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Premier League round-up: Nine-man Chelsea stunned by Burnley, Rooney the hero for Everton

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The 2017/18 Premier League season is finally under way and here’s what happened on the opening Saturday…

Nine-man Chelsea made a disastrous start to their Premier League title defence as they were beaten at home by Burnley.

The champions had Gary Cahill sent off early on for a dangerous tackle and the Clarets made their numerical advantage count as they stormed into a 3-0 lead before half-time, with Sam Vokes netting twice and Stephen Ward also getting on the scoresheet.

Substitute Alvaro Morata fire home on his league debut midway through the second half to reduce the deficit.