サッカー-Havertz 二塁打 as Chelsea punish wasteful Burnley

By Simon Evans

BURNLEY, England, March 5 (Reuters) - Chelsea may be up for sale but Thomas Tuchel's showed no 調印するs of 存在 distracted as Kai Havertz 得点する/非難する/20d twice in a comfortable 4-0 victory at 首相 League strugglers Burnley on Saturday.

Relegation-脅すd Burnley wasted a 一連の first half 適切な時期s but then 崩壊(する)d with some shambolic defending after Reece James opened the 得点する/非難する/20ing in the 47th minute.

Chelsea struck three times in the space of eight minutes 誘発するing the 普通は hardy Burnley fans to 長,率いる for the 出口s 井戸/弁護士席 before the end.

There were 思い出の品s of Chelsea's new 状況/情勢 in the singing of owner Roman Abramovich's 指名する throughout the game -- although the 詠唱するing in support of the ロシアの during a minute's 賞賛 in 団結 with ウクライナ共和国 drew an angry reaction from the Burnley 支持者s.

Chelsea made a flat start to the game and had Brazilian Thiago Silva to thank for (疑いを)晴らすing Wout Weghorst's first-time 発射 off the line.

Nathan Collins then 長,率いるd over from a 解放する/自由な-kick as the home (人が)群がる began to sense that an upset from the 18th-placed 味方する could be on the cards.

But that sense of 予期 soon turned to 失望/欲求不満 with Dwight McNeil 行方不明の a glorious chance after Edouard Mendy failed to connect 適切に with a punch (疑いを)晴らす.

McNeil's 決定/判定勝ち(する) to go for a 半導体素子 rather than a more straightforward finish was then followed by some poor hesitation inside the box after he burst 負かす/撃墜する the left.

Tuchel had plenty to 解決する at the break and 裁判官ing by the 上昇傾向 in his team's 業績/成果 he did just that.

James, starting his first game since December, opened the 得点する/非難する/20ing two minutes after the interval, 演習ing a 発射 into the far, 底(に届く) corner after turning Dwight McNeil inside out.

Havertz then pulled away from his marker Connor Roberts to 長,率いる home a nicely floated cross from Christian Pulisic to make it 2-0 for the 訪問者s.

The German th en had another simple finish, 変えるing a James cross from の近くに 範囲, and Pulisic had the easiest of 仕事s 得点する/非難する/20ing after Burnley defender James Tarkowski コースを変えるd a Saul Niguez cross into his path.

Chelsea are third on 53 points, 13 points behind leaders Manchester City while Burnley stay in 18th place on 21 points.

"The first goal helped us. In these matches that are so tight, that 明白に gives you a lot of 信用/信任," said Tuchel.

"It's a good 業績/成果 全体にわたる because it's not 平易な to come to Turf Moor. It was a good team 業績/成果, very 焦点(を合わせる)d. It 改善するs my impression that we're 絶えず getting better and better. We deserved to 勝利,勝つ and it was a very good second half." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Simon Evans, Editing by Hugh Lawson and Christian Radnedge)

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