Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel could be without five players when his team travel to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon.

Captain Cesar Azpilicueta (knock), Hakim Ziyech (Achilles), Trevoh Chalobah (groin) and Andreas Christensen (Achilles) are all doubts while Ben Chilwell (knee) is still unavailable.

Chelsea’s Predicted XI To Face Burnley:

Mendy, James, Rudiger, Silva, Sarr, Alonso, Kovacic, Kante, Mount, Havertz, Pulisic

Clarets boss Sean Dyche also has five players currently sidelined with club captain Ben Mee (knee), Matej Vydra (hernia), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (calf), Erik Pieters (knee) and Dale Stephens (thigh) all on the treatment table.

Burnley’s Predicted XI:

Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Collins, Taylor, Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Weghorst, Cornet

The bookmakers have made Chelsea the strong favourites for this weekend’s game with Coral pricing them at 1/2 odds-on for the win. A draw is 10/3 with Bet 365 while a victory for Burnley is 15/2 at Unibet.

Predicted Score – 2-1 to Chelsea