Premier League: Chelsea vs Bournemouth

January 13, 2025Trending News

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Chelsea are aiming to get better from a droop in type that has yielded two factors from 4 Premier League matches after they host Bournemouth on Tuesday.

Enzo Maresca’s aspect have fallen 4 factors behind third-placed Nottingham Forest following shock defeats at residence to Fulham and away to Ipswich City in between attracts at Everton and Crystal Palace.

Maresca is constantly eager to minimize speak that Chelsea had been ever title contenders this season, and fifth-placed Newcastle are actually some extent behind his staff, with Manchester Metropolis some extent under the Magpies.

Seventh-placed Bournemouth would transfer degree on factors with Chelsea with a victory, and their confidence needs to be excessive after going a club-record eight top-flight video games unbeaten courtesy of a 1-0 residence win over Everton on January 4.

#CHEBOU preparations. ⏳ pic.twitter.com/9KRadUewpJ

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 13, 2025

Andoni Iraola’s Cherries are strengthening their hopes of European qualification with each passing week, and their 5 wins throughout these eight matches have included victory at residence to Tottenham and a 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Previous Trafford for a second successive season.

The Spaniard says Bournemouth “must be higher” than they had been of their 1-0 residence defeat to Chelsea on September 14, after they had seven of the ten makes an attempt on course between the groups however had been crushed by Christopher Nkunku’s 86th-minute objective.

“We’ll want a really, excellent efficiency,” stated Iraola. “We’ll in all probability want to enhance our ending. It’s not obscure what [Chelsea] do, [but] it’s troublesome to cease them.

“It’s going to be difficult for us however, I hope, additionally difficult for them, as a result of we’ve good threats.”

Eden beloved a objective towards Bournemouth. 😍#CHEBOU 🔜 pic.twitter.com/EcMOtkkVbh

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 13, 2025

Maresca described Bournemouth as “very robust” and attributed their success to a “press with actual depth which makes it troublesome for groups”.

‘They at all times attempt to be intense and it’s fairly clear what they do on and off the ball,” he noticed. “They’re direct, bodily very robust and fast.”

Chelsea vs Bournemouth staff information

Wideman Reece James and midfielder Romeo Lavia made their returns for 45 minutes of Chelsea’s 5-0 FA Cup win at residence to fourth-tier Morecambe on Saturday, and Maresca has stated each gamers are able to function towards Bournemouth.

The Italian added that England ahead Noni Madueke is again in competition following sickness. Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor is a doubt after lacking the beating of The Shrimps, whereas Benoit Badiashile has a thigh subject and fellow centre-back Wesley Fofana could not play once more this season due to a hamstring damage.

We will verify that Max Aarons has accomplished a mortgage transfer to Valencia 🤝 pic.twitter.com/rTaYMwWpmM

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) January 13, 2025

Bournemouth’s strikers seem to have been cursed because the begin of the 12 months, with Evanilson breaking a bone in a foot towards Everton and Enes Unal struggling a second critical knee damage of his profession throughout coaching final week.

Daniel Jebbison is now Iraola’s solely senior out-and-out striker, and the 21-year-old picked a welcome time to attain his first objective of the season of their 5-1 FA Cup win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, having been recalled from his mortgage at Watford.

The previous England youth worldwide had not scored in his first 16 matches of 2024/25 within the Championship and Premier League, though solely 4 of these had been begins.

On-loan Kepa Arrizabalaga, whose £71.6 million transfer from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018 nonetheless makes him the costliest goalkeeper in historical past, is ineligible to play towards his dad or mum membership, whereas new defender Julio Soler is on Argentina Below-20 responsibility.

There’s higher information in midfielder, the place Iraola has confirmed that Ryan Christie is in competition after lacking the go to of West Brom.

This staff transfer 😮‍💨🌪️ pic.twitter.com/NmHDkgqN2M

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) January 12, 2025