Chelsea vs. Burnley
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Kick off: 3pm
Chelsea will look to record their third straight Premier League victory at the start of the new campaign when they welcome newly-promoted Burnley to Stamford Bridge on Saturday (today).
The Blues have collected maximum points from their opening two league fixtures, but Burnley will enter the match full of confidence following a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Turf Moor last weekend.
Chelsea had to wait until the Monday after the opening weekend to begin their new Premier League season, but it was worth the wait for the Blues as they started with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United.
James Collins looked to have grabbed a point for the Hammers when he cancelled out an Eden Hazard penalty, but Diego Costa hit a late winner to make it a happy start for Conte.
It did appear that the capital side would drop points against Watford last weekend after falling 1-0 behind in the early stages of the second period, but Michy Batshuayi levelled 10 minutes from time, before Costa popped up with another late winner.
Conte then had his first taste of League Cup football during the week as Chelsea welcomed Bristol Rovers to Stamford Bridge.
In the end, it was far from convincing from the home side, but they progressed with a 3-2 success and will now travel to Premier League champions Leicester in the third round of that competition next month.
On the other hand, Burnley were, by some distance, the best team in the Championship last season, only losing five of their 46 matches to finish top of the division and earn the right to compete in the Premier League once again.
In terms of what is ahead for Burnley, they will host Hull City in their first match after the international break on September 10, before travelling to Leicester and hosting Watford before the end of September.
October is then very tough on paper for Dyche’s side as they face Arsenal (H), Southampton (A), Everton (H) and Manchester United (A).
Chelsea possible starting lineup: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Matic, Kante, Oscar, Hazard, Costa, Pedro.
Burnley possible starting lineup: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Arfield, Defour, Marney, Boyd, Vokes, Gray.