English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 5, 2022
Chelsea WWWLW 4
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Burnley LWWDL 0
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Turf Moor · 19,439 att.

Match Report

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Christian Pulisic scores as Chelsea cruise past Burnley amid potential sale

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BUR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 5James TarkowskiCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 3Charlie TaylorLB
  5. 14Connor RobertsRB
  6. 8Josh BrownhillCM-L
  7. 18Ashley WestwoodCM-R
  8. 11Dwight McNeilLM
  9. 17Aaron LennonRM
  10. 9Wout WeghorstCF-L
  11. 19Jay RodríguezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Jack CorkSUB
  2. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  3. 38Lewis RichardsSUB
  4. 10Ashley BarnesSUB
  5. 26Phil BardsleySUB
  6. 37Bobby ThomasSUB
  7. 2Matthew LowtonSUB
  8. 20Maxwel CornetSUB
  9. 28Kevin LongSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 14Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  5. 5JorginhoCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 17Saúl ÑíguezLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  2. 9Romelu LukakuSUB
  3. 12Ruben Loftus-CheekSUB
  4. 22Hakim ZiyechSUB
  5. 11Timo WernerSUB
  6. 8Mateo KovacicSUB
  7. 31Malang SarrSUB
  8. 23KenedySUB
  9. 4Andreas ChristensenSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 63' Substitution, Burnley. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jay Rodriguez.
  5. 69' Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 4. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  7. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces Reece James.
  8. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Mason Mount.
  9. 78' Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Wout Weghorst.
  10. 84' Ashley Barnes (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Ashley Westwood (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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