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Jose Mourinho (Supplied)
Jose Mourinho (Supplied)

London - After a week of controversy off the pitch, there was an afternoon of rancour on it at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea's Nemanja Matic was sent off in the Premier League leaders' 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday.

Branislav Ivanovic had given Chelsea a first-half lead, but Matic was sent off after the interval and struggling Burnley took advantage to snatch a shock point thanks to Ben Mee's header nine minutes from full-time.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho may feel his side were hard done by as they had three penalty appeals turned down by referee Martin Atkinson, while Matic's dismissal for retaliation was sparked by a nasty tackle from Ashley Barnes.

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