“Chelsea can’t” – Paul Merson predicts the Blues’ home game versus Burnley | OneFootball

Paul Merson has dropped his predictions for Chelsea’s next Premier League game, home to Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

Merson’s predictions are usually not far off. Of course, he cannot read the future, so they will often be wrong as well. But from my experience, whenever he predicts Chelsea games, he is more often than not, not too far off the ball.

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Chelsea welcome relegation battling Burnley in the 3pm kick off in the Premier League on Saturday, and they will need to avoid a repeat of what happened during their last game against a relegation battling side.

The Blues were cruising it against Leeds United but then threw it away and let them come back into the game, earning a draw in the end.

Merson predicts the game

Paul Merson worried about Chelsea on Sky Sports.

Writing for Sportskeeda, Merson said:

‘Burnley had a great result against Crystal Palace but it looks like a fluke after their FA Cup exit to Mansfield Town. I can’t see anything but a Chelsea win here, they will destroy Burnley this weekend!

‘This is a must-win game for Chelsea because from here, the fixtures get messy for them. It’s a horrendous run coming up. Liam Rosenior likes deploying Andrey Santos and Moises Caicedo in the base of his midfield. I expect Enzo Fernandez to continue as the no.10, with Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto either side of Joao Pedro.

‘I like Palmer as a no.10. I think that’s his best position. But Santos has been one of the best performers under Rosenior so I don’t think Chelsea will change anything. They also need some continuity in their starting line-up ahead of what promises to be a challenging run of fixtures.

‘Chelsea can’t afford another slip-up like the one against Leeds. If that happens, they won’t finish inside the top five!’

His Prediction: Chelsea 3-0 Burnley.