The Blues maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a dominant display against Burnley at Stamford Bridge, running out 3-0 winners courtesy of first-half goals from Eden Hazard and Willian, and a late strike by substitute Victor Moses.
In truth, it should have been a more significant winning margin but Antonio Conte will have been pleased with the performance of his side, who never looked in trouble after Hazard opened the scoring with a wonderful solo goal early on.
Willian made it 2-0 shortly before half-time and Moses capped a superb collective display with his second goal of the week, arriving in the box to fire Pedro’s cross into the back of the net.
So it's now three wins from three and maximum points as Blues go into the international break, which undoubtedly comes at a bad time for Conte's in-form side.
Next up is a trip to Swansea for what is usually a difficult encounter in a fortnight's time, but on this showing the Blues will relish the trip to the Liberty Stadium.
- Match stats:
Chelsea (4-1-4-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian (Moses 76),Matic, Oscar, Hazard (Pedro 80); Diego Costa (Batshuayi 80)
Unused subs: Begovic, Aina, Loftus-Cheek, Fabregas, Pedro, Batshuayi.
Scorers Hazard 9, Willian 41, Moses 89
Booked Oscar 30, Ivanovic 43
Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton; Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward; Arfield (Gudmondsson 56), Defour (O’Neill 55), Marney (Tarkowski 71), Boyd; Gray, Vokes
Unused subs: Darikwa, Jutkiewicz, Kightly, Robinson.
Booked Keane 49
Referee Mark Clattenburg
Crowd 41,607
- Match report by chelseafc.com
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