The debut of Thomas Tuchelyan on the Chelsea coaching bridge was a bit blurry. His new team hosted Wolverhampton at Stamford Bridge and, despite the rather good quality of the game, could not crack the guests’ defense. The game ended in a 1:1 draw. Thus, Chelsea lost again important points and their claim to be in the top four is diminishing with each round. Before the upcoming fight with Burnley, the “retirees” occupy only eighth place in the Premier League standings. They have 30 points to their credit, which is seven points less than the fourth Liverpool. Prior to Tuchel’s arrival his predecessor, Frank Lampard, had been struggling to stabilize the London team. The club’s management spent a lot in the summer and was seriously counting on the fight for medals. However, Lampard did not manage to blind a combat-ready team showing stable results. Especially in the last stretch of the season. Chelsea have won just two wins in their last nine games. London beat Fulham with a score of 1:0 away in the derby and West Ham at home with a score 3:0. The victory by the hammer team is the last in the current championship for the pensioners in their home arena. After this match at home, the Blues managed to draw with Aston Villa (1:1) and Wolverhampton (0:0) and also lost to Manchester City (0:2). Thomas Tuchel will not be able to count on N’Golo Kante in the upcoming match.
Aston Villa has the same 29 points, but is one line higher. The Lions had a difficult segment, which notably took the team’s points away. Villa lost 1:2 to Man United and 0:2 to Man City. There was also a 1:1 draw with Chelsea. The defeat of the team at Burnley was unexpected, although the “Burgundy” got in good shape. The team won the only victory during this period over Newcastle (2:0). Well, let’s recall that the Birminghamians lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup. It turns out that the team had 4 defeats in their last five appearances. In the infirmary of guests remain injured Kornti Hos and Wesley. More accurate match prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
