Chelsea drew 1-1 with Burnley on Saturday, a result that will frustrate the home side given how the afternoon unfolded.
João Pedro gave Chelsea the lead inside four minutes, and for much of the first half they appeared comfortable. Hannibal was shown a card on the half-hour, and Robert Sánchez was called into action at 34 minutes, but Chelsea retained enough control to head into the break ahead.
The second half brought more disruption. Lucas Pires entered at the interval for Burnley, and James Ward-Prowse came on after the hour to add some presence in midfield. Wesley Fofana was withdrawn at 72 minutes, which coincided with Chelsea losing their grip on the match.
The equaliser arrived through Jacob Bruun Larsen on 78 minutes, and Burnley might have taken it further when Ashley Barnes came on four minutes later. Liam Delap was introduced at 80 minutes to press for a Chelsea winner, though the visiting defence held firm through a frantic final ten minutes that saw substitutions from both benches and Jorrel Hato collecting a booking in stoppage time.
Zian Flemming and Mamadou Sarr both entered late for Burnley, and Chelsea sent on Josh Acheampong at 89 minutes in search of a winner that never came.
Burnley leave with a point they would have been satisfied to take when behind so early. Chelsea, by contrast, will feel the draw was two points dropped rather than one gained.
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