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AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea - as it happened

Aidan Shearer 4 years ago 6.2k |

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Bournemouth v Chelsea. Premier League 2019/20. Matchday 28, 29/02/2020-official line.ups. BESOCCER
Bournemouth v Chelsea. Premier League 2019/20. Matchday 28, 29/02/2020-official line.ups. BESOCCER
Join me at the Vitality Stadium for live coverage of this crucial Premier League match. Chelsea want the win to remain in prime position for the final Champions League spot, whereas a home win would boost Bournemouth's survival hopes.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
33'
Marcos Alonso
J. Lerma
54'
1 - 1
Joshua King
57'
2 - 1
2 - 2
85'
Marcos Alonso
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 95'
    Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea. What a game we had today. A real showing of why the Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world. But in the end, both teams will have to settle for a point which doesn't really help any of them.
  • 92'
    And he nearly has his hat-trick. The ball comes in and Alonso skews his header wide. He should have got it on target.
  • 91'
    Barkley mistimes his shot and it goes wide form the edge of the box.
  • 90'
    5 minutes added time.
  • 89'
    This is the first time that Alonso has scored 2 since a 2-1 win away to Tottenham in 2017.
Card

Yellow card

a AFC Bournemouth
  • 88'
    Wilson is booked for throwing the ball away.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 85'
  • 85'
    Alonsoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
  • 82'
    Mount outs in a dangerous ball and it's almost turned home by a Bournemouth player, but Ramsdale gets down and parries away.
  • 81'
    What a terrific win this would for Bournemouth, and a huge blow for Chelsea in their fight for the Champions League places.
  • 80'
    Bournemouth sub: Gosling on for Lewis Cook.
  • 75'
    Barkley has a shot from the edge of the box that Ake gets a head to and it goes wide. Corner Chelsea and it leads to nothing.
  • 73'
    Batshuayi scores with his first kick of the ball but he is miles offside.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 72'
    Chelsea sub: Giroud off for Batshuayi.
  • 72'
    King is away and Christensen brings him down. He is booked when it could have easily been a red.
Substitution

Substitution

at AFC Bournemouth
  • 68'
    Bournemouth sub: Stanislas on for King.
  • 67'
    The cross comes in and Giroud heads over.
  • 66'
    That sun has now been replaced by rain and it's absolutely pouring down.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 64'
    Chelsea sub: Tomori off for Willian.
Substitution

Substitution

at Chelsea
  • 64'
    Chelsea sub: Jorginho off for Barkley.
  • 63'
    Almost 3 for Bournemouth. Ake heads it down for Wilson, he turns and shoots but its straight at Caballero and is a good reaction save. The attack ends when Wilson skies it over.
  • 62'
    Looks like Barkley and Willian will be coming on for Chelsea.
  • 61'
    As things stand, Man Utd will move 4th if they beat Everton tomorrow. Bournemouth are 15th.
  • 60'
    West Ham are now up 3-1.
Card

