English Premier League

Burnley vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 47': Reece James
  • 53': Kai Havertz
  • 55': Kai Havertz
  • 69': Christian Pulisic

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.

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

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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

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 26 +36 61
2 Arsenal 26 +28 53
3 Nottingham Forest 25 +12 47
4 Manchester City 25 +17 44
Full Table

Line-Ups

BUR 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 Yellow Card
11 Dwight McNeil
17 Aaron Lennon
9 Wout Weghorst
19 Jay Rodríguez

CHE 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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