Burnley vs Chelsea final score: Pulisic, Havertz, James carve up Clarets

Chelsea took its time finding its finishing touch at Turf Moor but had it academic early in the second half as an eight-minute outburst led the Blues to a 4-0 win over the Clarets on Saturday.

Kai Havertz scored twice, one set up by fellow scorer Christian Pulisic and the other by opening scorer Reece James as Chelsea turned a halftime stalemate into a three-goal cushion by the 55th minute.

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The Blues move onto 53 points, six more than Manchester United with one fewer match played than the fourth-place Red Devils.

Burnley fails to climb out of the bottom three with its second loss of the week, its 21 points still one behind Everton.

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Burnley 0-4 Chelsea

Goals scored: James (47′), Havertz (52′, 55′), Pulisic (69′)

Shots: Burnley 6, Chelsea 11

Shots on target: Burnley 1, Chelsea 5

Possession: Burnley 27, Chelsea 73

1. Refreshed Havertz shines with Pulisic: Unused in three matches after scoring against Lille in the UCL, Havertz delivered a pair of goals at Turf Moor and showed that his growing chemistry with the American playmaker. There was a certain connection between Pulisic and former Chelsea big man Olivier Giroud, and the fits and starts of Havertz’s early days — with huge European highs and some serious lows — can find consistency, the Blues are going to find a new gear.

2. Burnley’s dam explodes: Strong in the first half but ceding 77 percent of the ball to Burnley, you could see the color training from the Clarets after Reece James’ fantastic goal made it 1-0. If you left the room and your coffee took too long to brew, you would’ve missed the onslaught that made the final 35 minutes of this game purely academic. Burnley will have to find another