Burnley 1-2 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Thursday 19 April 2018

Result

Burnley 1-2 Chelsea

Premier League · Thursday 19 April 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Burnley 1-2 Chelsea: match report

Burnley were beaten by Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Thursday 19 April 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Burnley's goal came from A. Barnes (64'). Chelsea scored through an own goal by Kevin Long (20') and Victor Moses (69').

Discipline: Burnley received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Burnley were 7th on 52 points from 33 and Chelsea 5th on 60 points from 33. Burnley went on to finish that season 7th with 54 points, and Chelsea 5th with 70.

Burnley lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Victor Moses of Chelsea (8.3), ahead of Johann Berg Guðmunds­son (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Burnley win, 3 draws and 4 for Chelsea.

Going into the match Burnley's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Chelsea's W-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Own goal · Kevin LongChelsea · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · James TarkowskiBurnley
  • 64'Goal · A. BarnesBurnley · 1-1
  • 69'Goal · Victor MosesChelsea · 1-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Burnley 1, draws 3, Chelsea 4.

Team news

Burnley line-up (4-4-2)

Nick Pope, Matthew Lowton, Kevin Long, James Tarkowski, Stephen Ward, Aaron Lennon, Jack Cork, Ashley Westwood, Johann Berg Guðmunds­son, Ashley Barnes, Chris Wood

Chelsea line-up (3-5-2)

Thibaut Courtois, César Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Antonio Rüdiger, Victor Moses, Pedro, N'Golo Kanté, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Emerson, Álvaro Morata, Olivier Giroud