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Two teams from the upper part of table will meet in this late match of the 31st round of English Premier League, where 7th-placed Burnley currently has eight points fewer than 5th-positoined Chelsea. However, Burnley is in better shape at the moment as it has five-game winning streak, while in the same period the Blues won just seven points. Besides, their match played last autumn at the Stamford Bridge had ended as Burnley’s victory 3-2

Burnley

Of course, all this suggests that Burnley has right to be optimistic about this match, especially as it is again in situation to fight for European positions after the lasts five-game winning streak. At the moment team led by manager Dyche has just two points fewer than 6th-placed Arseanl, while fact that Chelsea plays a very demanding semi-final match against Southampton in the FA Cup in just three days comes very handy.

Right because of that Dyche has announced that his team will give its best in order to continue the winning streak, especially as it will enjoy now a great support from the stands. In five previous matches Burnley each time scored at least by two goals, and we expect to start maximally offensively and this time, regardless that still out of action are injured stopper Mee, midfielders Defour, Arfield, and forwards Walters and N’Koudou.

Probable lineups Burnley: Pope – Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Ward – Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, – Barnes, Wood

Chelsea

Regarding the guests from London, they officially lost the title of English champion last week which now belongs to Manchester City, but Chelsea fans are far more worried about very likely possibility that their team doesn’t qualify for the Champions League, which didn’t happen for years. At the moment the Blues have even eight points fewer than fourth-placed Tottenham, although the Spurs have played one match more, so if Chelsea wins Burnley it still has come chance to reach the Champions League.

However, in order to actually achieve that Chelsea needs several Tottenham’s mishaps in last four rounds, and on top of it Chelsea plays quite variably lately. Last weekend it won Southampton 3-2 away, which is definitely the best possible result for the Blues ahead of semi-final match of the FA Cup against the same team, which takes place at the Wembley in just three days. Right because of that Conte will probably rest most of standard starters now against Burnley, while out of action is only injured stopper Luiz.

Probable lineups Chelsea: Courtois – Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger – Moses, Bakayoko, Drinkwater, Emerson – Barkley, Pedro – Giroud

Verdict:

Although this is a direct clash in battle for positions that lead to Europe we should bear in mind that in just three days Chelsea plays a very important semi-final match in the FA Cup, which is why we have decided to give a slight advantage to the home team.

Pick: Asian handicap +1 Burnley 1.52 - 52/100 @1XBet