Burnley vs Chelsea Preview

August 18, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

Jose Mourinho

The new season’s opening round of Premier League matches concludes at Turf Moor as newly promoted Burnley face title favourites Chelsea.

Sean Dyche’s men were the surprise outfit in the Championship last season, losing just five games on route to securing a second place finish, and a return to the top flight after a four year absence.

Summer signing Lukas Jutkiewicz is set to partner last season’s top scorer Danny Ings in attack after impressing in preseason, while goalkeeper Tom Heaton is available having recovered from a calf injury.

Ings is priced at 11.0 (10/1) to open the scoring with Paddy Power, with Jutkiewicz a 15.0 (14/1) chance with the same firm.

Bet Victor offer 10.0 (9/1) for the home win, with Chelsea odds on favourites at 1.4 (2/5) with most firms. The draw is widely available at 5.0 (4/1).

The visitors finished third in Jose Mourinho’s first season back in charge at Stamford Bridge, though their activity in the transfer market during the summer has seen them installed as favourites to win the division this time around.

Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Felipe Luiz have all been brought in, and they are all in line to make their Blues debuts along with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has spent the last three seasons on loan with Atletico Madrid thought retuning striker Didier Drogba could miss out along with a number of the players who were involved in the latter stages of the World Cup.

Costa is favourite to get the first goal of the game at 5.5 (9/2) with Labrokes with fellow Spain international Fabregas a 10.0 (9/1) chance with the same firm.

Chelsea won both meetings between the sides during the 2009/10 campaign on route to clinching the title under Carlo Ancelotti, firstly secured a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge before winning 2-1 at Turf Moor in the return fixture.

The away win to nil is available at 2.2 (6/5) with Bet Victor, while you can back Mourinho’s men to score at least three goals in the game at 2.75 (7/4) with Coral.

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