Antonio Conte identified desire, commitment and sacrifice as key ingredients in Chelsea winning back-to-back league games for the first time since December. It will console Álvaro Morata to know the Chelsea manager thought he embodied them all. Morata misses were the only blot on an otherwise encouraging night for Conte’s team at Burnley as they preserved faint hopes of Champions League qualification.
Chelsea’s £58m record signing cut a furious figure when substituted shortly after squandering a glorious opportunity to seal the 65th win of Conte’s 100-game reign. The Spain international exchanged words with a mocking Burnley crowd behind the dug-out and threw away his boots in disgust before receiving a consoling pat from Cesc Fàbregas. Victor Moses’ 70th minute winner ensured Morata’s miss did not matter and, while it may hinder his chances of starting Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Southampton, the striker’s overall contribution alongside Olivier Giroud was ample consolation to Conte.
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