Pedro Neto struck the opening objective of the Premier League weekend to present Chelsea the lead at Burnley.
The guests had been struggling as much as that time with the Clarets holding their very own in a contest a bit of low on high quality earlier than Portugal winger Neto struck eight minutes earlier than the break.
Marc Cucurella and Jamie Gittens had been the architects, the full-back teeing up former Borussia Dortmund winger Gittens to cross deep to the place Neto was stationed on the far publish and he made no mistake with a diving header.
Chelsea had been rising into the competition and had began to push Burnley again earlier than the objective arrived however it hadn’t gone easily as much as that time, some extent emphasised by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez walloping a objective kick straight into the again of Enzo Fernandez’s head after 5 minutes.
Quilindschy Hartman headed over and Jaidon Anthony noticed a shot blocked as Burnley threatened early on.
Chelsea seemed to be lacking the drive of Moises Caicedo in midfield with the Ecuador worldwide left on the bench. However they got here shut within the thirty sixth minute, Neto’s low centre heading for Gittens and what would have been a simple end earlier than Kyle Walker appeared from nowhere to get the block in.
It was solely a brief reprieve, although, as Neto struck from their subsequent assault of word.
Liam Delap may have made it 2-0 earlier than the break however fired a shot straight at dwelling goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from a slim angle.
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BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
Scott Parker named the identical XI that misplaced at West Ham.
Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Hartman; Ugochukwu, Anthony, Florentino, Tchaouna, Cullen; Flemming
CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Cole Palmer missed out and also will be unavailable for Chelsea’s subsequent three video games resulting from a toe damage.
Chelsea’s huge array of worldwide gamers have all returned unscathed, though Moises Caicedo was deemed solely match sufficient for a spot on the bench.
There are 4 adjustments to the crew that beat Wolves earlier than the worldwide break with Tosin Adarabioyo, Reece James, Andrey Santos and Jamie Gittens coming in.
Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto, Caicedo and Alejandro Garnacho drop out.
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Andrey Santos, Fernandez, Neto, Joao Pedro, Gittens; Delap
Tips on how to watch Burnley v Chelsea: TV channel, on-line stream
The match is scheduled for Saturday at 12.30pm. UK viewers can watch dwell on TNT Sports activities, with streaming accessible via the TNT Sports activities app and discovery+ relying on subscription.
The pre-match stats for Burnley v Chelsea
- Burnley have conceded 22 targets thus far – the third-highest complete within the league
- The Clarets have saved simply two clear sheets of their final 31 Premier League fixtures
- Chelsea sit third with 20 factors from 11 matches
- The Blues have received seven straight Premier League video games performed at 12.30pm on Saturdays
- Chelsea have saved back-to-back away clear sheets; they haven’t recorded three in a row since 2021
- Chelsea have received their final six Premier League visits to Turf Moor