Chelsea player ratings vs Burnley: Who impressed and who did not?
Chelsea extended their unbeaten run to ten games in the Premier League as the Blues claimed all three points with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.
Alvaro Morata opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, latching on to a delightful pass from Ross Barkley and guided the ball elegantly past Joe Hart.
Ross Barkley doubled the advantage in the second half with a beautifully placed shot to the bottom right and Willian virtually sealed the game with a thunderous finish from the edge of the box. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who came on as a substitute for Pedro, capped off a dominant display with a fourth strike in injury time.
Maurizio Sarri’s men had more chances to increase their lead but substitute Olivier Giroud fired his shot agonizingly wide of the far post and hit the post with a powerful header from close range.
It was Burnley’s second defeat in a row after a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Manchester City last week and Sean Dyche’s men will be up against it once again when they face West Ham away from home in their next fixture.
Chelsea Player Ratings
Kepa Arrizabalaga (6/10)
Did not have too much to do as Chelsea dominated the game; Looked calm and composed between the sticks.
Cesar Azpilicueta (6.5/10)
Another solid performance by the veteran as he won the ball back with some good standing tackles; wasn’t tested much and looked comfortable in possession in the other half.
Antonio Rudiger (7/10)
The German won some good headers and dealt excellently with the threat of Sam Vokes.
David Luiz (7/10)
Did not have too much to do. Looked comfortable in possession, closed down the spaces and passed the ball around with ease.
Marcos Alonso (7/10)
Did not have too much to do at the back. Ventured forward and looked very good with his link-up play down the left; played some good diagonals and set up Loftus-Cheek fro the fourth goal with an elegant back-heel.
Jorginho (8/10)
Looked very tidy with his passing. Broke up the play with some good interceptions and played a couple of delightful lobbed passes up front from his deep position in the midfield.
Ross Barkley (9/10)
Set up Morata for the opener with a wonderful pass and scored the second with a well-placed shot to the bottom right; a fantastic performance by the Englishman.
N’Golo Kante (7.5/10)
He put in the hard yards and won the ball back with his tenacity on multiple occasions; carried the ball forward with pace and intent and played some really neat passes.
Pedro (5/10)
Looked pretty good in the limited time he was present on the pitch. Subbed off due to an injury midway through the first half.
Willian (8/10)
Worked tirelessly on and off the ball; dropped deep to win back possession and carried the ball forward with pace. Hit the post in the first half with a powerful shot, played some good crosses into the penalty area and scored the third goal with a low drive after cutting inside from the left.
Alvaro Morata (7/10)
A much-improved display from the Spaniard as he looked a lot more mobile in the final third. Showed good awareness and presence of mind to lose his marker and scored the opener with a clinical finish; could have scored a couple more but was denied by some good goalkeeping.
Substitutes
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (7/10)
Followed up his hat-trick with a goal in injury time. Struggled to get into the game initially but grew in confidence slowly and showed some lovely touches; drifted inside from the flanks and tried to add that impetus to the attack.
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Olivier Giroud (6/10)
The Frenchman could have scored thrice in the last twenty minutes or so. Fired his shot wide of the far post and hit the crossbar with a thumping header.
Cesc Fabregas (N/A)
Not much time to make an impact.
