Chelsea vs Burnley

31 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • César Azpilicueta 40’
  • Marcos Alonso 84’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Burnley 2-0. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

César Azpilicueta put Chelsea ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Callum Hudson-Odoi and Marcos Alonso made it 2-0 in the 84th minute, set up by Christian Pulisic.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Burnley's 0.39 from 1.

Match stats

Chelsea Burnley
19 Shots 1
8 Shots on Target 0
4 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.39
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.39
23 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Chelsea Burnley
Kick-off
César Azpilicueta
Assist: Callum Hudson-Odoi1-0 (Chelsea)
40’
Half-time1-0
Marcos Alonso
Assist: Christian Pulisic2-0 (Chelsea)
84’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Ashley Westwood

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.39 40’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 1-0 40’ 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), 2-0 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.39 40’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 1-0 Azpilicueta 40’ 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), 2-0 Alonso 84’
Chelsea 1.44 xGBurnley 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Burnley attacking Chelsea attacking 
90+4’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 26’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 83’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 58’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 26’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 83’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 52’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 58’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF901 0.080.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.020.000
César Azpilicueta DEF9011 0.060.081
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID7412 0.150.313
Marcos Alonso MID9012 0.330.031
Mateo Kovacic MID902 0.080.122
Jorginho MID900 0.000.334
Timo Werner MID903 0.190.092
Mason Mount MID814 0.210.143
Tammy Abraham FWD470 0.000.000
Christian Pulisic Sub4312 0.270.101
Reece James Sub161 0.060.000
Kai Havertz Sub90 0.000.151

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 72% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.22
Burnley win 10% Avg odds 10.00

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DLWLD
Burnley WLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Burnley 0-3 Chelsea, 31 Oct 20 Next meeting: Chelsea 1-1 Burnley, 06 Nov 21  All Chelsea vs Burnley meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.