Chelsea 3-0 Burnley: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 29 August 2009
Result
Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
Premier League · Saturday 29 August 2009, 11:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Chelsea 3-0 Burnley: match report
Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
Nicolas Anelka opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Nicolas Anelka (44'), Michael Ballack (47') and Ashley Cole (52'). Burnley did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Burnley received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Chelsea were 2nd on 9 points from 3 and Burnley 7th on 6 points from 3. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Burnley 18th with 30.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-W and Burnley's W-W-L.
Key events
- 44'Goal · Nicolas Anelka
- 47'Goal · Michael Ballack
- 49'Yellow card · Tyrone Mears
- 52'Goal · Ashley Cole
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)
Petr Čech, John Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, Juliano Haus Belletti, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, John Mikel Obi, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba