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Team News: Olivier Giroud heads up much-changed Chelsea side at Burnley

Olivier Giroud leads the Chelsea attack as one of six changes to the Blues starting XI for Thursday night's Premier League trip to Burnley.

Antonio Conte has made six changes to the Chelsea starting XI for Thursday night's Premier League trip to Burnley.

Antonio Rudiger returns in defence while Victor Moses, Pedro, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Olivier Giroud are also named in the starting lineup for the visitors.

Emerson Palmieri is handed his first league start, replacing the suspended Marcos Alonso, while Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard and Willian are all on the bench.

As for Burnley, Sean Dyche keeps an unchanged starting XI from the one that claimed a 2-1 win over Leicester City at the weekend.

Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Ward, Lennon, Westwood, Cork, Berg Gudmundsson, Wood, Barnes
Subs: Heaton, Taylor, Marney, Vokes, Hendrick, Wells, Bardsley

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger; Moses Kante, Bakayoko, Emerson; Pedro, Morata, Giroud
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Fabregas, Barkley, Willian, Hazard

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3Liverpool352011480374371
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs34208666313568
5Chelsea34196959342563
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12Watford35108174260-1838
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15West Ham UnitedWest Ham34811154263-2135
16Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3498172754-2735
17Swansea CitySwansea3489172751-2433
18Southampton34514153353-2029
19Stoke CityStoke35611183265-3329
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom35413182954-2525
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City34293298257390
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd34235665263974
3Liverpool352011480374371
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs34208666313568
5Chelsea34196959342563
6Arsenal341761166462057
7Burnley351411103532353
8Everton35129144054-1445
9Leicester CityLeicester341111124947244
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle34118153543-841
11Bournemouth35911154158-1738
12Watford35108174260-1838
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34812143247-1536
14Crystal Palace35811163654-1835
15West Ham UnitedWest Ham34811154263-2135
16Huddersfield TownHuddersfield3498172754-2735
17Swansea CitySwansea3489172751-2433
18Southampton34514153353-2029
19Stoke CityStoke35611183265-3329
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom35413182954-2525
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