Burnley v Chelsea, 12 February 2017

Score1-1
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTurf Moor
Attendance21,744

View Burnley v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm Burnley remained without a league win against Chelsea since April 1983.

1 Burnley

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Robbie Brady 24 G

Goals:

Pedro 7 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Ben Mee
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder/Forward George Boyd
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Andre Gray

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

Scott Arfield for Robbie Brady 65
Sam Vokes for Andre Gray 82

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Nemanja Matić 67
Willian for Victor Moses 72
Michy Batshuayi for Pedro 87

Cards:

Ashley R Westwood 69 Y
Matt Lowton 77 Y
Joey Barton 88 Y

Cards:

David Luiz 75 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson
Defender Jon Flanagan
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Tendayi Darikwa
Midfielder Scott Arfield
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Forward Sam Vokes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 12th Burnley completed a run of six consecutive home games without defeat in the top division for the first time since September 1975. This was the first time that the Clarets had recovered a point from a losing position in the Premier League since drawing at Chelsea on 21 February 2015. Robbie Brady became the third player to score on his first Premier League start for Burnley after Scott Arfield (against Chelsea on 18 August 2014) and Danny Fox (against West Ham United on 6 February 2010. Burnley manager Sean Dyche said: "Chelsea are a fine side. They are the market leaders for a reason and we limited them to two shots on target and that is tough enough."

Comments:

League position: 1st Despite holding a ten-point lead at the top of the table, Chelsea had now won only one of their four away games in the Premier League so far in 2017. The Blues had now scored the opening goal of the game more times than any other team in this Premier League season (19) and had yet to lose any of them (won 16). They had not now lost a Premier League game played on a Sunday since a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on 16 August 2015. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "Burnley tried to disrupt our play. They played long balls and the second ball is not easy. It is not easy to play against this team. It is very particular. At home they are very tough."

1 Burnley

Goals:

Robbie Brady 24 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Matt Lowton
Defender Ben Mee
Defender/Midfielder Robbie Brady
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Joey Barton
Midfielder Stephen Ward
Midfielder/Forward George Boyd
Forward Ashley Barnes
Forward Andre Gray

Substitutions:

Scott Arfield for Robbie Brady 65
Sam Vokes for Andre Gray 82

Cards:

Ashley R Westwood 69 Y
Matt Lowton 77 Y
Joey Barton 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson
Defender Jon Flanagan
Defender James Tarkowski
Defender/Midfielder Tendayi Darikwa
Midfielder Scott Arfield
Midfielder/Forward Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
Forward Sam Vokes

Comments:

League position: 12th Burnley completed a run of six consecutive home games without defeat in the top division for the first time since September 1975. This was the first time that the Clarets had recovered a point from a losing position in the Premier League since drawing at Chelsea on 21 February 2015. Robbie Brady became the third player to score on his first Premier League start for Burnley after Scott Arfield (against Chelsea on 18 August 2014) and Danny Fox (against West Ham United on 6 February 2010. Burnley manager Sean Dyche said: "Chelsea are a fine side. They are the market leaders for a reason and we limited them to two shots on target and that is tough enough."

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Pedro 7 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Nemanja Matić 67
Willian for Victor Moses 72
Michy Batshuayi for Pedro 87

Cards:

David Luiz 75 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 1st Despite holding a ten-point lead at the top of the table, Chelsea had now won only one of their four away games in the Premier League so far in 2017. The Blues had now scored the opening goal of the game more times than any other team in this Premier League season (19) and had yet to lose any of them (won 16). They had not now lost a Premier League game played on a Sunday since a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on 16 August 2015. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "Burnley tried to disrupt our play. They played long balls and the second ball is not easy. It is not easy to play against this team. It is very particular. At home they are very tough."