English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 12, 2017
Burnley LWDLL 3
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Chelsea LWLLD 2
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Stamford Bridge · 41,616 att.

Match Report

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Champions Chelsea stunned by Burnley to open season

Chelsea got off to the worst possible defence of their Premier League title as they fell 3-2 to Burnley at home.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
2
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
38.1
Possession
61.9
10
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
241
Accurate Passes
446
320
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
8
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
26
0.5
Cross %
0.2
72
Long Balls
61
35
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
7
4
Effective Tackles
8
8
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
42
Effective Clearances
22
42
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 7N'Golo KantéCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 38Jérémie BogaCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

BUR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Tom HeatonG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 23Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 16Steven DefourCM-R
  8. 12Robbie BradyLM
  9. 17Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 9Sam VokesF
  11. 13Jeff HendrickRCF

Timeline

  1. 3' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Gary Cahill (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
  3. 16' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 18' Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces Jeremie Boga.
  5. 24' Goal! Chelsea 0, Burnley 1. Sam Vokes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a cross.
  6. 39' Goal! Chelsea 0, Burnley 2. Stephen Ward (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Cork.
  7. 43' Goal! Chelsea 0, Burnley 3. Sam Vokes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Defour with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  9. 60' Robbie Brady (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Ben Mee (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Goal! Chelsea 1, Burnley 3. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
  12. 75' Substitution, Burnley. Jonathan Walters replaces Steven Defour.
  13. 75' Substitution, Burnley. Scott Arfield replaces Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
  14. 77' Scott Arfield (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 77' David Luiz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 81' Second yellow card to Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
  17. 88' Goal! Chelsea 2, Burnley 3. David Luiz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a headed pass.
  18. 89' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Charly Musonda replaces Andreas Christensen.

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