Bournemouth vs Chelsea Predictions & Tips - Premier League Even Contest

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 13 Sep 2024

Alex Waite 13 Sep 2024

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The Cherries have drawn 1-1 in 2 of their 3 EPL games this season
Chelsea drew with Crystal Palace before the international break
Will these sides share the Premier League points on Saturday?

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Bournemouth are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 home games (Getty Images)

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Preview

Bournemouth don’t lose many at home and Chelsea are still lacking cohesion under Enzo Maresca. The Cherries can keep their strong form at the Vitality going with a home draw against the patchy Blues.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea Preview
Head to Head
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth Injuries & Team News
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Bournemouth are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 home games.
Bournemouth have drawn 2 of their last 3 home fixtures against Chelsea.
Chelsea are unbeaten in 4 consecutive Premier League away matches.

Head to Head

Chelsea have a 14-5 advantage against Bournemouth in 21 meetings with two draws. The Cherries held the Blues to a 0-0 Premier League stalemate at the Vitality last season.

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth have made an unbeaten start to the new Premier League campaign. The South Coast team have notched five points from their opening three fixtures and sit eighth in the table.

Andoni Iraola’s outfit recorded a pair of 1-1 draws to start the 2024/25 season. The Cherries were held at Nottingham Forest and drew with Newcastle at home.

A first victory of the season followed as Bournemouth came back from two goals down to beat Everton 3-2 away. The Cherries trailed 2-0 heading into the final 10 minutes before Antoine Semenyo, Lewis Cook and Luis Sinisterra completed the comeback.

Bournemouth Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Tyler Adams and forward Enes Unal are ruled out.

On loan goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is unavailable for selection as he cannot face his parent club.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have made an inconsistent start to life under new boss Enzo Maresca. The Blues have won just three of the Italian’s 11 games in charge in all competitions.

A 2-0 opening-day loss to Man City was followed by a 2-0 win against Servette and a 6-2 victory at Wolves. Chelsea couldn’t maintain momentum and gave up a 1-0 lead and lost 2-1 in Servette.

The Blues failed to see out another lead during a 1-1 home draw with Crystal Palace two weeks ago. Nicolas Jackson struck on 24 minutes and Chelsea had 2.98 XG before conceding an equaliser after half time.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Omari Kellyman and Reece James are injured and unlikely to feature.

Forward Jadon Sancho is available for selection and could make his Chelsea debut.

Verdict

Bournemouth v Chelsea

Bournemouth have a good home record under Andoni Iraola and have taken points off top sides at the Vitality. Chelsea lack consistency and are likely to drop more points against the hard-to-beat Cherries.

Draw

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