The Blues took a 1-0 lead and looked to be on course for their 13th home victory of the season until Nemanja Matic was shown a straight red card in the 70th minute and Burnley capitalised with 10 minutes remaining
Browsing: Stamford Bridge
Nigerian international, John Obi Mikel was a late minute substitute in Chelsea 3-0 spanking of Aston Villa at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Aston Villa, Sunderland and West Brom have monitored the Nigerian international’s availability with a loan move the most likely outcome.
According to The Mirror, West Brom’s Technical Director, Terry Burton, has earmarked the Nigeria international, who spent last season on loan at Liverpool, to play in the squad’s flanks
Essien had fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge this season and has been linked with a move to Italy these past few weeks