TEAM NEWS

Burnley summer signing Lukas Jutkiewicz could partner Danny Ings up front after impressing in pre-season.

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton is fit after missing several warm-up games with a calf injury.

Chelsea could hand debuts to new trio Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Filipe Luis - and keeper Thibaut Courtois.

The Blues will assess Didier Drogba's knee injury, while several players involved in the latter stages of the World Cup may lack match fitness.
MATCH PREVIEW

This will be a special game but nothing will replicate a memorable, balmy August evening in 2009 that was barmy!

Who will ever forget Robbie Blake's stunning volley versus champions Manchester United that literally shook the stands at Turf Moor to ensure a famous win.

Burnley's ground was a difficult patch on which to gain a result that season - they followed up that win with a victory over Everton and also held Arsenal in December.

However, after losing just once in their opening nine games at Turf Moor they then found the going tough, and won only two more home matches after Christmas.

Sean Dyche has been busy bolstering his squad but his investment is only a small fraction of the spending of Jose Mourinho, who has been quick to address the weakness from last season - a lack of goals.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28735901

another season with another interesting game. I think we need like 5 goals to lead The table early.

Chelsea Fc all the way. In Mohrinno we trust.

Haters come in, we need you in here.

numero uno Chelsea fan, we dey kampe this season

Come luvola u hv started again this season
Stop rushing like a kid
Be a man for once
put or create thread wen the preview is out can't u understand

chimerase2: Come luvola u hv started again this season
Stop rushing like a kid
Be a man for once
put or create thread wen the preview is out can't u understand

chimerase2: Come luvola u hv started again this season
Stop rushing like a kid
Be a man for once
put or create thread wen the preview is out can't u understand

I sent u a pm. Waiting for review.

Dannyxy: numero uno Chelsea fan, we dey kampe this season

Une

This is why Chelsea will win the English Premier League

https://www.nairaland.com/1859973/why-chelsea-win-english-premier

Team News
Burnley make their return to the Premier
League with a virtually fully-fit squad.
Only striker Sam Vokes, who ruptured the
anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in
March, definitely misses Monday's clash
against Chelsea at Turf Moor.
Summer signings Lukas Jutkiewicz, Michael
Kightly, Steven Reid, Marvin Sordell and Matt
Taylor will hope to make their debuts.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho will keep Thibaut
Courtois and Petr Cech guessing on which
goalkeeper will start for Chelsea.
Striker Didier Drogba is expected to shake off
an ankle problem to be passed fit for action,
with Diego Costa and Fernando Torres also in
contention.
Match Notes
The worst time to face a newly promoted team
is in your opening fixture, so Chelsea will not
thank the fixture planners for sending them to
Burnley.
The ‘Ginger Mourinho’ faces the real one in
the kind of culture clash the Premier League
specialises in.
The (relatively) skint Lancastrians welcome
the King’s Road gentry, the millionaires
pursuing the title encountering the journeymen
whose target is survival.
Burnley will show endeavour and grit, but
Chelsea will, of course, win.
Stat of the game: Chelsea are unbeaten in
their opening fixture since 1998, winning 13 of
15 games.
Chris Bascombe's prediction : Burnley 0
Chelsea 1.

We are winning this game without being told

Diego Costa to score 2 goals

We are winning this game 3 - 0

#Up chelsea

In other news, luvola Pls stop opening our thread biko.... how liverpool fan go dey open our match thread

Tval Pls help with out match threads abeg

Hmmm!


Already in the bag?

chelseabmw: In other news, luvola Pls stop opening our thread biko.... how liverpool fan go dey open our match thread

Tval Pls help with out match threads abeg

bros u don pour sand to my garri. daris godu o.

luvola: bros u don pour sand to my garri. daris godu o.

You can create it.. But if we lose d match, I go find you o

Tval:

You can create it.. But if we lose d match, I go find you o

I Didnt hate Chelsea like that. if it Manchester united now ,I hate that club with passion.

luvola: I Didnt hate Chelsea like that. if it Manchester united now ,I hate that club with passion.

I got d point, you guys are not meant to be friends just like Barcelona vs Real Madrid rivalry

Tval: Haters come in, we need you in here.

Blues all the way

pls any news of petr cech departing stamford bridge this summer?

Tval:

I got d point, you guys are not meant to be friends just like Barcelona vs Real Madrid rivalry

Any Liverpool fans that like Manchester united is a bastard fans.. bro I will henceforth stop posting Chelsea thread again since you guys didnt like. It not as if I like doing so but the reason is because I am the first postee. I give up . up chelsea up Liverpool . Manchester united should go and die

hensben: Blues all the way

pls any news of petr cech departing stamford bridge this summer?

Goal.com keeps pushing him out of d bridge.

luvola: Any Liverpool fans that like Manchester united is a bastard fans.. bro I will henceforth stop posting Chelsea thread again since you guys didnt like. It not as if I like doing so but the reason is because I am the first postee. I give up . up chelsea up Liverpool . Manchester united should go and die

You can create it if no Chelsea fan does that.

Here is my prediction

Burnley 0-6 Chelsea

Goals: Diego Costa(4), Hazard(2)
Assists: Fabregas(4), Matic(1), Hazard(1)

Tval:

Goal.com keeps pushing him out of d bridge.

I tire for that site oo

CFC shouldnt even go there, instead cortoise should be sold.

I will choose Liverpool not to make top 4 if and only if it will make Manchester united to relegate.hahahahhahahahha

Tval:

You can create it if no Chelsea fan does that.

bro pm me.

luvola: I will choose Liverpool not to make top 4 if and only if it will make Manchester united to relegate.hahahahhahahahha

luvola: bro pm me.

I don't av access to the mail now, incase I don't reply ur mail.

hit like if u blive costa wil score 2 goals tonight #TeamChelsea

No team scored more than twice
on Saturday and Sunday and if
neither Burnley nor Chelsea score
three or more on Monday night it
will be the first time since 1912
that no team has scored three on
the opening weekend. 102 years
of hurt.

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Ok. Am gonna watch Chelsea do their thing