Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso scored as Thomas Tuchel got a first win as Chelsea head coach with a 2-0 victory over Burnley.
Chelsea captain Azpilicueta struck the first goal of the German’s reign after being set by up Callum Hudson-Odoi five minutes before half-time.
Tuchel’s team dominated throughout and came close to a second goal when Hudson-Odoi hit a post before he teed up substitute Christian Pulisic to drag wide.
Alonso was one of four Chelsea changes and he made sure of the win on 84 minutes, juggling Pulisic’s pass and volleying beyond Nick Pope.
Burnley had beaten Liverpool and Aston Villa in their previous two matches but they lost Chris Wood to injury and did not muster a single shot on target at Stamford Bridge.
A first win in four home matches lifts Chelsea to seventh, level on points with their next opponents, Tottenham Hotspur. Burnley stay 15th, eight points above the bottom three.
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