PL REPORT: CHELSEA 1-1 BURNLEY

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Late Vydra strike secures a point on the road for the Clarets

2021-11-06T17:49:43.623Z

PL REPORT: CHELSEA 1-1 BURNLEY

Late Vydra strike secures a point on the road for the Clarets

2021-11-06T17:49:43.623Z

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Matěj Vydra scored a dramatic late equaliser to rescue a point for the Clarets in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel’s side took a one-goal lead into the break after Kai Havertz’s powerful header broke a defiant Clarets defence.

Sean Dyche named an unchanged side from last week’s win against Brentford, but two substitutes linked up for his side's goal as Vydra pounced on Jay Rodriguez's header to equalise with ten minutes remaining.

Burnley showed immense heart and character to hang on against an impressive Chelsea side in the opening 15 minutes.

The Blues could have scored inside five, but Nick Pope made an outstanding save, getting down low to his right to prevent Callum Hudson-Odoi’s powerful shot from finding the corner of the net.

The young winger was put through on goal by Ross Barkley for that chance and nearly set up Andreas Christensen with a cross from a short corner moments later, but the defender’s header was glanced wide of the post.

Pope’s busy opening nine minutes continued as he made another excellent stop from Jorginho, with Burnley’s number one doing well to push the Italian’s attempt out for a corner.

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Dyche’s side had their first chance of the game when Maxwel Cornet burst into life after he got on the end of a Jóhann Gudmundsson header, but the Ivory Coast international’s left-footed shot from the centre of the box was saved by Edouard Mendy.

Just as the Clarets built a foothold in the game, Chelsea opened the scoring through Havertz, whose header found the bottom left corner of Pope’s goal following an excellent cross from Reece James.

After half-time, Thiago Silva’s header hit the post when another superb cross from James was whipped onto the Brazilian's head from the right-wing.

Burnley looked hungrier, more aggressive in the press, and more willing to take a risk after that Chelsea chance, and Cornet was put through on goal as a result but was unfairly given offside.

Pope’s third world-class save of the afternoon kept the Clarets in the game when Barkley put Hudson-Odoi away down the right.

The winger skipped past a slide tackle before firing a shot away, but Pope got down quickly and made a right-footed save that cleared the ball away to safety.

Burnley began their best spell of the game when they won a corner, and Rodriguez leaped highest to meet it, but it only found the side netting.

Then with ten minutes remaining, Rodriguez expertly nodded down a cross into the path of Vydra, who tapped the ball home to equalise for Burnley.

There were scenes of ecstasy as Dyche’s side became the first team to score against Chelsea from open play this season.

Tuchel’s side won corner after corner in the dying embers of the game, and with four minutes remaining, the box turned into a pinball machine before Silva blasted a shot over the bar.

There were four minutes of added time, and Rodriguez went through on goal but chose to hold the ball up rather than attempt a shot.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek won a corner late in stoppage time, but Pope capped a superb display by claiming Mason Mount’s cross before the keeper blasted the ball downfield to Vydra, whose shot couldn’t find the target.

**Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Gudmundsson (Vydra), Westwood, Brownhill McNeil, Cornet (Pieters), Wood (Rodriguez). **

**Substitutes not used: Hennessey, Cork, Barnes, Roberts, Collins, Long **

Goals: Vydra 79