English Premier League

Chelsea vs Bournemouth 2022-23 English Premier League

  • 16': Kai Havertz
  • 24': Mason Mount
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2 - 0

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.

Match Commentary

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Bournemouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Bournemouth 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Jack Stacey.
  • 53': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Reece James because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Philip Billing.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 82': Substitution, Chelsea. Conor Gallagher replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 85': Substitution, Bournemouth. Siriki Dembélé replaces Kieffer Moore.
  • 88': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Raheem Sterling.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 40,046

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Liverpool 36 83 3
+33 Arsenal 36 68 4
+23 Newcastle United 36 66 10
+24 Manchester City 36 65 9
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
32 Marc Cucurella
24 Reece James
5 Jorginho
19 Mason Mount
20 Denis Zakaria
29 Kai Havertz
10 Christian Pulisic
17 Raheem Sterling

BOU AFC Bournemouth (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Travers (GK)
25 Marcos Senesi
5 Lloyd Kelly
15 Adam Smith
33 Jordan Zemura
17 Jack Stacey
8 Jefferson Lerma
29 Philip Billing
4 Lewis Cook
21 Kieffer Moore
9 Dominic Solanke

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