Dyche delight as Burnley ditch away blues to upset champions


Football Soccer - Premier League - Chelsea vs Burnley - London, Britain - August 12, 2017 Burnley manager Sean Dyche REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) - Burnley manager Sean Dyche was delighted after his team ditched their label as poor travellers to pull off a shock 3-2 win at champions Chelsea, who finished with nine men, on Saturday.

The Clarets didn't win away from home last season until their penultimate road trip but led the champions 3-0 at half-time after the Londoners had skipper Gary Cahill sent off in the 14th minute.

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