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Chelsea 3 Burnley 0
Antonio Conte continues perfect start to life at Stamford Bridge

Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses scored in a comfortable win over Sean Dyche's Clarets

Chris Hatherall Stamford Bridge

Four games into his new career at Chelsea and manager Antonio Conte has already guided his side to four consecutive wins and into the top two of the Premier League following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burnley in which Eden Hazard was inspirational.

Hazard, the man who failed to turn up last season as Chelsea sacked Jose Mourinho and finished 10th in the table, was almost unplayable at Stamford Bridge as he opened the scoring after nine minutes and helped his team dominate from start to finish. 

Further goals from Willian and substitute Victor Moses completed what was a highly efficient victory, achieved without the need for Chelsea to hit top gear. In fact the Blues even managed to secure a clean sheet, their first under Conte and, remarkably, their first at home in 13 matches going all the way back to January.

Conte said: “Starting the season with three league wins and a win in the cup is good, for the confidence of the players, the fans, for the club, for me. When we start in this way, you can work better.

“I am pleased for Eden too. Eden is a fantastic player, working very well with a great attitude. After the first day, I saw this - his will to work and improve and find a good shape. But I can also say that his performance can improve. I'm pleased with his commitment and work-rate. But for all the players, the attitude is good. I like this.”

Burnley, newly promoted from the Championship, hadn’t won a league game at the Bridge for 45 years – and from the moment  Hazard scored after only nine minutes it looked hugely unlikely they would break that duck.

The Belgian was given far too much space when he picked up the ball just inside Burnley’s half, but nevertheless the way he ran at the visitors’ defence and the stopped to steer a perfect, low right-foot shot into the far corner of the net was a thing of beauty.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche, who expects to take Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on loan tomorrow, said: “The first half that was as poor as we've been in a year, against a very, very strong group. There's a huge gulf between where we are as a club and where they are, but we didn't perform well. Throw in some very poor decisions and you don't really stand a chance."

Hazard’s goal was his sixth in his last eight Premier League games – and having scored only six in 44 before it provided further evidence that he is returning to the kind of form which made him Footballer of the Year back in 2015.

Willian made it 2-0 with another accurate finish, this time driven low from the right-hand side of the area just before half-time; and there was never really any chance for Burnley, who bravely arrived in west London with two up front, to come back.

John Terry missed an excellent chance after the break, firing over the bar after Hazard’s shot had been saved by the excellent Tom Heaton, but the respite for Burnley did not last long.
Chelsea completed a hugely convincing victory in the 89th minute when Pedro swept a ball across the box for fellow substitute Moses to slide the ball home, his first Premier League goal for Chelsea since 2012. Things are certainly changing at Stamford Bridge.

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Observer:

Chelsea 3 - 0 Burnley
Chelsea have menacing look as Victor Moses completes defeat of Burnley

Dominic Fifield at Stamford Bridge

The fanfare has been reserved up to now for the contenders up in Manchester, the focus fixed rather more on the resumption of a duel between Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho now to be played out over a city divide. Yet, slipping beneath the radar down in the capital, Chelsea are a team revived under Antonio Conte. The threat they pose in the title race this term should not be underestimated.
This was a third successive league win under the Italian, and the most impressive of the team’s displays under his stewardship to date, with Burnley dismantled from the outset and outclassed throughout.

Chelsea were irrepressible, Eden Hazard epitomising it all by tearing at will beyond the unfortunate Matthew Lowton as if last season had just been a bad dream. Willian provided balance by exploiting Stephen Ward on the opposite flank, but there was urgency all over this team. Burnley, far too passive for comfort, never stood a chance.

Conte, wearing a black armband in memory of those who lost their lives in the earthquake which struck central Italy on Wednesday, never stopped bellowing instructions at any point, even when the game was clearly won. He kicked every ball, berated every mistake or pang of sloppiness, and celebrated manically each of his team’s goals as if this was the game upon which the championship hinged. Successful tackles drew a similar response.

