Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Stamford Bridge clash with AFC Bournemouth, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
Chelsea have less rest than AFC Bournemouth in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lille, was also a home game here at Stamford Bridge. The away team is better rested.
Chelsea form and stats
4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Chelsea so far this season.
Chelsea's last game was hosting Lille and winning 2-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Everton (1-3).
Chelsea has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Chelsea are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stamford Bridge in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Bournemouth so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for AFC Bournemouth who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Manchester United was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three consecutive losses in away matches means AFC Bournemouth are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
AFC Bournemouth have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. H. Wilson was the goal scorer.
AFC Bournemouth failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Liverpool (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Crystal Palace wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale had a great day against Liverpool, but despite making 6 saves the loss could not be avoided.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking AFC Bournemouth's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won 2 of these as expected, 2 of them by at least two goals. AFC Bournemouth managed 0 draws and 0 surprise wins.
AFC Bournemouth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as AFC Bournemouth have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Chelsea won 7, AFC Bournemouth won 3 and 0 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
T. Abraham
11 goals
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H. Wilson
6 goals
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C. Pulisic
5 goals
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Chelsea missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Chelsea | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 24 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 69% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 44% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 19% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 273 | 146 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 91 | 173 |
| 97 | 46 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 30 | 59 |
| 32% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 31% |
- Chelsea have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 38 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -17 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 9 |
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)