Burnley boss Sean Dyche has admitted the gulf in class between his side and Chelsea contributed to the Clarets' 3-0 loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Superb first half goals from Eden Hazard and Willian and a late Victor Moses strike brought Burnley crashing back down following their morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the league last weekend.
Dyche admitted after his side's comprehensive defeat in west London on Saturday that Chelsea were just too strong for his team, and admitted his players had perhaps been distracted by their famous win against Jurgen Klopp's side last week.
"First half was probably as poor as we've been in a year, I think, but against a very strong group," Dyche said.
"You don't have to look much behind the subs they brought on to realise how strong they are. There's a huge gulf between where we are as a club and this club, but when the whistle blows, you want to be ready to perform, and we weren't.
"We didn't perform well at all in the first half, and you simply can't do that. Add in some really poor decisions against a really strong side, and you're going to be in trouble, and we were."
Speaking to BBC Sport, he added: "Our lads got sucked in from the result [against Liverpool] a little bit last week, thought you can come here [but] it's a different stadium."
Dyche was also asked about the impact of new Chelsea coach Antonio Conte on the club's improved form this season, which has seen the Blues enjoy a 100 per cent record in the Premier League so far this term.
Dyche had used Conte as an example before the season began of a foreign coach whose vigorous fitness methods would be accepted in England but said he would instead be labelled a "dinosaur" if he employed similar training regimes.
Conte dismissed those comments on Friday and, when Dyche was asked about the Italian's early success at Chelsea so far, he said: "The difference the manager has made is they have five men at the back and then five at the front.
"And [N'Golo] Kante who covered every single area of the pitch."
