Bournemouth vs. Chelsea: Match Preview

Bournemouth vs Chelsea will be the eighth game of Saturday’s Gameweek 4 fixtures. Both teams will battle out at the Vitality stadium for the Premier League 4th game week. Chelsea in their gameweek 3 had managed a 1-all draw against Crystal Palace. Enzo Maresca’s side had taken the lead through Nicolas Jackson thanks to Cole Palmer’s assist, but in the 2nd half, they received a good response from their fellow London team. Crystal Palace found the equalizer through Eze.

In the end, it was a disappointing result for Enzo Maresca and his side, knowing they had already won 6-2 against Wolves in the previous game. Now the Italian coach will hope his boys can get that rhythm back against Bournemouth. Andoni Iraola’s side also will be looking forward to securing their 2nd win of the season. Their previous game against Everton saw them achieve an impressive comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 away from home. With this motivation, they’ll be hopeful of stunning the Blues.

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea Preview

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Team Chelsea

The Blues will travel to face the Cherries in their fourth game. Enzo Maresca will expect his side to put up a strong display. Knowing that in their last game, they managed to secure a point against Crystal Palace. Chelsea’s start to the season has been quite inconsistent. Their first game against Man City ended in a disappointing loss at home. Enzo Maresca had spoken after the game that he was confident his team would bounce back. And he was true to his word.

The Blues bounced back against Wolves, thrashing them 6-2. But it was expected that in their next game against Crystal Palace the Blues will secure another win. However, they failed at it, as they managed a draw. And so far this season they haven’t won any game at home. With that aside, Enzo Maresca will seriously need a good response from his team after the Palace draw, to make a strong statement that the team is serious this season.

Team Bournemouth

Bournemouth has also been inconsistent this season. Their start to the season was a slow start against Nottingham Forest. In the end, they secured a draw after being behind in the first half. They also continued their slow start against Newcastle, which they managed another 1-1 draw. A similar thing also happened against Everton, but they managed to get the victory late in the game.

Andoni Iraola will expect his side to put off a better display against the Blues, knowing that it’ll be a tougher fixture than the previous ones. And room for mistakes can end in a nasty defeat.

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea: News and Stats

Chelsea are still without their captain Recce James, While the likes of Malo Gusto and also Romeu Lavia are yet to be fit. Cole Palmer who was managed off during the international seemed not to be a serious issue, as he’ll be expected to return to face the Cherries. Also, their new signing Jadon Sancho will likely be in contention for his appearance against Bournemouth.

Chelsea are presently in the 11th position, while Bournemouth are in 8th. The Blues have 2.3 average goals scored per match while the Cherries have 1.7. Goals conceded after 3 games are 1.7 for the Blues and 1.3 for the Cherries.

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea Head to Head

Bournemouth and Chelsea have played 14 times, with Chelsea winning eight and Bournemouth winning four, while the two remaining are draws. Chelsea have had both four wins at home and away. The Cherries have one home win and three away losses.

Chelsea has not lost in their last game three games with them winning two out of them.

Bournemouth vs. Chelsea Lineup

Bournemouth

Kepa: Senesi, Araujo, Kerkez, Zarbnyi: Cook, Christie, Tavernier, Semenyo, Kluivert: Evanilson

Chelsea

Sanchez: Disasi, Badashile, Fofana, Cucurella: Caicedo, Enzo: Palmer, Madueke, Neto: Jackson

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Article originally written by Ifeoluwa King