per match. The Premier League outsider manages just 1.08 goals scored and allows 1.96 goals per game.
Chelsea vs Burnley: Key Stats and Trends
Chelsea have won seven of their last nine matches
65% of Chelsea’s games end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 2.96
Since the start of November, Burnley have won only twice
58% of Burnley’s matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 3.04
Chelsea vs Burnley: Probable Starting Lineups
Chelsea (probable lineup): Sanchez – Hato, Badiashile, Chalobah, Gusto – Garnacho, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Gitten – Delap
Burnley (probable lineup): Dubravka – Humphries, Esteve, Tuanzebe – Pires, Anthony, Edwards, Florentino, Ugochukwu, Walker – Foster
Previous Meetings: Chelsea vs Burnley
In the last nine head-to-head meetings, there have only been two draws – all other matches, including the one away in November, were won by the London side.
