Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton delivers his verdict on the dramatic 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
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00:00 Here at Stamford Bridge where Burnley have just claimed a breathless 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
00:06 Not sure where to start really.
00:08 Other than to say Burnley were incredible.
00:11 To have so much credit, went down to 10 men at the end of the first half in controversial circumstances.
00:17 I think that's fair to say.
00:18 Laurence Assen-Yong has shown a second yellow card for a really soft penalty which Karl Palmer put away.
00:24 But they equalised straight out of the second half with Josh Cullen.
00:27 After switching a couple of things tactically, a couple of subs, and then held on.
00:34 Thought they were going to hold on, wrong one.
00:36 But then Karl Palmer scored a second about 12 minutes from the time I think it was.
00:40 And you think, OK, if that's that then the 11 men will see it out and get the win.
00:45 But Burnley came again.
00:47 Dario O'Shea with a superb header from a corner.
00:51 And it could have got even better.
00:53 Jey Rodriguez off the bench had a massive chance.
00:55 Similar chance to O'Shea, rising highs from a corner.
00:58 And this time hit the bar.
01:00 It fell back to him, it was a bit awkward, it was bouncing in front of him.
01:03 And he sort of scissor kicked it wide when the net was empty.
01:06 So there was that feeling it could have been better.
01:08 But given the circumstances of the red card, playing 10 men for 45 minutes, superb point.
01:13 And who knows how significant that point would be at the end of the season.
01:16 I think the gap now is down to four points with Luton losing a forest.
01:20 So Burnley have shown they've got plenty of stunner, plenty of fight.
01:24 And if they go on to beat Wolves on Tuesday, this would be a massive, massive, massive, massive draw.