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Burnley v Chelsea: Premier League – live

Minute-by-minute report: Top-flight English football returns as Enzo Maresca’s side head to Turf Moor. Join Taha Hashim

Burnley v Chelsea: Premier League – live

1.00pm GMT 28 min: Walker plays a ball into the path of Tchaouna on the right, he rolls it in to the middle … but not to a teammate. 12.58pm GMT 27 min: … the ball into the area is wasted. 12.58pm GMT 26 min: Tchaouna wins a free-kick for Burnley from around 40 yards out … 12.57pm GMT 25 min: Estéve slides to deal with Neto inside the Burnley area. 12.55pm GMT 24 min: Burnley look fairly comfortable at present; Chelsea’s Santos does well to cut out a long ball down the wing. 12.54pm GMT 22 min: Chelsea’s backline wheel the ball around the centre circle, working it patiently but unable to cut through the Burnley shape. James goes long … but can’t find Gittens sprinting down the left. 12.52pm GMT 20 min: Tchaouna, the most energetic player on the pitch, launches a hit from range … straight at Sánchez. 12.51pm GMT 19 min: Neto is finally in the game, finding the ball again on the right before dinking in a cross. Gittens, on the other wing, launches his stepovers before overcooking his ball in to the middle. 12.49pm GMT 17 min: Neto finally has a chance to pick up the ball on the right, cut in and shoot … he wins a corner. In it comes from James, but Dubravka punches away the inswinger. 12.46pm GMT 14 min: Chelsea look a touch sloppy in possession; I doubt Maresca is a happy man at the moment. 12.44pm GMT 12 min: Tchaouna finds himself on the left wing and he plays a delicious pass into the area, where Anthony collects and pings a shot … another terrific block is required to protect Sánchez in net. Burnley’s wide men are making some very tricky runs in behind. 12.43pm GMT 10 min: Flemming’s fine holdup play sets Anthony free for Burnley … he gets into the area and fires a shot but the retreating Andrey Santos delivers a sliding block. 12.41pm GMT 9 min: Delap breaks free through the middle for Chelsea after picking up a wayward Burnley pass. He lets fly from more than 20 yards out … but Dubravka has no reason to stress. 12.39pm GMT 7 min: Tchaouna finds himself one-on-one with Chalobah inside the area; the Burnley forward cuts in on to his left foot but the Chelsea defender pulls off a fine block. 12.38pm GMT 6 min: Burnley wheel the ball around the back before trying to split Chelsea through the middle. They’re looking lively. 12.36pm GMT 3 min: Some early touches for Dubravka before Walker drives down the right … Tchaouna gets in a decent cross to the far post but Chelsea get out of danger. And now we’ve got a break in play: Sánchez comically boots the ball straight into his teammate Fernández, who goes down to pause the game. Updated at 12.42pm GMT 12.33pm GMT 1 min: Burnley’s Walker is in a spot of bother as he tries to wriggle out of danger from the right-back region. 12.31pm GMT Peeeep! And we’re off. Chelsea get us going, with Sánchez sending the ball long. 12.28pm GMT The players are out and about – we’ll get going pretty soon. 12.25pm GMT A reminder: there’s no Cole Palmer for Chelsea, their star man’s injury troubles continuing with a fractured toe sustained at home. “It can happen,” said Maresca. “I wake up many times during the night to go to the toilet. I hit my head, my legs, my everything, so it can happen.” Related: Premier League news: Palmer breaks toe in freak home mishap and Iraola unfazed by Semenyo links 12.06pm GMT Enzo Maresca says Moisés Caicedo is on the bench because he returned from international duty on Thursday evening, had a light session on Friday and there’s a need to “protect” the midfielder. 11.53am GMT Here’s how the aforementioned Burnley win eight years ago played out. Related: Nine-man Chelsea shocked by Sam Vokes double for Burnley 11.45am GMT It is a gloriously wet and windy day at Turf Moor as Burnley and Chelsea prepare to reawaken their Premier League campaigns after the international break. The Blues have won their last seven Saturday lunchtime kick-offs, so will fancy their chances in Lancashire. They are looking to prove they are title contenders, and a win today would move Chelsea up to second for a few hours at least. After two straight losses, Burnley will want to give their fans something to cheer. This is a crucial stage of the season for the Clarets, who sit one place above the drop zone. Home points will be essential for Scott Parker’s side and after defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal here, they will be desperate to show they can unsettle one of the top six. 11.42am GMT Moisés Caicedo begins on the bench for Chelsea, as does Alejandro Garnacho, who set up two goals in the victory over Wolves. Burnley are unchanged from their 3-2 defeat by West Ham. 11.37am GMT The teams Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Estève, Hartman, Florentino, Cullen, Tchaouna, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Edwards, Ekdal, Lucas Pires, Broja, Mejbri, Laurent Chelsea: Sánchez, James, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Santos, Fernández, Neto, João Pedro, Gittens, Delap Subs: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Gusto, Acheampong, Guiu, Estêvão, Garnacho 11.29am GMT Preamble Barcelona on Tuesday, Arsenal next weekend. But first, a trip to Turf Moor for Chelsea and a chance to go second in the league. They’ve got two wins on the bounce, while Burnley hover above the relegation spots on goal difference. History doesn’t favour the hosts either; they’ve won just one of their 18 Premier League games against Chelsea, a 3-2 triumph at Stamford Bridge eight years ago. But maybe Scott Parker, once a blue, has something special planned for us. We’ll get going at 12.30pm GMT. Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Arsenal 11 15 26 2 Man City 11 15 22 3 Chelsea 11 10 20 4 Sunderland 11 4 19 5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 9 18 6 Aston Villa 11 3 18 7 Man Utd 11 1 18 8 Liverpool 11 1 18 9 AFC Bournemouth 11 -1 18 10 Crystal Palace 11 5 17 11 Brighton 11 2 16 12 Brentford 11 0 16 13 Everton 11 -1 15 14 Newcastle 11 -3 12 15 Fulham 11 -4 11 16 Leeds 11 -10 11 17 Burnley 11 -8 10 18 West Ham 11 -10 10 19 Nottm Forest 11 -10 9 20 Wolverhampton 11 -18 2

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