Bournemouth vs Chelsea LIVE commentary: Confirmed team news, kick-off time and exclusive coverage from the Vitality
Chelsea make the trip to Bournemouth this weekend in an important clash at both ends of the Premier League table.
Chelsea, who were smashed by Bayern Munich in the Champions League in midweek, beat Tottenham last weekend to stay fourth in the table.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, have lost two on the bounce to be dragged back into the relegation fight.
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The Cherries are just two points above the drop zone and need to start picking up points.
Eddie Howe’s men will have fond memories of facing Chelsea having beaten them 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in December.
talkSPORT will on the south coast this weekend to bring you all the action from this intriguing clash.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea: How to listen
The Premier League clash will get underway at 3pm on Saturday, February 29.
Full commentary from the Vitality Stadium will be exclusively live on talkSPORT 2, with our coverage starting at 2pm.
Russ Williams will bring you all the build-up before handing over to Ian Danter and Perry Groves for our live and exclusive commentary.
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Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Team news
Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake could return to face his former club Chelsea.
The Dutchman, who left the Blues in June 2017, sat out last weekend’s defeat at Burnley because of concussion.
Jefferson Lerma could also be in contention after returning to training after a back problem but David Brooks, Arnaut Danjuma, Chris Mepham, Lloyd Kelly and Charlie Daniels are all still out.
Tammy Abraham will miss the trip south with a recurrence of his ankle injury.
The England striker hobbled out of the warm down after Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Christian Pulisic, N’Golo Kante and Callum Hudson-Odoi remain sidelined.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea: What has been said?
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: “We’ve enjoyed the last two home games, the crowd have been exceptional for us.
“We’re going to need them as much as ever going into the final games of the season.”
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard: “Our last Premier League performance was very, very good, so we have to carry on from that.
“I wouldn’t relate the Bayern loss to the win over Spurs, but in the bigger picture it was a lesson for the players, because we played against very, very high-level opposition, and they were better than us on the night in most departments.
“And that’s probably a reality check for all of us here. At the minute we’re in fourth place, which people probably didn’t quite expect, and we have to fight until the end for fourth.”
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Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Match stats
- Bournemouth have won three of their last four Premier League meetings with Chelsea (L1), including the last two in a row. They’re looking to complete the league double over Chelsea for the very first time.
- None of the nine previous Premier League meetings between Bournemouth and Chelsea have been drawn (4 wins for Bournemouth, 5 for Chelsea), with the away side winning six of the nine games (67%).
- Since they were promoted to the division in 2015, only Manchester City have won (6) and kept more clean sheets (5) in the Premier League against Chelsea than Bournemouth (4 wins, 4 clean sheets).
- Each of the last 12 Premier League goals in Bournemouth vs Chelsea matches have come in the second half. Indeed, just two of Bournemouth’s 11 Premier League goals against the Blues have come before half-time, with the Cherries losing both times they netted before the interval.
- Bournemouth have won their last two Premier League home games, last winning three in a row at the Vitality Stadium in February 2018. They’ve won as many points in their last two at home as they had in their previous eight (W1 D3 L4).
- Bournemouth have failed to score in 11 of their 27 league games this season, just one fewer than in the whole of 2018-19. Only Watford (12) have failed to find the net in more top-flight games this term.
- Chelsea are looking to secure consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since a run of six between September-November. The Blues are still winless away from home in the Premier League in 2020 (D2 L1).
- Chelsea have conceded 45% of the shots on target they’ve faced in the Premier League this season (37/83), more than any other side. Indeed, it’s the highest such ratio any side has conceded in a single season since this data is available (2003-04).
- Bournemouth have scored fewer second half goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (10). They’ve also scored a league-low ratio 38% after half-time (10/26), while Chelsea have conceded a league-high 65% of their Premier League goals after the interval (24/37).
- Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud netted his first Premier League goal of the season last time out against Spurs – the Frenchman has been involved in five goals in his three league starts against Bournemouth (1 goal, 4 assists).
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Confirmed team news
AFC Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Smith, Ake, Stacey, Steve Cook, Billing, King, Lerma, Lewis Cook, Fraser, Callum Wilson.
Subs: Boruc, Francis, Gosling, Solanke, Stanislas, Rico, Harry Wilson.
Chelsea: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Pedro, Giroud.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Rudiger, Barkley, Willian, Loftus-Cheek, Batshuayi, Gilmour.
February 29, 2020 at 07:11PM Premier League Football Fixtures and Results - talkSPORT https://talksport.com
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