Burnley vs. Chelsea: Confirmed lineups

Finally, the wait is over.  We've seen everybody else play their first game already, now it's finally our (and Burnley's) turn!  Begone, anticipation!  Hello, reality!

(Hopefully it's not a harsh reality.)

Speaking of which, plenty of history to continue on opening day for Chelsea:

In their last 10 opening day fixtures @chelseafc have dropped 2 points from a possible 30 and have conceded 3 goals pic.twitter.com/JsdhMAv53H

— MatchStory (@MatchStory) August 12, 2014

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Burnley starting lineup (4-4-2):
Tom Heaton | Ben Mee, Michael Duff, Jason Shackell, Kieran Trippier | Matthew Taylor, Dean Marney, David Jones, Scott Arfield | Lukas Jutkiewicz, Danny Ings

Substitutes from: Matt Gilks, Cameron Dummigan, Kevin Long, Ross Wallace, Michael Kightly, Marvin Sordell, Ashley Barnes

Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Thibaut Courtois | Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic | Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas | Eden Hazard, Oscar, Andre Schurrle | Diego Costa

Substitutes from: Petr Cech, Kurt Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Willian, Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba

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And so the new era begins.  Thibaut's in net, Diego Costa up top, Fabregas in the pivot.  The rear guard is last season's tried and true and well-tested one, the attacking band is as expected especially considering the Summer of Schurrle.

Plenty of options on the bench as well, including Didier "out for 6 months" Drogba.

Here we go then.  UP THE BLUES!