Premier League action resumed today as Chelsea beat Burnley in the first round of fixtures following the final international break of the year. The Blues arrived in Lancashire hoping to record a third straight league win and did so thanks to goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez.

Across their seven meetings, Chelsea have won just one game -- the first leg of the semifinal in 2024. Thursday's meeting will be unique as it's the first time the two sides will meet in a non-knockout setting. While the stakes are compartively low, it's unlikely the intensity will be.

The 21 year old has yet to complete a full 90 minutes for Chelsea and has started only four matches this season. His earlier setback during the Club World Cup slowed his integration, and now this latest injury has halted what had been a gradual but promising return to first team involvement.

The Blues’ talisman was close to a return from a persistent groin injury that has kept him out for two months but has now been ruled out of Chelsea’s next three games after fracturing the little toe on his left foot by stubbing it on a door.

Manager Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea’s loss of injured talisman Cole Palmer is equivalent to Manchester City and Liverpool facing life without star forwards Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah. The Blues have not been able to call upon their main man since September,

Jamie Gittens appeared to have sustained a knock during England Under-21's 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA U21 Championship qualifiers.

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Chelsea, sitting mid-table in the Champions League, welcomes Ajax, who are currently at the bottom of the group, to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 19:00 local time. Both teams desperately need a positive result, albeit for very ...