Chelsea edge past Burnley to narrow gap with Tottenham

Published on: 19 April 2018

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Chelsea pulled within five points of fourth-placed Tottenham with a 2-1 victory at Burnley on Thursday night.

Antonio Conte's men took a lead into half-time after a Kevin Long own goal in the 20th minute. Burnley struck back through Ashley Barnes in the 64th minute. But Victor Moses capped the win with a smashed finish soon after.

Chelsea started brightly and had the ball in the net just after the quarter-hour when Long turned a Moses cross past Nick Pope and into his own goal.

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Burnley answered just after the hour through Ashley Barnes, who deflected Johann Gudmundsson's long-range shot despite appearing to dodge the incoming effort in the box.

But Moses secured the three points five minutes later when he received the ball on the right and lashed his shot past Pope at the near post from close range.

Source: espn.co.uk

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