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Man of the Match: Nick Pope (7.5): With four superb saves including two against Hudson-Odoi in particular, the English goalkeeper was the major element of the point taken by Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Without him, his team would certainly have collapsed, and that from the first half.
Chelsea (3-4-2-1):
Mendy (5): The Senegalese goalkeeper had nothing to do but nevertheless conceded his fourth goal of the season in the Premier League, on the only real notable opportunity of the visitors in this meeting.
Rudiger (5): Admittedly, he was, as often, dynamic in his comebacks and was present offensively, but he is guilty of a misalignment on Burnley’s goal and puts Rodriguez back into play.
Thiago Silva (5.5): Serene defensively until Burnley’s goal, he gave himself a big opportunity but found the post of the shoulder in the air game. He gets lobbed by the opening of Westwood.
Christensen (5,5): A controlled meeting on the part of the Danish defender, until the goal where he finds himself alone to defend against Rodriguez and Vydra.
Chilwell (5,5): A big activity on his lane, but in the end he was rarely served at the right pace and never had a real opportunity to stand out despite all the goodwill in the world.
Jorginho (5): Taken in pressing by Burnley players, he did not have the expected activity this afternoon, and it was felt, especially late in the game when Chelsea were looking for their second wind.
Kanté (5): Despite good recoveries, he has not displayed the performance he is capable of bringing to Chelsea. Back after a physical discomfort, we felt him withdrawing from the events for a large part of the meeting. Replaced by Mason Mount (85 ‘).
James (5,5): A big first period on his part, culminating in an assist for Havertz. Defensively he was interesting, but he seemed to come out of his game after his collision with Cornet.
Hudson-Odoi (5,5): A thunderous start on his part, he lights the first fuse and forces Pope to a high quality reflex. His deal with Barkley and James was interesting, then in the second half he was a little less prominent. Replaced by Christian Pulisic (85 ‘).
Barkley (6): The most leggy Blues player overall this afternoon. He has been found immensely between the opposing lines and has been involved in most of Chelsea’s offensives. He will have lacked realism. Replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (73 ‘).
Havertz (5,5): He scored his second Premier League goal of the season, the second from the lead, which is good for his confidence. He dezoned a lot, spent a lot of time and was not fully rewarded for his efforts.
Burnley (4-4-2):
Pope (7.5): See above.
Taylor (6): Inspired by his defensive tackles, Burnley’s left-back has gradually abandoned his defensive label to show all his offensive quality. Available, he proposed several centers and the action of the equalizer starts on his lane.
Tarkowski (5,5): He’s late and lets Havertz adjust Pope with his header, then he recovered in being heroic defensively in the second act. He let the storm pass before managing the end of the match well.
Mee (5): Hesitant in the first act, he misses with Tarkowski and leaves Havertz alone of any markings in the first half. He was then more solid in the second half even as Chelsea stepped up their dominance.
Lowton (5,5): He took the broth at the start of the game, then he recovered and in the end he was not caught by default that much. Like Taylor on the other side of the field, he gave his team energy and dynamism for the final minutes.
McNeil (5): Burnley’s attacking midfielder was inside in the first half despite rather decent defensive retreats, then he raised his level after the break and we saw him more on the field, without bringing danger in front of Mendy’s cage.
Brownhill (5): Not a lot of balls hit for him in this meeting but like most of his teammates, he was able to raise the cursor at the best time, which allowed Burnley to bring back a point from London.
Westwood (5,5): The English midfielder has held the house in the middle, has been active in pressing and is the penultimate passer on Burnley’s goal with a magnificent opening for Jay Rodriguez behind the Chelsea defense.
Gudmundsson (4): He also struggled to project himself, and he failed to combine with his partners offensively during the Clarets’ rare moments of possession in the Chelsea camp. Replaced by Matej Vydra (70 ‘), scorer less than ten minutes after his entry and opportunist on the service of Rodriguez.
Wood (4): The New Zealand striker lived a complicated afternoon, where he was not very influential in a meeting largely dominated by this Chelsea team. Replaced by Jay Rodriguez (61 ‘), author of a big entry and decisive passer for Vydra.
Cornet (5,5): The former OL player was courageous. Despite the difficulty and even though he ran into a vacuum most of the time, he made life difficult for Reece James and weighed on the Blues’ compact defense. Replaced by Erik Pieters (88 ‘).
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