Premier League: Burnley 0-2 Chelsea: The Blues are temporarily second in the standings

In a match in the 12th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, Chelsea defeated Burnley 2-0 away from home. With this victory, the Blues temporarily moved up to second place in the standings before Manchester City plays.

Goal review

In the 37th minute: Pedro Neto scored with a header

In the 88th minute: Enzo Fernandez pushed to seal the victory

Although playing away from home, Chelsea, who were in good condition, took the initiative to attack from the beginning of the game. However, in the first half of the first half, the team was a little rusty in cooperation and failed to effectively break down Burnley's defense.

It was not until the second half of the first half that the Blues gradually found their rhythm and frequently threatened the home team's goal. In the 37th minute, Cucurella deftly protected the ball at the edge of the penalty area and then passed it back to Jamie Gittens. The latter made an accurate diagonal pass to the far post. Neto quietly scored with a header and opened the scoring for Chelsea.

After that, Chelsea made several threatening attacks, but failed to expand the score. At the end of the first half, the Blues entered the locker room with a 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Chelsea took the initiative to slow down the pace and switched to defensive counterattack tactics, giving possession of the ball to the opponent and waiting for opportunities to launch a quick counterattack. Although Burnley had the advantage in possession and aggressive attack, they were never able to break through the gate guarded by Kepa.

The pace of the game was slow in the middle of the second half, and it did not pick up speed again until the 75th minute - Burnley was eager to equalize the score, while Chelsea hoped to score another goal to end the suspense.

As the frequency of offense and defense transitions accelerated, the physical confrontation between the two sides became more intense. The referees successively showed yellow cards to players from both teams, and even Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca also received a yellow card.

In the 88th minute, the Blues played a wonderful cooperation: Neto got rid of the ball continuously on the wing and passed the ball to Marc Gio. The latter relied on the defender to make a clever counterattack. Enzo Fernandez followed up and easily succeeded in pushing the ball, locking the score at 2-0.

There was not much time left, and Burnley was unable to make a comeback. In the end, they lost 0-2 at home and continued to fall into the lower reaches of the standings. With this victory, Chelsea continues to chase Arsenal and Manchester City at the top of the table, and maintains a strong momentum in the championship group.