Stoppage-time equaliser earns Burnley draw against Chelsea

Burnley striker Zian Flemming pounced in stoppage time to snatch a 1–1 draw against 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Flemming headed in from a James Ward-Prowse corner in the 93rd minute after Chelsea lost control of the match following Wesley Fofana’s dismissal. The hosts had dominated until the defender’s 72nd-minute second yellow card for a tackle on Ward-Prowse, having taken the lead through Joao Pedro in the fourth minute.

There will be an inquest, however, as Chelsea have dropped a league-high 17 points from winning positions at home this season. They also have six red cards — more than any other team in the Premier League — and eight in all competitions.

It looked as though it would be plain sailing for Chelsea after Joao Pedro bundled in Pedro Neto’s cross from close range in the fourth minute.

Cole Palmer nearly capitalised on a mistake by Kyle Walker on the halfway line but failed to lift his shot over Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. Two further efforts in the half were also blocked.

Burnley’s only real chance in the first half came when Lesley Ugochukwu volleyed over from a corner awarded under a new rule that penalised Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.

Burnley had not registered a second-half shot before Fofana received his second yellow card in the 72nd minute, having earlier been booked for a late challenge on Hannibal Mejbri.

Chelsea move up to fourth in the Premier League table, having played a game more than Manchester United, but failed to close the gap on Aston Villa, who drew against Leeds. Burnley remain second bottom, eight points adrift of safety.