Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth, 27 December 2022

Score2-0 to Chelsea
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance40,046
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Chelsea won: 6 Drawn: 1 AFC Bournemouth won: 4 Chelsea scored: 17 AFC Bournemouth scored: 13 . AFC Bournemouth had won on three of their five previous visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

0 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Kai Havertz 16 G
Mason Mount 24 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Mark Travers Goalkeeper
Lloyd Kelly Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Jordan Zemura Defender
Jack Stacey Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder
Kieffer Moore Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

César Azpilicueta for Reece James 53
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Christian Pulisic 82
Conor Gallagher for Denis Zakaria 82
Trevoh Chalobah for Raheem Sterling 88

Substitutions:

Jaidon Anthony for Jack Stacey 46
Ryan Christie for Philip Billing 66
Siriki Dembélé for Kieffer Moore 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cameron Plain
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Ben Pearson
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Siriki Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Jamal Lowe

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 1998. . The Blues avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since November 1993. . They avoided failing to score in four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since December 1993.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Having taken over on a caretaker basis on 30 August 2022, this was manager Gary O’Neil’s first game in permanent charge of AFC Bournemouth. . The Cherries had now lost five of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). . They had now conceded 19 goals in first-half of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Kai Havertz 16 G
Mason Mount 24 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

César Azpilicueta for Reece James 53
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Christian Pulisic 82
Conor Gallagher for Denis Zakaria 82
Trevoh Chalobah for Raheem Sterling 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Bashir Humphreys
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson

Comments:

League position: 8th . Chelsea avoided losing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 1998. . The Blues avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since November 1993. . They avoided failing to score in four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since December 1993.

0 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mark Travers Goalkeeper
Lloyd Kelly Defender
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Jordan Zemura Defender
Jack Stacey Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder
Kieffer Moore Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Jaidon Anthony for Jack Stacey 46
Ryan Christie for Philip Billing 66
Siriki Dembélé for Kieffer Moore 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cameron Plain
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Ben Pearson
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder/Forward Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward Siriki Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Jamal Lowe

Comments:

League position: 14th . Having taken over on a caretaker basis on 30 August 2022, this was manager Gary O’Neil’s first game in permanent charge of AFC Bournemouth. . The Cherries had now lost five of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). . They had now conceded 19 goals in first-half of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division.