LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 12: Chelsea’s Gary Cahill is sent off by referee Craig Pawson after a challenge against Southampton’s Steven Defour (on the ground) in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge on August 12, 2017 in London, England (Photo by Michael Regan / Getty Images)
Chelsea aim to build on their unprecedented clean sheet streak as the Blues travel to Burnley on Saturday, fully aware that the hosts have only scored three times in the league so far The roles have certainly been reversed compared to last season; Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope finished second in the Golden Glove race with 15 shutouts, while Chelsea conceded the ninth-most goals in the league
In this inside out version of football that we thought we figured out, only a fool would want to predict the outcome of it (aside from the staff at The Pride of London, of course) which is for sure. is that Chelsea and Burnley’s records date from 1905. Yet their Premier League history is relatively recent, with their first meeting coming in August 2009 11 games later, and the Clarets managed a singular scalping on the Blues, perhaps the most intriguing encounter of the lot
August 17, 2017: Curtain rises for last campaign Chelsea had just won their fifth high-flying triumph and welcomed Burnley to Stamford Bridge, who had just avoided relegation by six points The script has been written, the staging everything for the visitors to stun the new kings by winning 3-2 Not only was this the Blues’ first defeat on Matchday 1 since 1998, but they also became only the second defending champions to lose their match. next opening Adding insult to injury, Antonio Conte’s men were reduced to nine after Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas were given red cards, also the first time this had happened in an opener As for the Clarets, they had never won at the launch of the league, but went north with three points in hand
Apart from this bartending afternoon in West London, Chelsea mostly prevailed The last competition at Turf Moor last October was a glorious occasion, especially for Christian Pulisic The Blues took a 4-2 victory, The American achieving a perfect hat-trick, the youngest Chelsea player to do so It was also an important clash for both sides as Burnley sympathized in his 200th Premier League game, while Chelsea celebrated their 10,000th in the top flight
When it comes to milestones, April 2019’s 2-2 draw rounded Chelsea’s ‘goals against’ column to 1,000 in the Premier LeagueThe 2-1 win a year earlier brought Conte to a century of games in charge of the team and, more importantly, became the 500th game on a Thursday in England’s top flight history Another Italian manager with good reason to smile is Maurizio Sarri, who became the first Chelsea boss to go undefeated in his first 10 Premier League games when his Blues beat the Clarets 4-0 on October 28, 2018Jose Mourinho succeeded where Conte couldn’t, beating Burnley 3-1 on the 2014 opening day, coinciding with a first goal for Diego Costa and two first assists for Fabregas
The list of staff who moved on from Chelsea and Burnley is far less illustrious as Costa or Fabregas Jack Cork and Nathaniel Chalobah were sent on loan for 16 separate occasions while on the Blues’ books, both with spells in the north of England Chalobah only lasted a few months with the Clarets in 2014/15 before returning to his parent club Cork, on the other hand, built a solid relationship with Burnley and Sean Dyche He initially arrived part-time in 2010 and is became permanent in 2017, where the 31-year-old now enjoys his football
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