Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Chelsea U21 1st on 43, Burnley U21 29th on 13. Burnley U21 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 24th in the league over the last five rounds against 29th overall. Per game in the league, Burnley U21 were scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.1, Chelsea U21 2.6 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
Chelsea U21 entered with three losses in a row.
Burnley FC Training Centre, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Chelsea U21: Jesse Derry (86')
Key stats
Possession: Burnley U21 28% · Chelsea U21 72% · Total shots: 4-16 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 6-5