Burnley striker Zian Flemming pounced in stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Flemming headed in from a James Ward‑Prowse corner in the 93rd minute after Chelsea had lost control of the match following Wesley Fofana's dismissal.

The hosts had dominated until the defender's 72nd‑minute second yellow card for a tackle on Ward‑Prowse, having taken the lead through Joao Pedro in the fourth minute.

But there will be an inquest, as Chelsea have dropped a league‑high 17 points from winning positions at home this season. They also have six red cards - more than any other team in the Premier League and eight in all competitions.

It looked as though it would be plain sailing for Chelsea after Joao Pedro bundled in Pedro Neto's cross from close range in the fourth minute.

Cole Palmer nearly capitalised on a mistake by Kyle Walker on the halfway line but failed to lift his shot over Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, with two further efforts in the half also blocked.

Burnley's only real chance in the first half came when Lesley Ugochukwu volleyed over from a corner awarded under a new rule which penalised Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds.

After the interval, Joao Pedro had another effort blocked by former Chelsea defender Bashir Humphreys before heading over from a corner in the 66th minute.

Burnley had not registered a second-half shot before Fofana received a second yellow card in the 72nd minute, having been earlier booked for a late challenge on Hannibal Mejbri.

Four minutes later, Josh Laurent forced a save from Sanchez, as Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior brought on defenders, while Scott Parker introduced attackers in search of an equaliser.

Flemming was unmarked when he headed his dramatic leveller, and substitute Jacob Bruun Larsen missed a similar chance minutes later, with Chelsea supporters booing their team off after the final whistle.

Chelsea move up to fourth in the Premier League table, having played a game more than Manchester United, but fail to close the gap on Aston Villa who drew against Leeds. Burnley remain second bottom, eight points adrift of safety.

The sheer number of red cards has left much of the conversation around Chelsea focused on indiscipline, and Flemming's goal only underlined how it is undermining their season.

Chelsea have won only once after going down to 10 men this campaign - following an 87th‑minute dismissal at Nottingham Forest - and have lost or drawn the other five league matches in which they have had a player sent off.

The pattern is clear - Chelsea are suffering because of their lack of discipline. They are also a team accustomed to collecting yellow cards.

They sit bottom of the Fair Play table with 86 points, having received 60 yellow cards this season. They were second-bottom last season and bottom the season before.

It is hard not to link the disciplinary record to the age of the squad. Chelsea have not fielded a player over 28 all season and have the youngest squad in the Premier League - a profile deliberately built by the club's hierarchy.

Yet Chelsea do have quality and could point to positives from the 72 minutes before Fofana's second yellow card, which will rule him out of the upcoming trip to league leaders Arsenal.

Most notably, in‑form striker Joao Pedro scored his fifth league goal in six matches and is the leading scorer across Rosenior's first 11 games in charge.

But while the Brazilian's form since his £55m move from Brighton has been a bright spot, it was once again a familiar story for Chelsea as indiscipline dominated the agenda.

Parker's team endured long spells without the ball but their point earned at Stamford Bridge owes to a committed defensive display and a brilliant set-piece from Ward-Prowse.

The likes of Joe Worrall, Maxime Esteve and Humphreys all made goal-saving interventions when blocking shots from Palmer and Joao Pedro.

It also left goalkeeper Dubravka not as busy as he would have otherwise expected to be in west London, although he had to be alert coming for crosses into the box.

"The player showed a real resilience to go a goal down early but stay in the game," Parker said at Stamford Bridge. "We grew into the first half, and are maybe frustrated we weren't able to get all three points."

That frustration will come after Ward-Prowse delivered two almost identical set-pieces - the first was a perfect delivery for Flemming's goal but Bruun Larsen could not score from an identical chance.

Parker added: "[Ward-Prowse] had real quality - he is a real set-piece specialist. When you want to deliver a ball, you know where it is going. All the set-piece coaches can do the best blocks or runs but with James it is pretty easy because you know if it is delivered on the money then you have a chance."

Of course, Chelsea's red card helped them swing the momentum but resilience gave Burnley their foundations for the draw.

"The longer you stay in the game, the more the confidence grows," goalscorer Flemming added. "The red card is a significant moment because at that moment we could really attack and put them under pressure. We did that really well."

Chelsea next play at Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday (16:30 GMT), after Burnleyhost Brentford on Saturday (15:00).