It is easy to see why he is in need of a few days off next week, but he will relax easier knowing his team are retiring into the international break with their pristine record maintained. “It’s actually a pity that there’s now a break because I wanted to continue playing games,” said the Italian. “We played good football with good ball possession, created a lot of chances to score goals. The most important thing was, after 13 games conceding goals at home [stretching back to the visit of Scunthorpe United in mid-January] we didn’t concede.”

That is a remarkable statistic, but this was less a contest than a rout. Hazard’s opening goal, so slickly taken, was a wrecking ball to the visitors’ gameplan. Where Sean Dyche’s side had sat back and defended so stoutly against Liverpool the previous week, their own lead having been established in the opening exchanges, here Burnley were gasping in arrears from the moment, 10 minutes in, the Belgian collected possession just inside his own half. As he sprinted forward at panicked defenders, Diego Costa and Willian dragged opponents out of position with clever, selfless runs. Ben Mee was too flustered to risk a challenge, with Hazard easily cutting inside and curling a delicious shot into the far corner of Tom Heaton’s net.

It was a goal reminiscent of the forward at his best in the title-winning 2014-15 campaign, reward taken on the gallop with the confidence of a player utterly content with his role in the team. Last season feels like an aberration when he performs with this effervescence, and he clearly benefits from the industry of those around him.

N’Golo Kanté’s busy energy as Chelsea’s new midfield shield has given the creators a platform upon which to perform – the France international has slipped seamlessly into this setup – though Oscar was just as feverish with his tackling further up the pitch. Even Nemanja Matic, a player diminished over the last 18 months, looked more like his old self.

Heaton alone preserved the visitors’ relative respectability. After Mee scrambled another Hazard shot from the goalline, the goalkeeper saved smartly from John Terry’s header and instinctively from Costa’s rather languid shot, an opportunity that came about thanks to Oscar’s quick feet near the byline which had left Steven Defour grounded and helpless.

“That first-half display was as poor as we’ve been in a year,” said Dyche. “There’s a huge gulf between where we are as a club and where they are, but we didn’t perform well in that period.”
England’s third-choice goalkeeper would deny Costa twice more in the second half, Hazard from distance and César Azpilicueta at the death, with Terry also missing a sitter on the stretch, but this was an occasion when profligacy was not to be punished.

Willian had eventually found his own reward just before the break, teasing space from Ward before spitting a shot through the full-back’s legs, across Heaton and into the net. This team functions better with the Brazilian’s own blend of trickery and industry from the right flank.

Victor Moses eventually gave Willian a breather and duly registered a first league goal for the club since November 2012, thumping in Pedro’s tantalising cross at the far post. It was a goal to add gloss to the occasion. Conte’s side will face greater tests once the campaign resumes but, on this evidence, they will be eager to confront them. This team feels menacing again.

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Telegraph:

Chelsea 3 Burnley 0: Superb Eden Hazard helps extend Antonio Conte's perfect start

Matt Law, football news correspondent, stamford bridge

This may have been billed the season of the super coach, but Eden Hazard gave notice that he is ready to take the Premier League by storm again as Chelsea extended their perfect start under Antonio Conte.

New head coach Conte is already convincing the Chelsea supporters that the club have replaced the Special One with the Super One and, just as importantly, Hazard appears to have rediscovered his own super powers.

Hazard epitomised so many of Chelsea’s problems last term, but the forward looks rejuvenated under Conte and tore apart the Burnley defence in much the same way he terrorised opponents in the Blues’ title-winning campaign.

There will be far tougher tests to come for Conte and Hazard, as proved by the space the Belgian was afforded for his early goal, but the signs are positive and confidence is flooding back.

It is not just the pretty things that please Conte. He highlighted the fact this was Chelsea’s first clean sheet at Stamford Bridge in 13 games and celebrated Oscar’s interception in the run up to the third goal as wildly as he did the final touch from substitute Victor Moses.

