Late Burnley goal earns point at Chelsea

Published on: 06 November 2021

Matej Vydra's goal was his first for Burnley since April

Premier League leaders Chelsea were made to regret missed chances as Matej Vydra rescued a point for Burnley.

Kai Havertz opened the scoring for Chelsea with a header from Reece James' cross, only his second league goal this season.

That is the seventh Premier League goal that right-back James has been involved in in six starts this season.

The Blues could have scored a hatful with Thiago Silva's header hitting the post, while Nick Pope saved well from Callum Hudson-Odoi in each half.

But Burnley levelled when Ashley Westwood whipped in a cross which Jay Rodriguez headed across to Vydra to stab home.

Chelsea are three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, while Burnley remain in the relegation zone.

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Chelsea's winning run comes to end

Chelsea's run of four Premier League wins in a row - and seven consecutive victories in all competitions including penalty shootouts - comes to an end and manager Thomas Tuchel will be wondering how.

His side have coped well without the injured striker Romelu Lukaku in recent weeks, but they could have done with him here.

It was not looking that way when James whipped in a cross for Havertz to score.

They ended with 25 shots, but only four on target.

The European champions had a host of chances in both halves - with headers from Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger, Jorginho, Havertz and Silva all going close.

Ross Barkley, on his first league start for the club since 2019-20, was wayward with several shots.

Burnley created very little until the 70th minute when they started to improve and, while Vydra's goal was not inevitable, it was not completely against the run of play.

The visitors could have won it too. Jay Rodriguez lacked conviction in injury-time when he headed for the corner flag instead of going for goal, and Vydra hit a half-volley wide from a long Pope clearance.

Coming on the back of their first win of the Premier League season - against Brentford last weekend - Clarets boss Sean Dyche will be optimistic his side can, once again, push up the table after a slow start.

Player of the match

VydraMatej Vydra

with an average of 7.86

    ChelseaChelseaChelseaBurnleyBurnleyBurnley

ChelseaAvgSquad number24Player nameJamesAverage rating

7.06

Squad number29Player nameHavertzAverage rating

6.93

Squad number7Player nameKantéAverage rating

6.73

Squad number21Player nameChilwellAverage rating

6.61

Squad number2Player nameRüdigerAverage rating

6.43

Squad number20Player nameHudson-OdoiAverage rating

6.39

Squad number6Player nameThiago SilvaAverage rating

6.36

Squad number16Player nameMendyAverage rating

6.35

Squad number4Player nameChristensenAverage rating

6.30

Squad number5Player nameJorginhoAverage rating

6.30

Squad number18Player nameBarkleyAverage rating

6.11

Squad number12Player nameLoftus-CheekAverage rating

5.29

Squad number19Player nameMountAverage rating

5.13

Squad number10Player namePulisicAverage rating

4.80

BurnleyAvgSquad number27Player nameVydraAverage rating

7.86

Squad number23Player namePietersAverage rating

7.27

Squad number19Player nameRodriguezAverage rating

7.24

Squad number1Player namePopeAverage rating

7.08

Squad number20Player nameCornetAverage rating

6.72

Squad number11Player nameMcNeilAverage rating

6.47

Squad number6Player nameMeeAverage rating

6.46

Squad number3Player nameTaylorAverage rating

6.45

Squad number18Player nameWestwoodAverage rating

6.44

Squad number8Player nameBrownhillAverage rating

6.41

Squad number5Player nameTarkowskiAverage rating

6.41

Squad number2Player nameLowtonAverage rating

6.31

Squad number9Player nameWoodAverage rating

6.29

Squad number7Player nameGudmundssonAverage rating

6.27

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsChelsea

Formation 3-4-1-2

16Mendy4Christensen6Thiago Silva2Rüdiger24James7Kanté5Jorginho21Chilwell18Barkley20Hudson-Odoi29Havertz

    16Mendy4Christensen6Thiago Silva2Rüdiger24JamesBooked at 76mins7KantéSubstituted forMountat 85'minutes5Jorginho21Chilwell18BarkleySubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 73'minutes20Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forPulisicat 85'minutes29Havertz

Substitutes

    1Arrizabalaga10Pulisic12Loftus-Cheek14Chalobah17Saúl19Mount22Ziyech28Azpilicueta31Sarr

Burnley

Formation 4-4-2

1Pope2Lowton5Tarkowski6Mee3Taylor7Gudmundsson18Westwood8Brownhill11McNeil20Cornet9Wood

    1Pope2Lowton5TarkowskiBooked at 84mins6Mee3Taylor7GudmundssonSubstituted forVydraat 70'minutes18WestwoodBooked at 68mins8BrownhillBooked at 90mins11McNeil20CornetBooked at 76minsSubstituted forPietersat 88'minutes9WoodSubstituted forRodriguezat 61'minutes

Substitutes

    4Cork10Barnes13Hennessey14Roberts19Rodriguez22Collins23Pieters27Vydra28Long

Referee:Andre MarrinerMatch StatsHome TeamChelseaAway TeamBurnleyPossessionHome70%Away30%ShotsHome25Away5Shots on TargetHome4Away2CornersHome14Away2FoulsHome6Away9Live TextPost update

Match ends, Chelsea 1, Burnley 1.

90'+5'Full Time

Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Burnley 1.

90'+4'Post update

Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Pope.

90'+3'Post update

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Erik Pieters.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Dwight McNeil (Burnley).

90'+2'Post update

Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'Booking

Josh Brownhill (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'Post update

Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'Post update

Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).

89'Post update

Offside, Burnley. Charlie Taylor tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.

88'Post update

Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).

88'Post update

Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.

88'Substitution

Substitution, Burnley. Erik Pieters replaces Maxwel Cornet.

87'Post update

Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Christensen following a corner.

87'Post update

Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.

87'Post update

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ashley Westwood.

86'Post update

Offside, Burnley. Nick Pope tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.

86'Post update

Attempt blocked. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

86'Post update

Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.

85'Post update

Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jay Rodriguez.

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