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)
Full time in the 7.45pm kick offs. Bournemouth have a great win over Chelsea and Crystal Palace hold on the draw at Southampton:
Bournemouth 4 - 0 Chelsea
Southampton 1 - 1 Crystal Palace
87 mins: Tottenham 2 - 1 Watford - Llorente
What a turnaround for Tottenham! Danny Rose crosses the ball into the box and Fernando Llorente heads it into the bottom left corner to give Spurs the lead in the closing minutes.
90+2 mins: Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester
Liverpool are piling on the pressure searching for a winner. Lallana sprints down the right side to the byline and squares the ball but Jonny Evans reads the play and clears it.
Tottenham 2 - 1 Watford
Spurs come back from a goal down to defeat Watford at Wembley. They've now equalled Bolton Wanderers record of 28 Premier League games without a draw.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester
Liverpool had a fast start to the match but dropped off in quality as the game went on. Harry Maguire gave Leicester the equaliser on the stroke of half time and the visitors hung on a defended well to earn a point at Anfield.
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