“For me, it's important to start in a good way,” said Conte. “It's important, above all, for the work of the players. Usually when a new manager arrives, you can have good ideas but it's important to have good results to increase the confidence of the players in you.

“Eden is a fantastic player, working very well with a great attitude. After the first day, I saw this. But I can also tell that his performance can improve.”

Burnley manager Sean Dyche would have been furious that nobody in his team got close enough to Hazard to try to put a challenge in on the Belgian as he ran half the length of the pitch to open the scoring in the ninth minute, but it was still a wonderful goal.

Hazard picked the ball up just inside his own half and charged forwards before stepping inside Michael Keane and curling a shot past Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
It was Hazard at his best, the man who won the Player of the Year award, and he almost doubled the home side’s advantage shortly afterwards, but this time a goal-bound effort was deflected wide by Ben Mee.

Conte did not rest for a minute on the touchline as he barked instructions at his players and gesticulated in frustration at any rare stray pass. It was tiring to watch.

Chelsea doubled their lead, much to the delight of Conte, who wore a black armband in memory of the victims of the earthquake in Italy, four minutes before half-time. Diego Costa feigned to shoot, but instead passed to the right for Willian, who drove an angled shot into the bottom corner of the net.
Costa should really have put the game to bed seven minutes after the restart, but could not finish off a wonderful move that started at the feet of Hazard. The 25-year-old sent the ball inside to Nemanja Matic, who set-up Costa with a perfect lay-off but the striker could not beat Heaton.

John Terry was guilty of an even worse miss, when Chelsea’s captain somehow blazed over the crossbar from four yards after Hazard’s brilliant volley had been parried by Heaton.

Burnley could not contain Hazard and Heaton was relieved to see a well-struck shot fly just over the bar, before saving another effort that was cleared before Costa could tap in.

Heaton and his team-mates will have been glad to see the back of Hazard when he was substituted with nine minutes remaining, but it was not the end of the agony for the visitors. Oscar made the challenge that so pleased Conte and released Hazard’s replacement Pedro, who crossed for Moses to slide the ball into the net.

Dyche, who confirmed Burnley are close to taking Patrick Bamford on loan from Chelsea said: “There's a huge gulf between where we are as a club and where they are. Throw in some very poor decisions by the players and you don't really stand a chance.”



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Mail:

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley: Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses lead Antonio Conte's side to a comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge

By SAM CUNNINGHAM FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

Antonio Conte warned that Eden Hazard is only going to get better after the Belgian looked back to his imperious best as he took Burnley apart in this easy victory.
Hazard slumped from the Premier League’s star player when Chelsea won the title to one of the league’s worst last season. Constantly injured, he often made the decision to substitute himself in games when he was struggling.

‘After the first day, I saw this. His will to work and improve and find a good shape very soon. But I can also tell that his performance can improve.’

Hazard was showing a return to his former genius — but don’t get Sean Dyche started on that. Burnley’s manager sparked debate when he complained that foreign coaches are hailed for assembling defensive, hard-working teams but when young English managers do the same they are considered primitive.

Conte insisted the difference comes down to facts, not words, and the evidence here was a 3-0 scoreline, 21 shots and nine of those on target.

On the pitch, it was like a pack of velociraptors — with Hazard leading at the front — eviscerating a diplodocus for 90 minutes until all that remained were a pile of bones. It was swift, ruthless, deadly. Hard to watch the mismatch of predator versus prey.

Hazard’s effort was superhuman and so was the way he scored on nine minutes; picking the ball up on half-way, sending opponents backtracking before cutting inside Michael Keane on the edge of the box and side-footing into the bottom right corner.

Willian, returning to the side following a calf injury, added a second just before half-time. Hazard passed in to Diego Costa on the edge of the box, he thought about shooting but passed the ball on to the Brazilian, who teased space from Stephen Ward and shot through the defender’s legs, across goal into the bottom left corner. A late deserved third goal came from substitute Victor Moses, who stretched to reach Pedro’s low ball from the left.

