Chelsea 5-1 AFC Bournemouth: Premier League Match Report

Bournemouth obtained a corner in the 51st minute which they scored from after poor defending by Chelsea inside their six yard box as Evanilson pulled a goal back after Moises Caicedo's clearance fell into the strikers path and he made it 3-1 in the 51st minute.

Chelsea made it 4-1 in the 67th minute with a close range shot from Joao Pedro from an assist by Pep Chavarria. Then Chelsea had a free kick on the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area after Ryan Christie had fouled and received a yellow card and in the 70th minute the ball was driven home right footed by Jordan Henderson with his second goal of the game to make it 5-1 with a delicious free kick.

Chelsea continued to press for a sixth goal - it was like old times under Jose Mourinho with big scoring wins again at Stamford Bridge but they had to settle for five! Bournemouth dropped into the bottom three with the loss. Chelsea ended match in 5th spot behind Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Manchester City.

Chelsea came into the game off the back of one win, one draw and two losses. The win came over Leeds United 6-3 at home in the Carabao Cup 3rd Round Cup tie, a 2-1 away defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates and a 2-2 home draw with Hull City before the last match which was a 3-0 defeat against Brentford at the GTech Community Stadium last time out.

AFC Bournemouth came into game off the back of two wins, a draw and a loss. The two wins were against Lincoln City 4-0 at home in the Carabao Cup 3rd Round Cup tie and a 2-1 away win against Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League - League Stage, a draw 2-2 at home to Brentford and last time out a 0-1 home defeat to Liverpool.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso started with a 3-4-2-1 formation with Emi Martinez in goal, then a back three of Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix and Levi Colwill the captain then a four man midfield of Pedro Neto, Jordan Henderson, Moises Caicedo and Pep Chavarria then Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers with Joao Pedro up top. Chelsea made three changes with Josh Acheampong, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro coming in for Wesley Fofana, Valentin Barco and Dany Welbeck from the loss at Brentford.

AFC Bournemouth manager Marco Rose started with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Djordje Petrovic in goal, then a back four of Adam Smith, the captain, James Hill, Antonio Silva and Adrien Truffert then two holding midfielders in Tyler Adams and David Brooks then three attacking midfielders in Rayan, Ryan Christie and Marcus Tavernier with a loan striker Evanilson up front. AFC Bournemouth made one change from the defeat to Liverpool with David Brooks replacing the injured Alex Scott whilst on England duty.

AFC Bournemouth kicked off the first half in bright South-West London sunshine. Chelsea started well and the Blues opened the scoring in the 64th second of the first half with a right footed shot from Jordan Henderson off the post which beat former Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic after an assist by Cole Palmer to make it 1-0.

Then Chelsea went 2-0 up in the third minute after Morgan Rogers curled in a right footed shot from just inside the Bournemouth penalty area to make it 2-0 from an assist by Cole Palmer.

Marcus Tavernier was yellow carded in the 10th minute for a foul on Cole Palmer. Chelsea forced a corner in the 12th minute which was taken by Pedro Neto to the near post but goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic gathered the cross comfortably.

After the two early goals AFC Bournemouth found it difficult to get back into the game after such a terrible start. Bournemouth forced a corner in the 20th minute taken by Marcus Tavernier to the near post but it came to nothing for the Cherries.

Chelsea attacked in the 23rd minute after heavy pressure ended with Jordan Henderson volleying the ball narrowly wide of the far post. A Chelsea free kick taken by Jordan Henderson out by the left flank after Morgan Rogers was fouled by James Hill came to nothing as the cross was gathered easily by Petrovic.

Emi Martinez made a good save in the 37th minute to deny Bournemouth a goal through Rayan. Adrien Truffert was yellow carded in the 43rd minute for a foul.

Jordan Henderson took a free kick into the penalty area which was gathered by Moises Caicedo but he lost control of the ball and a Bournemouth defender cleared the danger.

Chelsea oozed class and led 2-0 at half time. Chelsea kicked off the second half 2-0 up. Bournemouth replaced David Brooks with Ben Gannon-Doak in the 46th minute.

Two minutes into the second half Joao Pedro fired home with a right footed shot from inside the penalty area from an assist by the tenacious Pedro Neto to make it 3-0.

Bournemouth obtained a corner in the 51st minute which they scored from after poor defending by Chelsea inside their six yard box as Evanilson pulled a goal back after Moises Caicedo's clearance fell into the strikers path and he made it 3-1 in the 51st minute.

Tyler Adams was yellow carded in the 62nd minute for a foul. Chelsea made it 4-1 in the 67th minute with a close range shot from an assist by Pep Chavarria.

Chelsea had a free kick on the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area after Ryan Christie had fouled and received a yellow card and in the 70th minute the ball was driven home right footed by Jordan Henderson with his second goal of the game to make it 5-1 with a delicious free kick.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso brought on Romeo Lavia and Marco Palestra for Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro in the 72nd minute.

AFC Bournemouth manager Marco Rose brought on Juanlu Sanchez, Alvaro Rodriguez and Lewis Cook to replace Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier and Ryan Christie in the 72nd and 73rd minutes.

Chelsea then brought on Danny Welbeck and Estevao for Pedro Neto and Morgan Rogers in the 83rd and 84th minutes with the game done.

Bournemouth brought on Julio Soler for Adrien Truffert in the 84th minute. Chelsea replaced Cole Palmer with Malo Gusto in the 87th minute.

Chelsea thoroughly deserved the win after the fabulously quick start and the remainder of the game where they oozed class compared with a sluggish and out of touch AFC Bournemouth.

Chelsea play Everton next at the Hill Dickinson whilst AFC Bournemouth host Sunderland at home next.