Yellow card

a AFC Bournemouth
  • 59'
    Smith is booked for a foul.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de AFC Bournemouth en el 57'
  • 57'
    2-1 Bournemouth King!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de AFC Bournemouth en el 54'
  • 54'
    LERMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 1-1!!!!!!!!!!
  • 54'
    Alonso has actually scored away to Bournemouth before. He scored there in Chelsea's 3-1 win in April 2017.
  • 53'
    James has a wayward effort from outside the box that goes miles over the bar.
  • 50'
    The ball is played to Stacey in the box, but he skews his effort and it goes miles wide.
  • 47'
    Chelsea almost make it two. Mount plays it to Alonso down the left-wing who has tonnes of room. He crosses for Giroud but the French striker puts it wide. Should have been two.
  • 46'
    And we're back.
  • 45'
    HT: Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea. Bournemouth started the match well and could have been in front, but Chelsea made them pay for it and Alonso's strike separates the sides.
  • 45'
    West Ham now up 2-1.
  • 45'
    1 minute added time.
  • 41'
    James has an effort from far out but Ramsdale gets down to his left and parries away from danger.
  • 38'
    Southampton have equalised against West Ham now.
  • 37'
    Chelsea are on top now.
  • 33'
    And Chelsea are in front. James crosses and finds Giroud. His flying kick hits the bar, but the ball comes to Alonso who hits it as sweet as a nut into the empty net. He almost burst the net.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Chelsea en el 33'
  • 33'
    Alonsoooooooooooooo
  • 30'
    Alonso heads it down for Mount in the box, and his header is very comfortable for Ramsdale.
  • 27'
    Nathan Ake playing against his old team today.
  • 23'
    So we had 4 chances in 9 minutes, but we have had none in 14...
  • 22'
    Bournemouth thought they had a penalty there after one of their players seemed to have fallen in the box from a corner. The referee game a goal kick though as the ball had gone out.
  • 18'
    West Ham currently up 1-0 against Southampton. Bournemouth now down to 17th as it stands.
Card

Yellow card

a Chelsea
  • 17'
    Jorginho is booked.
  • 15'
    Sorry, everyone, I think I jinxed it...
  • 10'
    What a start to this game. I really hope I've not jinxed it now and there are still as many chances. Terrific day and atmosphere for a football match.
  • 9'
    King crosses for Wilson, but his side-footed shot is easily dealt with by Caballero.
  • 8'
    Mount has a volley from about 20 yards out that Ramsdale has to deal with and parries it out for a corner.
  • 5'
    Another chance and another chance for Billing. Tomori wins the ball off Tomori in the Chelsea box, and from a tight angle, he fires into the side netting. He should have got that one at least on target, the goal was calling his name. Great start from the hosts though.
  • 4'
    And we almost have the first goal of the match. Fraser plays it to the overlapping Stacey, and the Reading youngster crosses in for Billing, but Caballero saves his shot well with his body. Probably should have been 1-0.
  • 3'
    Bournemouth have already beaten Man Utd at home and drew with Arsenal here in the league. Not an easy place to visit.
  • 2'
    Sun is splitting the skies here. What a day for football.
  • 1'
    And Chelsea get us underway.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    What a song Sweet Caroline is when it is played before matches. A real good song to get the players in the mood and the fans behind them. Looking forward to this one.
  • PRVW
    Huge games for both sides. I'll be keeping you up to date with all the Premier League matches today. Crystal Palace won the earlier match 1-0 away to Brighton.
  • PRVW
    5 teams fighting for 4th place- the all-important Champions League spot. But if Manchester City are banned, then there are 5 points between 5th and 12th. Crazy.
  • PRVW
    Amazingly, Bournemouth won the last match between these 2 sides 1-0 in December. They also won the last match in Bournemouth 4-0 in January last year. Chelsea thus haven't won away to Bournemouth since 2017.
  • PRVW
    The hosts make of changes from the side that lost 3-0 away to Burnley. Francis, Surman, Gosling and Harry Wilson are out for Ake, Lerma, Lewis Cook and Fraser.
  • PRVW
    Loftus-Cheek on the bench again for the 2nd week in a row, if he plays it will be the first time he has played in an official match since 16th May 2019.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea make 2 changes from the side that lost 3-0 away to Bayern. Rudiger and Barkley are out for Tomori and Pedro.
  • PRVW
    Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Pedro, Giroud.
  • PRVW
    Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Smith, Ake, Stacey, Steve Cook, Billing, King, Lerma, Lewis Cook, Fraser, Callum Wilson.
Info

Pre-match

29 February 2020, 16:00

Referee: Andre Marriner

Stadium: Vitality Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to this crucial match. A huge game for both sides for 2 different reasons. Simple for Chelsea. Win and go 3 points behind Leicester. A home win sees them move to 15th and could move 5 points above the relegation zone depending on results elsewhere. Team news to come.