This was not a defensive Chelsea, this was the Chelsea of old, title-winning Chelsea who once played with flicks and tricks and swagger. They had not recorded successive victories at home last season; that has been rectified with their first home clean sheet since November last year.

As against Liverpool last week, Burnley’s possession was virtually non-existent, although this time their opponents savagely punished them to make it four wins from Conte’s first four games.
‘It’s a pity that now there is this break, this international break. After three league wins, I wanted to continue playing games,’ Conte said.

Hazard had another effort cleared off the line shortly after he opened the scoring. It was a fine passing move from left to right which culminated in Nemanja Matic crossing, Oscar flicking a header on to the little midfielder standing to the left of goal, who beat Tom Heaton but not Ben Mee as the defender cleared from the far corner.

There was no tactical genius from Dyche at the break, no reverting back to the Jurassic for Conte in the second half. Dyche continued to roar from the touchline in his hoarse way, but it changed little.
‘I thought first half was as poor as we’ve been in a year,’ Dyche conceded. ‘There’s a huge gulf between where we are as a club and Chelsea. When the whistle blows you want to be ready to perform but we weren’t, we didn’t perform well in the first half and you cannot do that. Add in some really poor decisions against a very strong side then you’re going to be in trouble and we were.’
Costa came close again six minutes into the second half. Hazard ran down the left, played the ball into the middle, Matic took a touch and Costa shot, but it was too near Heaton.

Five minutes later, Hazard waited on the edge of the box at a corner and struck a first-time volley which Heaton did well to save. The rebound fell to Terry but he prodded it over from close range. Moments later and from the same position, Hazard faked a shot to go past substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson and shot narrowly over.

Hazard was seemingly appearing in space everywhere and did so again soon after, this time seeing a low shot kept out by Heaton once again. Moses eventually finished them off with a minute remaining.

Such was Chelsea’s dominance, Hazard and Oscar had started trying rabonas. It was bordering on genius.


Chelsea (4-1-4-1): Courtois 6; Ivanovic 7, Cahill 7, Terry 6.5, Azpilicueta 6.5; Kante 7.5; Willian 7.5 (Moses 77), Oscar 7, Matic 7, Hazard 8.5 (Pedro 80); Costa 7.5 (Batshuayi 80).
Subs not used: Begovic, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Aina.
Manager: Antonio Conte 7.5
Booked: Oscar, Ivanovic

Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 7; Lowton 5, Keane 5.5, Mee 6, Ward 5.5; Boyd 6, Marney 6 (Tarkowski 72 6), Defour 5 (O’Neill 57 6), Arfield 5 (Gudmundsson 57 6); Gray 6, Vokes 6.
Subs not used: Kightly, Robinson, Jutkiewicz, Darikwa.
Manager: Sean Dyche 5
Booked: Keane

Referee: Mark Clattenburg 7
Attendance: 41,607
MOTM: Hazard

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Mirror:

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley: Eden Hazard inspires Blues third successive league win - 5 things we learned

BY HECTOR NUNNS

The Belgian winger looked back to his dazzling best as Antonio Conte's men made it three straight Premier League wins under the Italian

Eden Hazard inspired a rampant Chelsea to a third straight Premier League win this season as Antonio Conte’s side maintained their 100 per cent record.

If Burnley arrived at Stamford Bridge hoping their 19 per cent possession win over Liverpool might be repeated, that notion was swiftly shattered by this mis-match.

Belgium star Hazard had already had one chance when after nine minutes he picked the ball up just in the Clarets’ half, before running at the defence and curling a wonderful shot past Tom Heaton.

He almost added a second soon after, only a desperate goal-line clearance from Ben Mee denying him. But there was no stopping Chelsea, and the recalled Brazilian Willian fired in No2 from an angle just before half-time.

The 25-year-old Hazard, surely nearing his peak years as a player, continued to torment Sean Dyche’s men after the break.

