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Apr 19, 2018 at 7.45pm UK
 
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Team News: Olivier Giroud heads up much-changed Chelsea side at Burnley

Team News: Giroud leads Chelsea attack at Burnley
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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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