Burnley vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez fire Chelsea past Burnley
Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez scored in each half to ease Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Burnley.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
- 7': Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
- 7': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
- 11': Attempt missed. Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna.
- 15': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 15': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 17': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 20': Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 26': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 26': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Offside, Chelsea. Liam Delap is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley).
- 31': Florentino (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 32': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
- 32': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jaidon Anthony.
- 35': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 36': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley).
- 36': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a through ball.
- 39': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a headed pass.
- 40': Handball by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
- 41': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 45'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Burnley 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Benoît Badiashile replaces Reece James.
- 47': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a fast break.
- 49': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 49': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Kyle Walker (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens.
- 54': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
- 58': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
- 61': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
- 64': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 64': Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
- 66': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Liam Delap.
- 67': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 67': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 68': Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 68': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman following a set piece situation.
- 71': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).
- 72': Substitution, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 72': Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Jaidon Anthony.
- 72': Substitution, Burnley. Armando Broja replaces Zian Flemming.
- 72': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt missed. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces João Pedro.
- 76': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Loum Tchaouna.
- 77': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 77': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 80': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 81': Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Florentino.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Lyle Foster (Burnley).
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Goal! Burnley 0, Chelsea 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Guiu following a fast break.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Armando Broja (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Foul by Armando Broja (Burnley).
- 90'+4': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 90'+5': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Burnley 0, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
BUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 524 | Passes | 418 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 19 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,499
Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 21,499
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Burnley (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 5 | Maxime Estève |
| 6 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 3 | Quilindschy Hartman |
| 2 | Kyle Walker  |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 16 | Florentino |
| 8 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 19 | Zian Flemming |
| 11 | Jaidon Anthony |
| 17 | Loum Tchaouna |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 11 | Jamie Gittens |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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