He almost teed up Diego Costa before seeing a superb volley from Willian’s corner saved by Heaton and then firing just over on the hour.

Burnley did muster a flurry of corners, but there was no way back for them and Hazard was substituted after 80 minutes with the applause ringing in his ears, the Belgian left to watch on as Victor Moses added a third late on.

Here's five things we learned:

1. Hazard renaissance in full swing

Eden Hazard may have suffered a baffling loss of form last season, but all the signs are that the Belgium star could be back to something approaching his best this term.
A stumble and loss of control when moving into the penalty area after just seven minutes might have seen a slump of the shoulders in the recent past.
Not now. Within two minutes of that failure Hazard picked up the ball 45 yards out and ran at the Burnley defence before curling a delightful shot past Tom Heaton.
It was a world-class goal from a world-class player whose prolonged slump was a mystery up there with the Bermuda Triangle and Loch Ness Monster, but now looks as if he is enjoying himself again. There was also a ‘Rabona’ cross thrown in during the second half.
Burnley’s Matt Lowton was even losing to headers to Hazard – the right-back won’t have a tougher afternoon for a long time.

2. Blues nail last year's horror statistic

Hazard’s return to form might almost be representing Chelsea as a whole, with a surge of optimism running through every part of the club.
The desperate days of last season look a thing of the past, with Antonio Conte having injected his brand of passionate pragmatism into the Premier League.
An extraordinary statistic from last season was that Chelsea did not win back to back home league games throughout the whole campaign.
From the moment Hazard opened the scoring there was never going to be any repeat this term, as Chelsea added victory over Burnley to the earlier one against West Ham.

3. Burnley outclassed but not downcast

Was Burnley’s win over Liverpool a freak, fluke result? That is now the challenge for Sean Dyche and his men now, to prove that it wasn’t.
Against title challengers Chelsea it was men against boys, everything that Burnley fans might have feared after gaining promotion from the Championship.
On the plus side, they won’t be playing a formidable Chelsea every week, and the crucial points for survival or better will come against other lesser teams.
But even the watching and chastened Burnley fan Alastair Campbell would have had trouble spinning this one as anything other than a humbling experience. A boxing fight would have been stopped.

4. Chelsea look balanced once more

Chelsea look to have got their balance back. N’Golo Kante, the summer arrival from champions Leicester, appears to the manor born alongside Nemanja Matic mopping up everything that comes through the middle.
And ahead of that pair the trio of Hazard, Oscar and Willian bristled with menace throughout the contest, with Diego Costa up top.
Admittedly the back four, about whom questions have been asked, were not really tested. The ball hardly ever got as far as Andre Gray and Sam Vokes, such was the midfield dominance.
That challenge will surely come against Chelsea’s title rivals and defence remains an area where the Blues are most likely to strengthen before the window closes.

5. Conte a worthy addition to Premier League cast

It seems clearer that in a Premier League managerial cast list including such luminaries as Mourinho, Guardiola, Klopp and Wenger, Conte deserves to be mentioned in the same breath.
His achievements with Juventus were the passport in, but Conte looks to have already won the respect of his Chelsea players, who are putting it all in for the Italian.
Always an animated figure on the touchline, time will give the him the English to better express his ideas and views to both the squad and the media. In the meantime, he isn’t doing too bad.

Player ratings

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Courtois 6; Ivanovic 6, Cahill 6, Terry 6, Azpilicueta 6; Kante 7, Matic 7; Willian 8 (Moses 77, 6), Oscar 7, Hazard 9 (Pedro 80, 6); Costa 8 (Batshuayi 80, 6): Booked: Oscar, Ivanovic. Goals: Hazard 9, Willian 41.

Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 6; Lowton 4, Keane 5, Mee 6, Ward 5; Boyd 5, Marney 5 (Tarkowski 72, 6), Defour 5 (O’Neill 56, 6), Arfield 6 (Gudmundsson 56, 6); Vokes 5, Gray 5. Booked: Keane.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg.

