Chelsea vs Burnley, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
72': Wesley FofanaWesley Fofana sees red as Chelsea suffer last-gasp draw with Burnley
Chelsea's 10 men were stunned by a Zian Flemming header in the third minute of added time as Burnley stole a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Chelsea 1, Burnley 0. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 7': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Zian Flemming.
- 7': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
- 8': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 14': Foul by Marcus Edwards (Burnley).
- 14': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 17': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 22': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 22': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Joe Worrall (Burnley).
- 23': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Chelsea. João Pedro is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 29': Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley).
- 30': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).
- 30': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 34': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 36': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 36': Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley).
- 38': Bashir Humphreys (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 39': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 39': Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 40': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Reece James.
- 41': Attempt saved. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Burnley 0.
- 45': Substitution, Burnley. Lucas Pires replaces Kyle Walker.
- 46': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 50': Bashir Humphreys (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 51': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 52': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
- 52': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 52': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 57': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 57': Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Burnley. James Ward-Prowse replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 58': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
- 58': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Chelsea. Pedro Neto is caught offside.
- 64': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
- 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lucas Pires.
- 66': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 67': James Ward-Prowse (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
- 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 71': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Zian Flemming.
- 72': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 72': James Ward-Prowse (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Second yellow card to Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).
- 73': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Cole Palmer.
- 77': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Jaidon Anthony.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 78': Offside, Burnley. Lucas Pires is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Burnley. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Josh Laurent.
- 79': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Malo Gusto.
- 80': Substitution, Chelsea. Liam Delap replaces João Pedro.
- 81': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Bashir Humphreys (Burnley).
- 83': Attempt missed. Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Substitution, Burnley. Loum Tchaouna replaces Bashir Humphreys.
- 84': Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Jaidon Anthony.
- 85': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Reece James.
- 87': Attempt missed. Maxime Estève (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 87': Marcus Edwards (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Mamadou Sarr replaces Pedro Neto.
- 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Josh Acheampong replaces Reece James.
- 89': Offside, Burnley. Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 90': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Burnley).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 90'+3': Goal! Chelsea 1, Burnley 1. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Josh Laurent (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Loum Tchaouna (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Pires.
- 90'+5': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Acheampong.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Burnley 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, Burnley 1.
Statistics
 BUR |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.5 | Possession | 66.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 533 |
| 302 | Passes | 605 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 20 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,603
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,603
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | +36 | 64 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 28 | +32 | 59 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 28 | +12 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 28 | +8 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK)  |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
Burnley (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 5 | Maxime Estève |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 28 | Hannibal Mejbri |
| 8 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 12 | Bashir Humphreys |
| 29 | Josh Laurent |
| 19 | Zian Flemming |
| 11 | Jaidon Anthony |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
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