Terry seals victory for Chelsea

Chelsea opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Terry, who was booed by the home fans following newspaper revelations about his private life, headed in Frank Lampard's corner late on.

It was a rare moment of second-half incision from a lacklustre Chelsea.

Nicolas Anelka had opened the scoring by finishing off a flowing move before Steve Fletcher rifled in an equaliser.

And it seemed for a long time as though the score would remain level, as Chelsea struggled to raise their game after easily controlling the first half without having to get out of first gear.

Chelsea's closest title rivals Manchester United and Arsenal both dropped points at Turf Moor earlier this season.

With United and Arsenal facing each other on Sunday, the Blues went into the match keen not to suffer the same fate.

Initially, the signs were that Chelsea would run out easy victors.

While Burnley offered hardly any offensive threat, Chelsea were able to come forward at will.

Burnley boss Brian Laws:
"I can take a lot of heart from this game. We were only minutes away from getting a point.

"We showed Chelsea too much respect in the first half but when we scored it lifted the team and lifted the crowd.

"It was a great goal by Steve Fletcher and gave us great belief. The only disappointment is we couldn't see out the game."

Chelsea mananger Carlo Ancelotti:
"It was a difficult game, especially in the second half.

"We were not able to play the way we liked and they equalised.

"We then put more pressure on Burnley and deserved the win. We are four points ahead of Manchester United and that is good."