Burnley vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League
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Four second-half goals, including a strike from Christian Pulisic, eased Chelsea to a 4-0 win over Burnley, ending a tumultuous week at the club.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 4': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 9': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
- 11': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 11': Nathan Collins (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
- 12': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 15': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 15': Wout Weghorst (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 17': Charlie Taylor (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 18': Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Burnley) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Attempt saved. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 30': Attempt missed. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 32': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 32': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 35': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
- 39': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Reece James.
- 40': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 43': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
- 43': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Lennon.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Chelsea 0.
- 47': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 53': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 2. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 55': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 3. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James.
- 57': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 57': James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by James Tarkowski (Burnley).
- 57': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
- 60': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Nathan Collins (Burnley).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 63': Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).
- 63': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jay Rodriguez.
- 64': Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 4. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Reece James.
- 71': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Mason Mount.
- 78': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 79': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 82': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 84': Foul by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
- 84': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Ashley Barnes (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Offside, Chelsea. Antonio Rüdiger tries a through ball, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Burnley).
- 89': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 4.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 4.
Statistics
 CHE |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 72.6 | Possession | 27.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 712 | Accurate Passes | 194 |
| 790 | Passes | 285 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 19,439
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 19,439
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 11 | +15 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | +4 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 5 | James Tarkowski |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 3 | Charlie Taylor |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 18 | Ashley Westwood  |
| 11 | Dwight McNeil |
| 17 | Aaron Lennon |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst |
| 19 | Jay Rodríguez |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 17 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
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