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Your support makes all the difference.After Tottenham's chances of catching Chelsea were landed a serious blow at Anfield, Antonio Conte's men now have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table as they travel to Burnley.
But victory is far from a given. Sean Dyche's men have developed an impervious reputation at home, winning 28 out of their current 29 Premier League points at Turf Moor.
Although Chelsea will be tipped as favourites to win, a shock result against the Clarets isn't beyond the realms of possibility today.
After that, Swansea and Leicester go head to head at the bottom of the league as they continue to fight for survival.
The Foxes have been dragged to the foot of the table following a miserable run of form that has seen them failure to win in league this new year.
As for the Swans, Paul Clement's men have enjoyed something of a resurgence in recent weeks but remain dangerously close to the relegation zone with just one point separating them from the bottom three.
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Saturday's results:
Arsenal 2-0 Hull
Manchester United 2-0 Watford
Middlesbrough 0-0 Everton
Stoke City 1-0 Crystal Palace
Sunderland 0-4 Southampton
West Ham 2-2 West Brom
Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham
35 MINS
Chelsea have had 74% possession in the last 10 minutes, but their efforts remain unrewarded as the scores stay level. Both sides are relentlessly hunting to gain an advantage before the interval.
37 MINS
Barton threads a clever ball to break the Chelsea defence and put Lowton through on goal. Courtois sprints out and closes down the angle, forcing the Burnley lad to fire the strike at him. That could have very easily been the home side's second.
38 MINS
Boyd charges into the Chelsea defensive third and pulls the trigger with a powerful strike. Cahill puts his body on the line and dives in front of the strike, to deflect it to safety.
The tempo is electric at Turf Moor right now, with action at both ends of the pitch.
41 MINS
Moses delivers a cross into the box, which is chested and controlled by Costa. The Spaniard takes the ball down and goes for an attempt on goal, but The Clarets defence all dive in front of the strike to deny the strike.
43 MINS
Matic crashes into a headed challenge with Barnes, knocking the Burnley lad flying. Free kick to the home side. Much to the dissapointment of The Claret fans, it is not from a shooting position for Brady this time.
HALF TIME
It's 1-1 at the interval, after a Brady free kick levelled out an early goal from Pedro. Burnley showed triumphant spirit to chase the equaliser, but Chelsea continue to look lethal on the counter attack. The pace of The Blues forwards are proving a tough task for the Burnley defence, with Hazard in particular putting in a disciplined display up top.
It's there for the taking in the second half. Game on!
WE ARE OFF!
Chelsea kick off to get the second half underway. The visitors have a job to do and a point to prove this half.
48 MINS
Burnley charge up the field on the counter attack, with Barnes aiming to thread the ball through to Gray. It initially looks like a poor ball, but Luiz stumbles and the ball flies past him and into the path of the striker. The final product is a poor, side-footed strike that is easily dealt with by Courtois.
51 MINS
Burnley have returned from the interval looking sharp, energetic and determined to trouble the title toppers. Their striking partnership are causing problems for the Chelsea defence, with Gray looking like he is hungry for goals.
Chelsea need to step it up a gear, or two...
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