<img title="Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates after scoring his side&rsquo;s third goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Pic/ Getty Images " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/aug/vokes.jpg" alt="Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates after scoring his side&rsquo;s third goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Pic/ Getty Images " /> Burnley's Sam Vokes (right) celebrates after scoring his side's third goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Pic/ Getty Images&nbsp;
Sam Vokes scored twice as Burnley torpedoed defending champions Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in one of the most sensational opening-weekend results in English top flight history.
Chelsea had captain Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas sent off and Burnley took full advantage through Vokes's brace and a superb Stephen Ward effort, with goals from Alvaro Morata and David Luiz coming in vain.
Leicester City lost 2-1 at Hull City on the first day last season, but given the unexpected nature of their title win, this was the biggest opening-day shock since Aston Villa's 3-1 win over Manchester United in 1995.
Rooney on target Huddersfield Town marked their top flight return with a remarkable 3-0 win at Crystal Palace that sent them top of the table, while Wayne Rooney bagged the winner on his Everton comeback in a 1-0 victory over Stoke City.
Burnley's win, their first at Chelsea since 1971, further blackened the mood around Stamford Bridge after manager Antonio Conte had to start without the injured Eden Hazard and out-of-favour striker Diego Costa and started with &pound;58 million ($75.5 million, 63.8 million euros) signing Morata on the bench. Youth-team graduate Jeremie Boga made his debut, but was hauled off in the reshuffle that followed Cahill's 14th-minute dismissal for a reckless, studs-up foul on Steven Defour.
Klopp unhappy Liverpool were denied a winning start as Miguel Britos claimed a contentious stoppage-time leveller to earn Watford a 3-3 draw at Vicarage Road. Watford twice went in front through Stefano Okaka and Abdoulaye Doucoure, but Liverpool equalised each time via Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, who then teed up new boy Mohamed Salah to put the Reds 3-2 up.
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Sam Vokes scored twice as Burnley torpedoed defending champions Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in one of the most sensational opening-weekend results in English top flight history

Sam Vokes scores twice as Burnley plough through Chelsea 3-2

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Sam Vokes scored twice as Burnley torpedoed defending champions Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in one of the most sensational opening-weekend results in English top flight history

Sam Vokes scores twice as Burnley plough through Chelsea 3-2

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