Burnley 0-2 Chelsea: Neto & Enzo's goals make the Blues take 3 pts in Turf Moor

Chelsea beat Burnley away from home by Enzo and Neto's goal, helping them win 8 consecutive Premier League early kick-off games, equalling a club record.

Match Report

Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez scored as Chelsea made it three straight Premier League wins by beating Burnley 2-0 on Saturday.

Chelsea were without some key players at Turf Moor, with Cole Palmer having sustained an injury setback and Moises Caicedo left on the bench by Enzo Maresca, who was overseeing his 50th Premier League match in charge of the Blues.

Yet Chelsea nevertheless got the job done in solid, if unspectacular, fashion, condemning 17th-place Burnley to a third straight loss.

Neto broke the deadlock in the 37th minute, stooping to head in from Jamie Gittens' teasing delivery.

The Portugal international struck the woodwork midway through the second half, but Burnley were unable to make their good fortune count, with the toothless Clarets managing just two shots on target and a meagre 0.44 expected goals (xG).

Chelsea's victory was sealed in the 88th minute – Robert Sanchez and Malo Gusto launching a counter-attack, with substitute Marc Guiu teeing up Fernandez to drill home and send the Blues, at least temporarily, into second place, ahead of a big week in which they will take on Barcelona and Arsenal.

Data Debrief: The kids are alright

Chelsea have spent plenty on securing the best young talent from across the globe in recent seasons, and they have become just the second team in Premier League history to go 50 consecutive games without a player aged 30 or older in their starting XI, after Aston Villa between September 2012 and January 2014 (59).

One of those youngsters, 21-year-old Andrey Santos, was particularly impressive as he filled in for Caicedo in midfield. The Brazilian won two out of three tackles, made a joint team-high four clearances and came out on top in seven of the 10 duels he contested.

Neto was also bright in attack, and he has now been involved in five goals across his last five Premier League appearances for Chelsea (three goals, two assists), scoring as many goals this term (four in 12 appearances) as he did in the entirety of last season (four in 35 matches).

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

4' Robert Sanchez accidentally kicks the ball onto Enzo

9' Delap tries to hit a shot towards goal, but it flies high over the crossbar

19' Gittens attempts to send a cross but the threat is cleared

28' Burnley appeals for a handball but the ref takes no action

34' Chelsea creats a dangerous situation in the box but Walker clears the ball

37' GOAL! Neto scores from close range as Gittens assists! Burnley 0-1 Chelsea

41' Pedro Neto is booked yellow

46' Reece James is replaced by Badiashile

63' Neto gathers the ball and produces a shot but it hits the post

69' Flemming wins the ball from the resulting free kick, but fired high over the bar

77' Gusto receives a precise pass but his effort is saved by Dubravka

80' Match Event for Burnley vs Chelsea

88' GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Chelsea (Enzo Fernández)

Line-ups

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Josh Cullen, Tuanzebe, Florentino, Zian Flemming, Maxime Estève, Loum Tchaouna, Jaidon Anthony, L. Ugochukwu, Quilindschy Hartman

Subs: Josh Laurent, Larsen, Edwards, Hjalmar Ekdal, Lyle Foster, Hannibal, Armando Broja, Lucas Pires, Max Weiß

Chelsea XI: Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Robert Sánchez, Pedro Neto, João Pedro, Enzo, Liam Delap, Gittens, Andrey Santos

Subs: Badiashile, Jørgensen, Caicedo, Gusto, Garnacho, Jorrel Hato, Josh Acheampong, Estêvão, Guiu