Burnley's Premier League struggles at Turf Moor deepened as the Clarets fell 2-0 to Chelsea, extending their woeful joint reocrd run to 10 home league games without a win against the Blues. The result sends Enzo Maresca's side up into second place and continues their strong domestic momentum, Softfootball reports.
Chelsea arrived in Lancashire without key attacker Cole Palmer, who Softfootball understands suffered a further setback after aggravating a toe fracture at home. Yet despite also juggling a busy week ahead that includes fixtures against Barcelona and Arsenal and coming off a 3-0 home victory over Wolves they eventually produced enough quality to take all three points.
Burnley actually started the brighter of the two sides, pinning Chelsea back with early pressure. Loum Tchaouna and Jaidon Anthony both found shooting opportunities inside the opening minutes, but last-ditch blocks from the visiting defence repeatedly frustrated them. Chelsea were slow to settle, struggling to progress the ball, with a blocked Pedro Neto strike the only moment of mild concern for Burnley before the half-hour mark.