English Premier League

FT Tuesday, December 27, 2022
AFC Bournemouth LLWWL 0
–
Chelsea WLLLL 2
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CHE202
Stamford Bridge · 40,046 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea dominate to beat Bournemouth on Premier League return

Chelsea marked their return to Premier League action in style with a convincing 2-0 win over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
39.7
Possession
60.3
9
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
290
Accurate Passes
497
357
Passes
563
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
6
15
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
24

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD-L
  3. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 32Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 19Mason MountLM
  8. 20Denis ZakariaRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Christian PulisicLF
  11. 17Raheem SterlingRF

Substitutes

  1. 67Lewis HallSUB
  2. 56Omari HutchinsonSUB
  3. 23Conor GallagherSUB
  4. 14Trevoh ChalobahSUB
  5. 9Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSUB
  6. 13Marcus BettinelliSUB
  7. 28César AzpilicuetaSUB
  8. 42Bashir HumphreysSUB
  9. 30Carney ChukwuemekaSUB

BOU · 5-3-2

  1. 1Mark TraversG
  2. 25Marcos SenesiCD
  3. 5Lloyd KellyCD-L
  4. 15Adam SmithCD-R
  5. 33Jordan ZemuraLB
  6. 17Jack StaceyRB
  7. 8Jefferson LermaCM
  8. 29Philip BillingCM-L
  9. 4Lewis CookCM-R
  10. 21Kieffer MooreCF-L
  11. 9Dominic SolankeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Cameron PlainSUB
  2. 32Jaidon AnthonySUB
  3. 10Ryan ChristieSUB
  4. 14Joe RothwellSUB
  5. 3Jack StephensSUB
  6. 20Siriki DembeleSUB
  7. 22Ben PearsonSUB
  8. 11Emiliano MarcondesSUB
  9. 18Jamal LoweSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Chelsea 1, Bournemouth 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  2. 24' Goal! Chelsea 2, Bournemouth 0. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  3. 45' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Jack Stacey.
  4. 53' Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Reece James because of an injury.
  5. 66' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Philip Billing.
  6. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Christian Pulisic.
  7. 82' Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Denis Zakaria.
  8. 85' Substitution, Bournemouth. Siriki Dembélé replaces Kieffer Moore.
  9. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Raheem Sterling.

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