The Belgian was simply unstoppable as Burnley were picked apart. He opened the scoring after only nine minutes, jinking all the way from the halfway line before passing the ball into the far corner of the net from 20 yards. It was a sign of things to come.
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Chelsea were the more forward-thinking outfit in the early exchanges and had the lead in the ninth minute of play when Hazard drove to the edge of the Burnley box before curling his effort into the bottom corner past Tom Heaton.
Chelsea nearly doubled their lead after 37 minutes when Oscar’s cute cutback gave Costa an excellent opportunity, but Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton produced a smart save.
The former Arsenal midfielder has not started a league game for the Blues so far this season and was left out of the Spain squad this week, prompting further speculation about his future.
6 – Eden Hazard has scored six goals in his last eight Premier League games, having scored six in 44 matches before that. Spurs striker Harry Kane who enjoyed a magnificent season previous year looked lackluster in the Euro competition in the summer during England’s woeful display and again failed to impress against Liverpool.
Willian might miss a second match in a row through injury and we’ll have to wait and see if there’s a place in the starting line-up for Cesc Fabregas.
There were glimpses of a revival at the end of last season under caretaker manager Guus Hiddink and again at Euro 2016 despite Belgium s quarter-final exit.
Lastly, there’s Eden Hazard who looks to be in good form and enjoying life under Antonio Conte a lot more than he did under Jose Mourinho or Guus Hiddink a year ago.
“He is a young man with a fantastic future, as long as he keeps working hard and keeps himself grounded, which I think he will”.
“I can also say that his performance can still improve”.
“I also can tell Eden his performance can improve a lot but I’m please for his commitment, and work rate”.
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Although Conte has hit the ground running with three successive wins to start his Chelsea reign, the Italian has endured a frustrating time in the transfer market since taking charge at Stamford Bridge in July. “We have fantastic wingers who are all very good one versus one, it’s important to put them in the best condition and I’m very happy for Eden”. ‘I reminded my players of this. However we must continue with his work and the work of the whole team.
