Bournemouth thrash Chelsea in dominant display
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Chelsea will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they travel to the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The visitors suffered a chastening 2-0 defeat to Arsenal last time out in the league and an inconsistent run, coupled with Man United’s superb winning streak, has left the Blues only three points clear of Arsenal and United in fourth and clinging nervously to the final Champions League spot.
Fresh from his loan move, Gonzalo Higuain made his debut in Chelsea’s 3-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday and manager Maurizio Sarri will be hoping the Argentine can hit the ground running to fire the Blues back into the Champions League next season. Follow it live:
What time does it start?
Bournemouth vs Chelsea kicks off at 7.45pm.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live in the UK. Highlights will be shown on Match of the Day at 10.45pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Nathan Ake: The Dutch Bournemouth centre-back faces his former club amid rumours that Chelsea are looking to re-sign the defender after an impressive spell at the south coast club.
Best stat…
0: There has never been a draw in any previous meeting between the two sides in all competitions spanning 14 fixtures.
Remember when…
Eden Hazard scored a dramatic late winner for Chelsea against Bournemouth earlier this season in their Carabao Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.
Player to watch…
Kepa Arrizabalaga: The world’s most expensive goalkeeper pulled off a brilliant penalty save in his side’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg success and the Spaniard has quietly impressed this season with his shot stopping as well as his maturity in net.
Past three-meetings…
Chelsea 1 (Hazard) Bournemouth 0, Carabao Cup, December 2018
Chelsea 2 (Pedro, Hazard) Bournemouth 0, Premier League, September 2018
Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 3 (Wilson, Stanislas, Ake), Premier League, January 2018
Form guide…
Bournemouth: LLDLLW
Chelsea: WLWLWW
Odds…
Bournemouth to win: 9/2
Chelsea to win: 4/6
Draw: 16/5
(Odds provided by Betfair)
3 mins: Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester - Mane
Liverpool have started quickly! They move the ball forward as a group, Sadio Mane gets the ball on the edge of the box and pushes it past Demari Gray before slotting it into the net off the far post.
19 mins: Southampton 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Wilfried Zaha slots James McArthur the ball and he takes a shot from outside the box but sends it high and wide.
20 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Chelsea
Stanislas finds Surman with a pass and Bournemouth's skipper takes a long-ranged shot but it's too high!
8 mins: Tottenham 0 - 0 Watford
Christian Eriksen is given the ball by Llorente, he moves it onto his left foot and shoots... only for the shot to be blocked.
9 mins: Tottenham 0 - 0 Watford
Moussa Sissoko lays the ball off to Son who turns and shoots, but he misses the right post. That was a close one for Watford!
25 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Chelsea
Hazard slips the ball to Pedro in the box and he takes a shot but it's straight at Boruc and he makes the save.
14 mins: Liverpool 1 - 0 Leicester
Liverpool have absolutely dominated the opening stages at Anfield. They've had 86% of possession and are already one goal to the good.
15 mins: Tottenham 0 - 0 Watford
Sissoko combines with Christian Eriksen to get a shot off for Spurs. Eriksen finds some room and aims for the bottom right corner but Foster makes the save.
32 mins: Southampton 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
Oriol Romeu takes a shot from outside the box fro Southampton but it's blocked.
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