Chelsea
Bournemouth
Match summary
Chelsea won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Bournemouth. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Jordan Henderson put Chelsea ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers made it 2-0 in the 3rd minute, set up by Jordan Henderson. In the second half, João Pedro made it 3-0 in the 46th minute, set up by Pedro Neto, Evanilson pulled one back to make it 3-1 from a corner in the 51st minute, Pedro made it 4-1 in the 67th minute, set up by Pep Chavarría, and Henderson made it 5-1 with a direct free kick in the 70th minute.
Bournemouth can feel hard done by, creating 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Chelsea's 1.38 from 10.
Chelsea secured a resounding 5-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League on matchday 6, after leading 2-0 at half-time. Despite sharing 50 percent possession equally, Chelsea proved significantly more clinical with their opportunities. The hosts registered 10 shots with 6 on target, compared to Bournemouth's 9 total shots and 4 on target. Bournemouth recorded 7 corners to Chelsea's 1, alongside 114 attacks and 50 dangerous attacks against Chelsea's respective 81 and 22. Discipline proved a factor as Bournemouth conceded 15 fouls and received 4 yellow cards, while Chelsea committed 7 fouls and picked up 0 yellow cards.
Jordan Henderson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a right foot shot for Chelsea, before Morgan Rogers quickly added a second with another right foot shot in the 3rd minute. Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier and Adrien Truffert received yellow cards in the 10th and 42nd minutes. Following the restart, João Pedro scored with a right foot shot in the 46th minute, shortly before Bournemouth replaced David Brooks with Ben Gannon-Doak. Evanilson pulled a goal back for Bournemouth in the 51st minute with a right foot shot. Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie collected yellow cards for Bournemouth in the 62nd and 69th minutes. João Pedro netted his second in the 67th minute, and Jordan Henderson scored from a free-kick in the 70th minute to complete the 5-1 scoreline. Both sides utilised multiple substitutions in the closing stages.
