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We asked for your views on Saturday's game between Burnley and Chelsea.

Here are some of your comments:

Burnley fans

Gazo: Is playing out from the back a good idea for us in the Premier League? The amount of times we lose possession because of this is unacceptable. Unlucky to concede before half-time, but we can't have any complaints about how Chelsea played in the second half.

Gareth: Kompany has got to stop the experimentation with his new players. They are too young and inexperienced to handle the psychological pressure of playing and losing at this level. He's given them their chance. Now he needs to back the experience in his squad. Time for Muric, Cork and Rodriguez.

Peter: How did we go from making Chelsea look average to making them look like world beaters? Once Sterling fell over, we just seemed to give in. Very annoying!

Mark: I'm disappointed. We spend so much money on players, forgetting a lot of the good players that got us promoted. Putting the club in debt, for what? We should've saved the money and I have no doubt we'd be better positioned in the league now. Money can buy you a good team, but not at our level. It feels as if last year was for nothing.

Chelsea fans

Ken: Brilliant! This is the Chelsea I supported years ago. Sterling and Gallagher worked hard in this one. Hopefully they keep this going into the future, beyond the international break. We have some really hard fixtures.

Mike: Burnley were disciplined in the first half and looked to do to Chelsea what every team that has beaten them did - sit back and play on the counter. But they started coming forward, lost their shape, and were duly punished in the second half. Chelsea do better when teams attack and spaces open up.

Kevin: Chelsea are finally starting to click. When we get Nkunku back from injury and if we can get James fit, and he stays fit, better times are close. I hope you were watching Gareth Southgate, because Sterling was excellent today. As were Caicedo, Gallagher and Palmer.

Ben: Good morale boost for the team. Three wins in a row. Now we need to keep the quality up for the rest of the season.

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Former Premier League midfielder Danny Murphy discussed Burnley's difficult start to the season, following five home defeats, on BBC Match of the Day: "They've played some of the big boys at home, to be fair to them. I think one of the main problems is that they want to play football so, when they come up against the really good footballing sides, they're having some problems.

"But I've seen enough in some of their other performances against teams around them, such as the game against Nottingham Forest, where they did well. They played well at Luton in midweek. I think there are three worse teams than Burnley, and I think they will grow into the league.

"I like what they're trying to do. They've done OK in parts of games. Even against Chelsea, at half-time they were level. So all is not lost just because they've had a bad start."

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• Burnley 1-4 Chelsea

• Crystal Palace 0-0 Nottingham Forest

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• Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool

• West Ham United 2-2 Newcastle United

• Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Games nowadays are 95-97 minutes, so you've just got to be good for all of it. I think today we had a solid first half but, with the goal we conceded in the first half and then gifting the penalty away, it's just a very bad start to the second half. Then that creates difficult problems to solve when you play against a team with good players.

"[At half-time] I think you want to refocus and put yourself back to the task, but it's a game filled with decisions. It's not the first time we go to ground in one of the recent games and it just makes it. In this league, those details matter. We know we are working on this, but today it has hurt us.

"There's no quicker way to learn than to be out there [on the pitch] and to face the consequences. When you face the consequences, you know for next time. The main thing for us is we know there's a gap in terms of talent at the disposal of these type of teams.

"But if you don't concede like we did against Manchester United and you're in games, you're going to get your results in these games eventually. Today, what looked to be a good start didn't materialise and that's on us as a team, as a squad.

"The game is never gone and I always think that our players, whether it's in the first half or at the end of the game, they know that they can cause their own problems. They can cause problems to every opponent, but it's not just about that. I think the game is about every single phase, every single moment, so many key moments, and you've got to be good throughout the game, with a little bit of luck when you play against these types of teams, to get the result. OK if it's not today, it will be at some point."

Neil Johnston, BBC Sport

At 18 years and 313 days old, Wilson Odobert became the youngest goalscorer for Burnley in the Premier League.

His goal left Clarets fans dreaming of a first win over Chelsea at Turf Moor for 40 years.

Yet instead of going on to seal the points, Burnley conceded an equaliser before half-time before Chelsea scored three times without reply in the second half.

The result leaves boss Vincent Kompany with plenty to ponder during the international break with his side struggling to adapt to life back in the Premier League after promotion.

Burnley have now lost seven successive home games at this level - all five this season together with two in May 2022 when they were relegated.

They return from the latest international break to face three successive away games - Brentford on 21 October followed by Bournemouth a week later.

Then it's a short trip to Everton in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup on 1 November.

Kompany will hope for a much better performance from his players in front of their own fans when they return to Turf Moor to face Crystal Palace on 4 November.

• Chelsea have come from behind to win a Premier League away game for the first time since October 2022 (2-1 vs Crystal Palace), having lost each of their previous nine games on the road in which they had trailed.

