An angry Liam Rosenior felt the only way Burnley were going to score was from a James Ward-Prowse set-piece.
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The home side took a fourth minute lead when Joao Pedro bundled home from close range, but the Clarets did well to stay in the game and limit the damage.
The game was turned on its head with 18 minutes remaining when Wesley Fofana was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Burnley took full advantage, levelling in stoppage-time through Zian Flemming from Ward-Prowse’s sumptuous cross – and even squandered a golden chance to win it at the death when Jacob Bruun Larsen headed agonisingly over from another Ward-Prowse delivery.
Rosenior refused to blame the draw on Fofana’s red, instead pointing the finger at his side’s late defending.
“That wasn't on Wesley. That was on our performance,” he said. “From the first goal, we lacked incision when we had control.
Rosenior subbed off Cole Palmer shortly after Chelsea's red card (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)placeholder image
Rosenior subbed off Cole Palmer shortly after Chelsea's red card (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
“I want incision. I want us to create wave after wave of attack. We were too safe in our possession.
“When you give a team, any team, a one-goal advantage, anything can happen. The red card happens, you're down to 10 men. We knew their biggest threat was Ward-Prowse with his set plays.
“We went as big as we possibly could, because that was the only way they could score with 10 men. But we still don't see it out.
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“What has happened with me is we have set fire to four points from two home games, which anyone watching the game, it's not good enough for a club of this level.
“It's not good enough for me to come and say we were the better team. We need to be the better team in every game. We need to win games of football.
“And I know what the answer is, and we will address it in the week. There's an inquest after every game, whether we win or lose. But I'm learning about the players.
“I felt the second-half performance was actually miles better than the first-half performance. Even though we were 1-0 up at half-time, up until the red card, I felt it was wave after wave of attack.
“We didn't make the right decision for the moments that we created and we didn't finish off the game when we should have. And when you don't do that, you leave yourself open.
“Set plays are massive in the Premier League. They're so important. Our record this season, defending set plays, is not to the level which is required for us to achieve what we want to achieve.
“An assignment was missed. A marking assignment wasn't done and we knew Flemming is their best header of the ball.
“There was a player who…I'm not here to throw players under the bus, I will always protect my players, but I will deal with it in the week. There was a player we assigned that duty who marked the wrong player.”
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