Man of the match: Eden Hazard (Chelsea).

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Star/Express:

Chelsea 3 Burnley 0: Hazard, Willian and Moses help the Blues cruise to victory

CHELSEA boss Antonio Conte has not had a day off since quitting Italy after Euro 2016 to take over at Stamford Bridge.

By Tony Stenson

The Italian claimed he needed a beach break back home with his folks.
Conte can pack his suitcase with a smile as he went into the international break delighted after seeing Chelsea record their fourth straight win – three of them in the league.
And he will be taking a video of the game on holiday – to see how they can improve.

He said: “A lot of work will be done – today was good but we need to get better. My assistants and I will look at the video and see where we need to go.

“We’ve played 13 games together and we are improving. We must, however, do more. Today we played good football but we must build on this. We must have a team and a family.
“A new manager brings new ideas but you must increase the confidence of players.”

Conte praised man of the match Eden Hazard, who looked like the player he once was before losing his way last season.

He said: “Hazard was good, looked sharp and is getting into good condition.”
It was not that Burnley were bad – Chelsea were simply too good. The only thing you could fault was that Conte’s men failed to score more.

Victor Moses came on late and added an 89th minute third from fellow sub Pedro’s cross to record a more realistic margin of victory, after Hazard and Willian scored in the opening half.
Hazard put Chelsea ahead, had another effort cleared off the line several minutes later and generally tormented Burnley.

Sean Dyche’s men arrived on a high after beating Liverpool last weekend.

But yesterday they were overwhelmed by a side eager to put the disappointments of last season behind them.
Chelsea still have much to offer. Willian is still a force, while skipper John Terry’s leadership goes from strength to strength.

There were also fine performances from Gary Cahill and Diego Costa, while summer buy N’Golo Kante continues to impress.
The midfielder continually halted Burnley’s attacks. He won tackles, gathered up loose balls and even set up Chelsea's opening goal in the ninth minute.

Kante won the ball in midfield, it bounced to Nemanja Matic whose pin-point pass sent Hazard scurrying away and he cut inside and curled a shot superbly past Tom Heaton from 18 yards.
Ben Mee then denied him another six minutes later by clearing off the line. Costa should have added a second in a one-way first half but he shot straight at Heaton from Oscar’s neat by-line pass.

It was just a blip as Chelsea added a long-awaited second four minutes before half-time.
Terry’s powerful header found Hazard then Costa fed the ball wide for Willian to fire home.

Burnley are no slouches, moving the ball swiftly to feet. They will scare a few sides this season but Chelsea were just different class yesterday.
Dyche held up his hands and admitted they were out-played by potential champions.

He said: “Can they challenge for the title? It’s different playing us.
“It’s about what happens when they take on the other superpowers in the division. That will be their real market. But they have certainly got the strength in depth.”

CHELSEA: Courtois 6; Ivanovic 7, Cahill 7, Terry 7, Azpilicueta 7; Kante 7; Willian 8 (Moses 76th), Matic 7, Oscar 7 , Hazard 9 (Pedro 80th); Costa 7, (Batshuayi 79th).

BURNLEY: Heaton 6; Lowton 6, Keane 6, Mee 6, Ward 6, Arfield 6 (Gudmundsson (57th) 5); Defour 5 (O’Neill (57th) 5), Marney 6 (Tarkowski (71st) 5), Boyd 6; Gray 6, Vokes 6.

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Sun:

JOSE WHO? Chelsea 3 Burnley 0: Eden Hazard back to his best as his opener sets Blues up for second Premier League win

Brazil star Willian grabbed the home side's second goal at Stamford Bridge before Victor Moses finished off

BY JOHN DILLON

CHELSEA’S revival under Antonio Conte continued with a convincing win at Stamford Bridge over Sean Dyche’s Burnley.

