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Jose Mourinho (AFP)
Jose Mourinho (AFP)

London - Premier League leaders Chelsea ended a turbulent week with a disappointing 1-1 home draw against strugglers Burnley on Saturday that gave Manchester City fresh hope in the title race.

Build-up to the game was overshadowed by the fall-out from an incident in Paris on Tuesday in which a group of Chelsea fans prevented a black man from boarding a Metro train while chanting racist songs.

On their pre-scheduled 'Equality Day', Chelsea took an early lead through Branislav Ivanovic, but after Nemanja Matic had been sent off for lashing out at Ashley Barnes, Ben Mee headed in an 81st-minute equaliser.

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