Chelsea moved second in the Premier League and three points behind leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 win at lowly Burnley thanks to goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez.

Neto's 37th-minute opener was the only moment of real quality in the first half as Jamie Gittens' excellent cross to the far post found Neto, who headed superbly back across goal and into the net.

Fernandez then made sure of Chelsea's third straight league win in the 88th minute with a powerful close-range finish after fine work by substitute Marc Guiu to set him up.

Chelsea claimed victory without the influential Moises Caicedo, who was left on the bench, giving him crucial rest ahead of a crunch week for the Blues, who host Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, followed by a home game against Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

The Gunners, though, have the chance to restore their six-point gap over Chelsea ahead of next weekend's visit to Stamford Bridge when they host Tottenham in Sunday's north London derby, live on Sky Sports.

Chelsea did not have to work too hard for their win at Burnley, who managed just two harmless shots on target, with Zian Flemming volleying their best chance over in the 69th minute.

But the home side felt aggrieved in the first half over what they felt should have been a bizarre penalty after Trevoh Chalobah put his hand on Robert Sanchez's goal-kick, although referee Peter Bankes decided Sanchez had not taken it and was giving the ball to Chalobah to take.

What is not in doubt, however, is Burnley's poor form, with Scott Parker's side suffering a third straight defeat that leaves the 17th-placed side in danger of slipping into the relegation zone.

But at the other end of the table, Chelsea remain potential title challengers as they won a third straight away league game without conceding.

Neto 'relieved' to win ahead of Barca and Arsenal games

Chelsea winger Pedro Neto speaking to TNT Sports on the win:

"It was a relief.

"It's always difficult winning 1-0 away on this difficult ground.

"We had the attitude, we kept a clean sheet, so we are really happy with the win."

On winning ahead of Barca and Arsenal games: "It's always good to come back from the international break when we are away for a little bit of time. But now we will spend more time together.

"So, it's really good and we are looking forward to the games because it's the type of games we want to play.

"This one is a different one with battles. It was difficult to come here to play in this kind of ground. But we are looking forward to the next game."

Opta facts: Chelsea keep up 12.30pm Saturday winning record

Chelsea have won each of their last eight Premier League games kicking off at 12:30 on a Saturday, with only Manchester City enjoying a longer run of successive victories in this specific kick-off slot in the competition (9 wins in a row from May 2021 to Oct 2022).

Chelsea have won five of their last six Premier League games (L1), winning three successive league matches to nil for the first time since March 2022.

Burnley have lost three of their last five home league games (W1 D1), having gone unbeaten in their previous 24. It's the first time they've lost back-to-back league matches at Turf Moor since their final two games of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign.

Across spells in charge of Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley, Scott Parker has never come from behind to win a Premier League match (P42 D4 L38), the most games a manager has trailed in without ever coming back to win in the competition's history.

No manager has been shown more Premier League cards since the start of last season than Chelsea's Enzo Maresca (8 - level with Fabian Hurzeler).

Chelsea are just the second team in Premier League history to go 50 consecutive games without a player aged 30 or older in their starting XI, after Aston Villa between September 2012 and January 2014 (59).

Teams

Burnley Dubravka; Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman; Florentino, Cullen; Tchaouna (Bruun Larsen 76), Ugochukwu (Hannibal 72), Anthony (Foster 72); Flemming (Broja 72)
Subs Not Used Weiss, Edwards, Ekdal, Pires, Laurent
Booked Walker
Goals

Chelsea Sanchez; James (c) (Badiashile h/t), Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Santos, Fernandez; Neto, Joao Pedro (Guiu 76), Gittens; Delap (Gusto 67)
Subs Not Used Jorgensen, Acheampong, Hato, Caicedo, Estevao, Garnacho
Booked Neto, Joao Pedro, Maresca, Badiashile
Goals Neto 37, Enzo Fernandez 88

Attendance 21,499

Referee Peter Bankes

VAR Robert Jones