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CHRISTIAN PULISIC, Kai Havertz and Reece James have given Chelsea comfort at Turf Moor as they look to keep up with Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race.
Saul Niguez has started Chelsea’s Premier League clash at Burnley – and Thiago Silva has had an early chance cleared off the line.
Dwight McNeil then missed a sitter for the Clarets, who should have gone in at half time with at least a goal on the board.
Sean Dyche’s side lost their last clash with Leicester but were undefeated in three before that, as they attempt to fight themselves out of a relegation battle.
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FT: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
It is important for Chelsea that Thomas Tuchel can maintain some stability with on the pitch performances while they try to find a buyer for the club.
A team full of confidence, on a good run of form and considered one of the best teams in the Premier League, they will seem a far more attractive proposition to any would-be suitors.
Finishing in the top-four is a must for any aspect looking to be considered among the best in European football.
FT: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
Chelsea find themselves 13 points behind leaders Man City with a game in hand over their title rivals.
The Blues have also put a six-point gap between them and Man Utd in fourth place.
FT: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
Sean Dyche’s side find themselves a point adrift in the bottom three.
They have a game in hand over Leeds which would see them leapfrog their rivals.
Everton have the chance to put some distance between them and The Clarets with their game against Tottenham on Monday.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
It was the difference between the sides today.
The ability to create chances and put them away.
It seems such a simple premise but is the difference between the top sides and the ‘also rans’.
FT: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
The referee puts the Burnley fans, that decided to stay, out of their misery.
Left wanting in the second-half, they were chasing shadows for too much of the game.
Solid three points for The Blues.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
89. Westwood gets a yellow card for Burnley.
Seems about all they can get out of this game now.
They are willing for that final whistle in the home end.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
87. The teams who tend to get relegated are the ones without strikers capable of getting them in excess of 15+ goals.
The Clarets fall into this category and it is difficult to see where the goals are going to come from that will keep them up.
No wonder Sean Dyche seems to have such a permanent sore throat.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
84. Jorginho is writhing around on the ground.
He started showingboating a little and Ashley Barnes leaves one on him.
Yellow card for the Burnley man.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
82. This has been a very professional second-half performance by Chelsea.
They came out, did their job quickly and just shut the game down.
It demoralised the home side so much it knocked the wind out of them.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
79. Mason Mount is replaced by Timo Werner.
The linesman seems to be flexing his ‘flag-arm’ readying himself for the offside calls.
All Chelsea now in this game.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
76. The Chelsea fans are enjoying themselves now and they are all that can be heard here at Turf Moor.
As they bid farewell to fans leaving the ground, each touch of the ball by a Chelsea player is met with cheers of ‘Ole’.
Long 15 minutes this will be for Burnley.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
73. Swarms of Burnley fans head for the exits.
Usually you have to question their thought process having paid a lot of money for their ticket and what they may possibly miss.
There doesn’t seem much chance of a comeback here to miss.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
70. Reece James and Ngolo Kante are substituted.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mateo Kovacic replace them.
Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
68. Kante gets the cross in and Tarkowski tries to deal with it.
He only gets a slight touch which directs it into the path of Pulisic.
The American strokes the ball home.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
68. Roberts went down in the Chelsea box looking for a penalty.
The referee was not interested at all.
The Blues counter-attack at pace.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
65. The home fans are becoming restless.
They are getting annoyed with seeing possession being gifted to Chelsea way too often.
Misplaced passes are also costing Dyche’s team.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
62. Weghorst has still yet to score his first goal for Burnley at Turf Moor.
His movement has been good but he has snatched at his chances in the main, probably desperate to get his goal.
Cornet has come on for Burnley to try and change things.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
59. Reece James seems to be in some trouble.
He looks as though after getting his shot away he is caught slightly by the Burnley striker Weghorst.
It is actually his landing that seems to roll his ankle causing him some pain.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
57. Thomas Tuchel will be over the moon with the application of his players since they returned to pitch for the second half.
Whatever he said did the trick as they had looked a different team.
Burnley cannot cope with their attacking options and have been opened up time and time again.
Burnley 0-3 Chelsea
54. Reece James turns from goal scorer to provider this time as he lays it on a plate for the German attacker.
He taps the ball into the net after the wing-back had done all the work for him.
Burnley are out of this game.
Goal – Havertz makes it 3-0!
Burnley 0-2 Chelsea
52. In the space of seven minutes Chelsea have seemingly put this game to bed here at Turf Moor.
Burnley heads seemed to drop after the first goal.
Havertz directs a flicked header from the near post into the net.
Goal – Havertz makes it 2-0!
Burnley 0-1 Chelsea
50. Having dominated possession in the game today (77%), Thomas Tuchel’s side have something to show for it finally.
Great play by James and an assured finish from the youngster.
Burnley need to find a way back into this game quickly.
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