• Burnley have lost eight of their nine Premier League home games against Chelsea (D1). It's the most a home team has played another team in the competition without ever winning (9).

• Aged 21 years and 154 days, Cole Palmer is the youngest player to score a penalty for Chelsea in the Premier League since Oscar against Aston Villa in December 2012 (21y 105d). The last player to score his first goal in the competition for Chelsea from the penalty spot was Jorginho in August 2018 (vs Huddersfield).

• Chelsea scored four goals from just nine shots against Burnley (44.4%), their fewest attempts to see them score at least four goals in a Premier League game since September 2017 (4-0 against Stoke from just seven shots). The Blues had scored just 6.9% of their shots in the Premier League this season before today (7/102).

• At 18 years and 313 days old, Wilson Odobert became the youngest goalscorer for Burnley in the Premier League, and the first 18-year-old to score for the Clarets in the competition.

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Former Everton and England midfielder Izzy Christiansen on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Excellent first half from Burnley, unfortunate to go in at the break 1-1 after conceding that own goal.

"But then, in the second half, Chelsea came out and showed their class. Raheem Sterling in particular, Cole Palmer - exceptional.

"They destroyed the Burnley backline in the second half and it was a fully deserved win for Chelsea.

"Some positives to take for Burnley as well."

Raheem Sterling inspired Chelsea to an impressive comeback win, as Burnley slumped to their fifth successive Premier League home defeat of the campaign.

Eighteen-year-old French forward Wilson Odobert marked his first Premier League start by drilling low and hard past Robert Sanchez to send home fans into raptures at Turf Moor.

Chelsea were disjointed for spells but were back on level terms before half-time thanks to an unfortunate own goal. A cross by Sterling, back in the starting XI after a virus, struck the knee of Belgium defender Ameen Al-Dakhil and looped over James Trafford into the net.

Chelsea then scored three times in a strong second-half showing to take the points.

Sterling, who has not featured for England since the World Cup, won a penalty after being fouled by Brazilian defender Vitinho, which allowed Cole Palmer to score his first goal for the Blues since moving from Manchester City.

The four-time Premier League winner with Manchester City then scored his side's third with an arrowed finish, after Conor Gallagher had spotted his run.

Play restarted after Sterling's goal, before referee Stuart Attwell stopped the game as a check by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a potential offside was continuing. However, the goal was eventually allowed to stand.

Substitute Nicolas Jackson sealed the points with a spin and finish, with Sterling once again involved in the move.

Having won at Fulham on Monday, it is the first time Chelsea have secured back-to-back away wins in the Premier League since October 2022.

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.

His opponents for this weekend's fixtures are YouTuber KSI and boxer Tommy Fury.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Both of these teams are looking to build on much-needed positive results this week, but it's hard to know what to expect from them.

Chelsea's win over Fulham on Monday was their first league win since August, but the question now is whether they can follow up that result and find some consistency.

Scoring goals has been the Blues' biggest problem recently, so it was important for them that Mykhailo Mudryk finally got off the mark against Fulham.

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke about doing extra sessions with Mudryk when he was struggling to find the net, including using the 'crossbar challenge' to try to build his confidence. It seems to have worked, and now they must hope he is fit to face Burnley too.

The Clarets' victory at Luton on Tuesday had been coming, based on what I've seen of them, and they probably felt like they deserved it after such a tough start to the season.

Vincent Kompany's side have lost four out of four at Turf Moor so far, so even a point would be a step in the right direction for them. It smells like a draw to me.

KSI's prediction: 0-2

Tommy's prediction: 0-2

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Vincent Kompany has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea.

Here are the key lines from the Burnley manager:

• Kompany said he "can't deny" getting first Premier League win of season at Luton was a "relief" for players who had not won in the league this term.

• On confidence the first three points bring: "I am not a big believer in confidence, you want it and the momentum but you have to build your own confidence in results. It comes from consistency and trusting you belong there."

• On mini-league in the table: "It is hard for me to say who belongs in the mini league, time will tell. I can see a gap with some of the squads we face, Aston Villa and Tottenham have powerful squads that we can aspire to."

• Asked about Jurgen Klopp's comments that Spurs v Liverpool should be replayed, Kompany said: "I get the feeling, I completely understand and you feel powerless when it happens. My opinion is simple, human error is what it is. VAR didn’t fail, it was a mistake and they are the hardest ones to take. VAR is there to stay and we have to learn to live with it."

• On facing Chelsea: "They are a talented side, first question is how unlucky they have been. It is always the case with big clubs, having results all the time. When you look at their games, there is a very good side with very good players. It will happen at some time hopefully not at Turf Moor."

