English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 31, 2021
Burnley LLWWW 0
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Chelsea WWLWD 2
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Stamford Bridge

Match Report

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Chelsea secure first win of Tuchel era vs. Burnley

Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta scored his first goal this season as Thomas Tuchel marked his first win in charge with a 2-0 victory over Burnley.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
0
28.9
Possession
71.1
1
SHOTS
19
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
187
Accurate Passes
627
287
Passes
723
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
62
30
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
17

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5JorginhoCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 20Callum Hudson-OdoiRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 6Ben MeeCD-L
  3. 5James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 23Erik PietersLB
  5. 2Matthew LowtonRB
  6. 4Jack CorkCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 12Robbie BradyRM
  10. 9Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 27Matej VydraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Goal! Chelsea 1, Burnley 0. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Tammy Abraham.
  3. 57' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Matej Vydra.
  4. 60' Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Burnley. Jóhann Gudmundsson replaces Chris Wood because of an injury.
  6. 73' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  7. 76' Substitution, Burnley. Joel Mumbongo replaces Robbie Brady.
  8. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Mason Mount.
  9. 84' Goal! Chelsea 2, Burnley 0. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.

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