English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 8, 2017
Chelsea WWWLW 3
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AFC Bournemouth DWWDD 1
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CHE213
BOU101
Vitality Stadium · 11,283 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea see off Bournemouth to restore seven-point lead at top

Chelsea restored their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win against Bournemouth.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1

Lineups

BOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Artur BorucG
  2. 3Steve CookCD-L
  3. 2Simon FrancisCD-R
  4. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 32Jack WilshereCM-L
  7. 8Harry ArterCM-R
  8. 7Marc PughLM
  9. 24Ryan FraserRM
  10. 17Joshua KingCF-L
  11. 9Benik AfobeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 38Baily CargillSUB
  2. 21Ryan AllsopSUB
  3. 14Brad SmithSUB
  4. 18Lewis CookSUB
  5. 10Max GradelSUB
  6. 31Lys MoussetSUB
  7. 33Jordon IbeSUB

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 21Nemanja MaticCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 15Victor MosesRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  2. 22WillianSUB
  3. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  4. 29Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  5. 1Asmir BegovicSUB
  6. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  7. 26John TerrySUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Victor Moses (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 17' Own Goal by Adam Smith, Bournemouth. Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 1.
  3. 20' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 2. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 38' Harry Arter (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 2. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
  6. 58' N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Chelsea 3. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  8. 71' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jordon Ibe replaces Marc Pugh.
  9. 74' Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lys Mousset replaces Benik Afobe.
  11. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Eden Hazard.
  12. 84' Substitution, Bournemouth. Max-Alain Gradel replaces Ryan Fraser.
  13. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Pedro.
  14. 90'+1' Max-Alain Gradel (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses.

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