Chelsea could only extend their lead at the top of the Premier League by a single point as they were held to a 1-1 draw by battling Burnley.
Pedro’s early goal was cancelled out by a stunning Robbie Brady free-kick which meant that the Blues failed to win away from home for the second time in succession.
They won’t be too disheartened with their draw, though, as the Clarets largely restricted them to half-chances and proved exactly why they boast such a good record at Turf Moor.
Below are five things to take away from the contest.
Many were expecting a romp on the Lancashire moors.
In the end, they will probably have been accepting of the point Chelsea took away from Turf Moor.
Both sides gave this a go in the first half, but as the game progressed towards its conclusion, it would be impossible to say the elements did not make an impact.
A game conducted almost entirely in a blizzard, and a wind chill estimated around the minus five mark, saw both limbs and minds freeze.
This puts Chelsea ten clear of the pack, with Manchester City having the opportunity to knock that back to eight on Monday.
That'll do for now.
Pedro's opener showed great teamwork
With Victor Moses breaking forward, and his onward ball playing in Pedro, this was exactly how Chelsea love things to be.
The Spaniard's shot, across Tom Heaton, was brilliantly taken – and things looked great for Blues early on.
But you couldn't be unhappy with conceding a goal like that...
Robbie Brady's 24th minute free kick took an age in the setting-up.
But when it sailed into the top corner, past the leaping Thibaut Courtois, there were stunned reactions throughout Turf Moor.
A great strike from £13m signing Brady on his debut.
Matic's turn for an off-day
Antonio Conte's settled first XI is a machine, at its best: working seamlessly to beat opponents.
But of late there have been signs of imperfections creeping in.
Blues seem to be able to afford one man per away day to have an off game.
At Anfield, it was Victor Moses.
Here it was Nemanja Matic.
He seemed to lose the ball with regularity, and looked far from his usual dynamic presence.
His withdrawal in the 67th minute was long overdue.
Conte paid Sean Dyche's side a huge compliment too
Towards the end, with the wind still swirling, the snow still falling, and the limbs tiring, Conte did something we've not seen for a long while: he switched to four at the back.
Barely seen since the reinvention of this side back in September, it effectively ended the contest for both sides – who seemed content to share the spoils.
Conte was disappointed, but full of respect afterwards.
Sean Dyche was cock-a-hoop.
An afternoon survived, for Blues, and one closer to the eventual goal of bringing the title back to Stamford Bridge.
