Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has explained the reasons for Hakim Ziyech not playing against Burnley.

The Moroccan is back from injury and has played 16 games for the Blues this term.

He played nearly the full game in the 0-0 draw against Wolves, but was absent for the 2-0 win over the Clarets.

It appears the winger was rested, as Tuchel wants him to ease back into a full load following his injury issues earlier this season.

Asked about Ziyech not being in the team, Tuchel told BT Sport: "He [Ziyech] has been in a bit of overload since five weeks so he has a bit of a risk of getting injured if he plays more than say 30 minutes.

"For that, we decided to take a break now to go out of the risk zone."