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Hazard fit to play as Hudson-Odoi gets a fourth straight league start

Chelsea take on Burnley in west London this evening, with kick-off at Stamford Bridge at 20:00 BST.

Eden Hazard has shaken off a minor knock to start for the Blues and is back on the left flank, following his run-out as a “false nine” against Liverpool last weekend.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Callum Hudson-Odoi each start their fourth successive Premier League matches, while Gonzalo Higuain is recalled up front.

Higuain for Willian is one of two changes Maurizio Sarri has made from the defeat at Anfield, with Andreas Christensen in for the injured Antonio Rudiger his other alteration.

Marcos Alonso is once again sidelined so Emerson Palmieri continues at left-back.

After three wins on the spin, Sean Dyche has unsurprisingly named an unchanged starting XI for the trip to west London.

Phil Bardsley hasn’t recovered from a gashed leg so Matthew Lowton continues at right-back.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson still can’t find his way back into the Clarets’ side, with Jeff Hendrick again preferred on the right flank.

Hazard was the most-sold midfielder (and second-most-sold asset overall) of Gameweek 35, with almost 275,000 FPL managers transferring out the Chelsea winger.

16.19% of the top 10,000 Fantasy managers still own Hazard, with his overall ownership figure standing at 27.07% at the point of the Gameweek 35 deadline.

The Blues beat Burnley 4-0 in the reverse fixture of this game but only two of the six players involved in the goals – Loftus-Cheek and N’Golo Kante – start this evening.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kanté, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Hudson-Odoi, Higuaín.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Top 4 race is intriguing...who will do the least worst and claim places 3 and 4

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Spurs Arsenal.

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        *Spurs Chelsea.

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          haha!

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard assist

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kante goal

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Quality from Hazard 🙂

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Haz A

    Kante G

  5. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    He is so good

  6. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Slick Hendrick

  7. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kante goal

  8. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kante G
    Hazard A

  9. Party time
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hazaaardddd Love you my man!! My pfa player of the season

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sarri Stubbornness G

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Looks like none of Arsenal Chelsea or United want that 4th place spot.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lol timing. Still though!

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hig G

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Azpi A

    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      gonzaloooooooooooooooo

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Higuain G

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Azpi A

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just give Hazard a 12 pt haul already

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The last thing we need is chelsea players hauling !

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Last thing anyone needs.

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Higuain and Hazard you bloody trolls.

    • Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What an assist from Azpi

        1. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Had to clean my glasses to make sure it was him

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Hahahahaha

            • Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              So you work in a bar?

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Lol

          2. Eddie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            What a strike.

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Nearly as good as the assist

              1. Eddie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Which was almost as nice as the turn.

                1. Wild Rover
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  It was a fantastic goal all round 🙂

          3. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Azpil and Higuain > Brazilian

          4. Make Arrows Green Again
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Of course you start scoring now Higuain you useless lump!

          5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            That was a quick

          6. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            get outta here chelsea, pfffft

          7. Jay_
              4 years, 11 months ago

              The 31/33 curse continues

              1. Numb
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                What’s that?

              2. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Don't play the WC in GW34?

            • Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              A jwp
              B lotus cheek
              C xamarasa
              D w hughes

              Until the end of the season (playing)

              Thanks a lot !

            • Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Sure Gonzalo... Now you do something

              1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Of course I got rid of him this week

            • Differentiator
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Duffy crying

            • Colonel Shoe 肝池
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Urghh

            • Fred54
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Gonzalo Higuain looks hungry tonight.

              Also in the mood for goals too.

            • Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Couldn't care less about FPL tonight.

              Come on you Blues!!

              1. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                YES!

              2. Silecro
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                +1