• On Chelsea spending: "I have been part of an environment when - as a player - money could be spent. Now I am part of an environment where we are far from being the biggest spending. I don’t have a single complaint about it. They have fantastic players. The exciting part for us is we can get so much better from our own resources."

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• Burnley have won just one of their 16 Premier League matches against Chelsea (D4 L11), a 3-2 away win in August 2017 when the Blues were reigning champions.

• Chelsea have won seven of their eight away Premier League visits to Turf Moor against Burnley, drawing the other. No team has played more away games against an opponent in the competition without losing.

• Burnley manager Vincent Kompany could become the fourth manager to lose his first five Premier League home games in charge, after Mick McCarthy in 2003, Terry Connor in 2012 and Chris Ramsey in 2015. Kompany would be the first to do so from the start of a campaign.

• Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has won 85.4% of his Premier League games against promoted sides (35/41), the highest ratio of any manager to take charge of at least 10 such matches.

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And then there were two.

Only Bournemouth and Sheffield United remain winless in the Premier League this season after Burnley collected a monumental triumph at Luton for their first top-flight victory of the campaign.

Jacob Bruun Larsen's late winner was a special strike, curled into the top corner, and gave their travelling fans much-needed cheers following a tough opening run which had seen them lose five of their opening six games.

But Vincent Kompany will be buoyed by a well-earned win and the smile on his face at full-time highlighted what it meant to him, with the boss stating afterwards how "proud" he was of his side.

Sander Berge looks to be settling into the middle of the park with another imposing performance and Zeki Amdouni was a livewire once more, while South Africa international Lyle Foster took his tally to three goals this term.

Manager Kompany has maintained a mantra of remaining calm and not panicking in a pressured situation, while they will need to do once more against Chelsea on Saturday.

The signs suggest it is finally coming together for the Clarets and bagging their first three points will no doubt provide a confidence-boost for the month ahead.

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After a pretty horrific start to the season, and a demoralising defeat at the hands of Newcastle United, it was tempting to view the rearranged fixture at Luton Town as a 'must-win game'. It feels dramatic declaring that in October, just six matches - but I don't mind admitting I was in that camp.

It was because you need to win 10 games to survive in this league (generally, anyway). And if you cannot win your game against Luton - your Championship peers and the side 'expected' to go down with you - then which other nine teams are you going to then beat to ensure your survival? Luton, of course, will have been saying the same about us.

Thankfully, win we did - though for all the talk of Vincent Kompany's dangerous and interesting football, it was predominantly grit and determination that got us through a second half of Luton dominance.

We had a decade of Burnley players putting their very souls behind a line of attack and cried out for some attractive, attacking play - but these young players learned on Tuesday night that turning a winning mentality into actually winning takes more than pretty passing and a high press. It also requires digging deep and doing the ugly stuff.

Realistically, this victory guarantees our survival no more than a defeat would have relegated us. But we remain in the mix at the bottom and have played more top sides than any of our relegation rivals. (Seriously, fixture gods, that start?!)

And if we can channel that gritty determination, add in some more of those moments of class that Jacob Bruun Larsen showed in the dying minutes, then we can finish in that golden 17th place.

I would love nothing more than this manager and this team of young talent to have a chance to build and shine in this league.

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Burnley earned their first win of the Premier League season in a hard-fought battle against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

We asked what you made of the game and here are some of your thoughts:

Ian: Burnley have the youngest average age in Premier League. They make mistakes, which costs them possession in midfield. It will be a tough year but, even if they are relegated, as long as they can keep the team together, with a couple of additions they have a bright future. Stick with us, Vincent. It will be worth it.

Brian: Burnley are learning and becoming stronger every game. There was a lot of pressure to absorb in the second half and it was a great response following the equaliser.

Lee: That win is huge - to let in a goal so late on and then do that! The fight to turn things around is what got us promoted last season. We must build on this and get something at home at the weekend. This month is so important for us. On to the next one.

David: Resilient and controlled performance by Burnley at Luton, who beat Everton in their previous game. This was always going to be a tight fixture so I'm very happy to have got our first win of the season.

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Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin believes Burnley can push on from Tuesday's win over Luton Town after enduring a challenging start to the season.

The Clarets recorded their first Premier League win of the campaign at Kenilworth Road, with goals from Lyle Foster and Jacob Bruun Larsen enough to see off the Hatters.

"I've actually been feeling really sorry for Burnley because they've had a stinker of a start to the season in terms of their draw," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"The only game they'll really be disappointed by is the Nottingham Forest draw.

"They've had a horribly hard start to the season, so [after] getting that result, Vincent [Kompany] will start looking ahead and thinking now is when they get into the real meat of where they can possibly get points.

"He needed to get those three. I think they'll be buzzing and will really believe in themselves now."

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