The same side that stank out the Premier League last season – plus super signing N’Golo Kante – rolled over the newly promoted side with goals from Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses.
The Belgian playmaker, who went missing last season under the Portuguese, scored a stunning solo goal to settle the home fans.

And Willian converted a Diego Costa cross four minutes before the interval before Victor Moses notched with seconds remaining to wrap up maximum points for the Blues.

GARY CAHILL clearly wants to be noticed a bit more this season - judging by the new blond highlights in his hair. You wouldn't imagine his defensive partner at Chelsea John Terry doing it

AFTER 13 minutes, there was a prime example of the N'Golo Kante effect for Chelsea. First he won the ball from George Boyd in the centre and fed Eden Hazard on the left. When that broke down, back came the ball and Kante was waiting to coolly switch the ball to Willian on the right.

YOU CAN'T keep the fans of underdog clubs down. Burnley were simply out-classed in the first half but their supporters kept up an enormous din throughout.

THIS was Sean Dyche's 1,397th day in charge of Burnley, according to the match programme. He's had better days at work but, unremarked by many,  this fact makes him the third longest-serving Premier League boss.

ONLY five minutes had gone when Chelsea’s Diego Costa lived up to his reputation for hitting the deck rather, erm, easily, under a challenge from Steven Defour. There were no more antics in the first half though.

CLARETS boss Sean Dyche spent much of the game with arm raised shielding his eyes from the fierce sunshine. Antonio Conte, by contrast, didn't need to do it. Must be something to do with being Italian and cool.

BURNLEY had stunned Liverpool the previous weekend despite having only 25 per cent possession. Whether or not the idea was to apply the same tactic here, they were barely allowed near the ball.

A BANNER at the old Shed End proclaims: "Zola The Little Magician." Eden Hazard will surely earn a similar tribute of his own if he carries on performing with as much joyful dazzle as he did here.

FORMER Brentford defender James Tarkwoski was handed his Premier League debut after 70 minutes. It was a damage limitation exercise but at least he will have learned something about the standards at this level.

CHELSEA fans are clearly enjoying the new lease if life given to their players by Antonio Conte. After the friction between the squad and Jose Mourinho last season, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and Willian all won standing ovations when they were substituted.

DREAM TEAM RATINGS

CHELSEA: Courtois 6, Azpilicueta 7, Terry 7, Cahill 7,  Ivanovic 6, Kante, Matic 7, Willian 8 (Moses ), Oscar 7, Hazard 8 (Pedro ), Costa 7 (Batshuayi 80)
Subs not used: Begovic, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Aina

Goals: Hazard (9) Willian (41) Moses (89)
Booked: Oscar, Ivanovic.

BURNLEY: Heaton 6, Lowton 7, Keane 6, Mee 6, Ward 7, Boyd 6, Marney 5 (Tarkowski 5), Defour 6 (O’Neil 6), Arfield 6 (Gudmundsson 6), Gray 5, Vokes 6.
Subs not used: Kightly, Robinson, Jutkiewicz, Darikwa
Booked: Tarkowski, Keane.

WHAT THEY SAID:

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said: "It was a good game and performance and we played good football with good possession.
“We created a lot of chances and kept a clean sheet - this is important because after 13 home games without a clean sheet this helps the confidence and shows the hard work is paying off.
"We have started very well this season but we must know we can improve.
"Eden Hazard must be this decisive in every game, and I am pleased because I saw it today, but we must work to improve more.
"We are working close together, the club and I, and we are trying to find the right solutions to improve this squad. We have four days to find this, but I am pleased to work with the squad I have."

Burnley boss Sean Dyche said: "They were far too good today. They are too strong in all areas.
"We want to take on the challenge and I think the lads got too sucked in with the result from last week.
"We did not use the ball at all. There were too many sloppy passes and you just cannot do that against teams like this one.
"They were never in trouble, but we have to learn from these games. This is not really our market, there is a big gap from where they are and where we are.
"We were not close to getting a result today."