Bournemouth vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and final score
Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea: Frank Lampard earns his first win back as late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix clinch three points
Chelsea claimed their first win under interim manager Frank Lampard with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday to snap a nine-match winless run in all competitions.
Late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix helped Chelsea move up to 11th with 42 points while Bournemouth slipped to 14th, three points behind the London side having played a game more.
Bournemouth had two opportunities to take the lead in the first five minutes but the Chelsea defence stood firm before midfielder Conor Gallagher scored with a well-timed header to give the visitors the lead.
But Chelsea were pegged back when Bournemouth played a delightful sequence of one-touch passes for Ryan Christie to set up Matias Vina, who curled his shot from the edge of the box past Kepa Arrizabalaga and into the top corner.
Late in the second half, Chelsea capitalised on Bournemouth’s weakness on set-pieces this season when Hakim Ziyech delivered the ball from a free kick to the far post where Badiashile beat Neto to score his first goal for the club.
That gave Chelsea a lift and they quickly made it 3-1 to seal the three points when Raheem Sterling went on a driving run into the box before poking the ball to Felix who finished with ease.
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Billing wins an early free-kick down Bournemouth's right when he's caught by Gallagher.
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Bournemouth have reason to be optimistic. They've won four of their 11 Premier League meetings with Chelsea, although three of those victories were away from home. The Blues haven't failed to win any of their three away games against promoted sides in the Premier League in a decade. Could it be about to happen again?
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea
There are five changes to Chelsea from their 3-1 defeat away to Arsenal. Chalobah, Badiashile, Gallagher, Mudryk and Havertz enter the fray.
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Bournemouth are unchanged from their 4-1 thumping of Leeds United last time out. Solanke is in a rich vein of form, having been involved in six goals in his last seven league games.
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea
SUBS: Hakim Ziyech, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Christian Pulisic, Edouard Mendy, Joao Felix, Cesar Azpilicueta, Mateo Kovacic, Lewis Hall, Raheem Sterling.
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