CLARETS reporter Tyrone Marshall hands out the player ratings for Burnley's Premier League defeat to Chelsea.
Nick Pope 6
An up-and-down evening. Made some good stops, but not particularly decisive with Moses’s cross for first goal and beaten at his near post for second
Matt Lowton 6
Difficult night for the full-back, who looked unsure who to mark with Pedro drifting inside
James Tarkowski 6
Struggled with Morata and Giroud and troubled when Pedro ran at him as space opened up in the second half
Kevin Long 5
Perhaps a tad fortunate not to give a penalty away but given a really tough time by Chelsea’s two strikers
Stephen Ward 6
Excellent covering to clear a dangerous first-half cross, but troubled by Moses, who set the first up and scored the second
Aaron Lennon 6
Worked ever so hard tracking back but not his night going forward, had little impact in Chelsea’s half
Jack Cork 8 (Man of the Match)
Burnley’s best player by a distance against his former club. Snappy in the tackle and showed a good range of passing to try and drive the Clarets forward
Ashley Westwood 6
Got around the pitch well and offered an out ball for defence, but struggled to find a forward pass and put any pressure on Bakayoko and Kante
Johann Berg Gudmundsson 7
Burnley’s livelies attacker. Couple of decent crosses and set the goal up with his drive infield to create problems
Ashley Barnes 6
Probably the most fortuitous goal he’ll ever score, but as a striker you’ll take the lot. Had a battle on his hands all night
Chris Wood 6
The Clarets front two were marshalled superbly all night, and like Barnes Wood had very little to go at
Subs
Sam Vokes for Wood (71)
Nahki Wells for Lennon (72)
Subs not used: Tom Heaton, Phil Bardsley, Charlie Taylor, Dean Marney, Jeff Hendrick
Chelsea: Thibaut Courtois, Antonio Rudiger, Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta, Victor Moses, N’Golo Bante, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Emerson (Davide Zappacosta 84), Pedro, Olivier Giroud, Álvaro Morata (Eden Hazard 71)
Subs not used: Willy Caballero, Andreas Christensen, Cesc Fabregas, Ross Barkley, Willian
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