Keane: 'Burnley can upset Chelsea charge'

With Liverpool also losing this weekend Chelsea looks favourites to claim silverware in May, with perhaps only Tottenham and Manchester City able to deny them.

Published : Feb 06, 2017 11:09 IST

Chelsea will face one of its toughest tests next weekend when it travels to Burnley, according to defender Michael Keane.
Chelsea will face one of its toughest tests next weekend when it travels to Burnley, according to defender Michael Keane.
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Chelsea will face one of its toughest tests next weekend when it travels to Burnley, according to defender Michael Keane.

Chelsea's romp to the Premier League title will face one of its toughest tests next weekend when it travels to Burnley, according to defender Michael Keane.

The league leaders sits nine points clear at the summit after the latest round of fixtures, Antonio Conte's side inflicting a 3-1 defeat on title rivals Arsenal on Saturday.

With Liverpool also losing this weekend Chelsea looks favourites to claim silverware in May, with perhaps only Tottenham and Manchester City able to deny them.

Only Spurs has beaten Conte's side in the league since September but Keane believes Burnley, which has won nine times at Turf Moor this term, can help give the title race a new twist.

"We feel more motivated feeling like we've been robbed of points," said Keane. "We believe we can beat Chelsea. Our home form has been unbelievable. They are in for a tough game.

"They have a lot of great players in good form. It will be tough but when we are at home in front of our own fans we have that belief we can beat anyone. We showed that against Liverpool.

"The fans are brilliant at Turf Moor, they always stick behind us, never on our backs and are really positive. That feeds into the players. Every time we play at home we feel we are going to win, no matter who it is against. That just comes with games and more wins."

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