Despite the emphatic - and deserved - margin of victory by the final whistle, it was a shaky start from the Blues as Burnley took an early lead on the counter when Wilson Odobert was given too much space to finish low on the left of our box.

However, we were level by half-time, thanks largely to the impressive Raheem Sterling, although it was Clarets defender Ameen Al Dakhil who got the last touch, deflecting the Blues winger's dangerous cross over his own goalkeeper.

After half-time there was only one team in it though, and it took just five minutes for us pull into the lead, when Sterling was brought down in the box by Vitinho and Cole Palmer tucked away the spot kick to get his first Premier League goal from 12 yards.

Things got even better from there, as Sterling dispatched Conor Gallagher's perfect pass for a well-deserved goal, before substitute Nicolas Jackson put the icing on the cake with a lovely bit of skill to score our fourth of the day at Turf Moor.

There was clearly an area the Blues had identified to target early on, with both Armando Broja and Sterling threatening to cause trouble by latching on to long balls over the top of Burnley’s high defensive line.

Although he was thwarted on that occasion, Sterling was only inches away from scoring a fine goal with his next attempt. It was a lovely run to cut in from the left and leave Al Dakhil trailing behind, before curling a right-footed shot from the edge of the box which flew narrowly past the far post.

Early setback

However, Burnley managed to go straight up the other end and take the lead on the counter. Vitinho broke free down the right to put the Chelsea defence on the back foot. He found Lyle Foster in the centre but when the Blues closed him down he passed possession left to Odobert, who was able to take a touch before finishing low past Robert Sanchez.

The Clarets were certainly causing us problems when they broke forward, using their width to make the pitch big and find space in wide positions, and we had a let-off on the 20-minute mark when Mike Tresor got in front of Levi Colwill at the back post to meet a deep cross, but thankfully he couldn’t get a clean connection on it.

Pushing back

Chelsea recovered and started to exert more control the closer we got to half-time, but were struggling to carve out a chance from our large share of the possession. The best we came were two occasions when we threatened to get in behind Vitinho in the box, but first Enzo Fernandez took too long assessing his options before his shot was charged down, then Sterling couldn’t quite get clear of his marker before goalkeeper James Trafford rushed out to claim the ball.

Raheem went closest yet at the end of a long, patient team move. Enzo was fouled but when the referee played advantage Caicedo chipped the ball out to Sterling. He drove past two defenders before firing low with his left foot from a tight angle, but Trafford was just about able to save with his feet.

That meant when the equaliser did arrive before the break, there was no surprise that Sterling was the source, even if there was a slice of good fortune. There was no luck involved when the winger twisted and turned on the pace to beat Tresor and Vitinho as he charged into the box, but when he smashed a dangerous ball across goal, defender Al Dakhil at the near post could only deflect it up to loop over the keeper and into the back of the net for an own goal.

The Sterling show

Raheem deserved the credit and Chelsea deserved to be level at the break. The Chelsea No7 was far from finished, though, as he continued to torment the right side of Burnley's defence. In fact, it took him just five minutes of the second half to play a big hand in the Blues taking the lead.

In an almost identical situation to our equaliser, Sterling took Vitinho towards the byline and drove clear into the box. Just as he crossed into the area, though, the right-back stuck out a desperate leg and brought him down. No hesitation from the referee, penalty, and VAR confirmed it was the correct decision.

Of course, there was still work to do and full credit to the nerveless Palmer. The 21-year-old stepped up and calmly sent his England Under-21 team-mate Trafford the wrong way as he slotted into the bottom corner. So assured was his strike, it is hard to believe it was not only the 21-year-old's first goal for Chelsea, but his first ever in the Premier League.

It was soon a case of Chelsea pulling away into the distance now we had our lead, although Sanchez needed strong fingertips to divert a powerful Odobert strike over the bar. Sterling was soon at it again, though.

This time it was to score the goal his all-round performance had unquestionably earned. A change of right-back for Burnley failed to stop him, this time peeling off from Conor Roberts to make space to receive Conor Gallagher's well-weighted pass and get in behind. Raheem cushioned the ball into his path and struck a low finish across goal into the corner. It never seemed in doubt from the moment he received the pass.

The Clarets just had no answer to Sterling's guile, skill and pace all afternoon, as he repeatedly tore their right side to shreds, and once he had scored our third goal the entire Burnley team seemed deflated.

If there were any doubts, they were quickly silenced. Raheem was at the heart of things once more, turning and racing clear on the halfway line. His low cross found Palmer, who unselfishly played it back in to Jackson. The Senegalese striker produced a lovely drag-back to evade his marker before swivelling to finish from close range and make it four.

There was no way back for Burnley now. They still looked for more consolation when they could, but for the most part seemed content just to avoid Chelsea and Sterling inflicting any further misery on them during the closing stages.

What it means

For the first time this season, Chelsea have recorded back-to-back Premier League wins, and can carry that momentum into next week's international break. Our total of six points gained over the last six days also moves us into the top half of the Premier League, in 10th place with 11 points in total, ahead of Fulham and Crystal Palace on goal difference.

What’s next

There is a week off for Chelsea and the Premier League as we enter the international break. The Blues are next in action when we host Arsenal in a London derby in the league on Saturday 21 October, with kick-off at 5.30pm.

Chelsea (4-3-3): Sanchez; Cucurella, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Gallagher (c), Caicedo, Enzo; Palmer (Maatsen 86), Broja (Jackson h-t), Sterling (Mudryk 82)
Unused subs: Petrovic, Gilchrist, Chukwuemeka, Matos, Ugochukwu, Madueke
Scorers: Al Dakhil og 42, Palmer pen 50, Sterling 65, Jackson 74
Booked: Cucurella 27, Enzo 27, Thiago Silva 45+2, Caicedo 73

Burnley (4-5-1): Trafford; Vitinho (Roberts 61), Al Dakhil (O'Shea h-t), Delcroix, Taylor; Odobert (Bruun Larsen 79), Brownhill (c), Cullen (Ramsey 61), Berge, Tresor (Koleosho 61); Foster
Unused subs: Muric, Cork, Amdouni, Rodriguez
Scorer: Odobert 16
Booked: Cullen 30, Odobert 38

Referee: Stuart Attwell