Moses strikes in Chelsea victory
Burnley, April 20: Victor Moses struck a 69th-minute winner for Chelsea to give Antonio Conte’s side a 2-1 Premier League victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Thursday, closing the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea trail Spurs by five points with just four games remaining but the win kept alive their slim hopes of a late push for the final Champions League slot.
“It won’t be easy because there is a fivepoint gap to Tottenham and in the past we missed great chances to stay closer to them,” said Conte.
“Now the only way is to try to get three points in every game from now until the end, which won’t be easy because we are playing teams fighting to avoid relegation. But we have to try and tonight I saw a great spirit,” the Italian added.
Chelsea had taken a 20th-minute lead through a Kevin Long own goal after the Burnley defenders attempt to clear a Moses cross ended up in his own net.
Against the run of play, Burnley drew level in the 64th minute of the match, when Johann Berg Gudmundsson cut in from the right and his low drive went in off his teammate Ashley Barnes and beat Thibaut Courtois.
But the Blues responded perfectly five minutes later when a cross from the left from Emerson reached Moses at the back post and he took his time before firing past Nick Pope.