Bournemouth vs Chelsea Premier League prediction and stats: Blues hoping for a happy away day
Chelsea will hope to build on their away Premier League run when they travel to Bournemouth this weekend as club football returns following the international break.
The Blues have taken four points from their opening three games, bouncing back from a defeat to Man City on the opening weekend. Bournemouth, meanwhile, are on five points and are one of seven teams still unbeaten in the Premier League.
How to watch Bournemouth vs Chelsea live
Bournemouth vs Chelsea is scheduled for an 8pm (UK time) kick-off on Saturday, 14th September, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Three Bournemouth vs Chelsea predictions
Bournemouth 1-1 Chelsea (7/1 with Betano)
Chelsea have won just one of their past four visits to the Vitality Stadium, with two draws.
Nicolas Jackson to score anytime (5/4 with Betano)
Nicolas Jackson has scored in each of his past two Premier League matches. His best streak in the Premier League is three, achieved in May last season.
Over 2.5 goals (2/5 with Betano)
Three or more goals have been scored in total in each of Chelsea’s last six away games.
How both teams go into Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Bournemouth have had a decent start to the 2024/25 Premier League season and arguably should be on more points. The Cherries are looking good under Andoni Iraola, having suffered with inconsistency at times last season.
They opened the campaign with a draw against Nottingham Forest, which both sides would have taken at the start of the season. But Bournemouth were angry to not make it four points from two games as they saw a late winner controversially disallowed against Newcastle United. The Cherries looked to be falling to a defeat against Everton last time out, but made Premier League history in coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2, having trailed as late as the 87th minute.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are under yet another new manager. Enzo Maresca has taken the reins after Mauricio Pochettino left at the end of last season. The Blues had another busy summer in the transfer window but don’t seem to have completely solved their problems.
It was a tricky start to the season as Chelsea were beaten 2-0 by defending champions Manchester City on the opening weekend. But they bounced back to thrash Wolves 6-2 away from home, which gave Chelsea fans hope — and extending their winning run away from home to three. That win was sandwiched between Chelsea beating Servette to reach the Europa Conference League knockout stages, though there was a defeat in the second leg. And, last time out, Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace having led at Stamford Bridge.
Bournemouth host Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium at 8pm on Saturday 14th September.
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Bournemouth team news
Kepa Arrizabalaga will be unable to play against his former club on Saturday. With Neto now playing for Arsenal, Mark Travers is expected to be the goalkeeper for the upcoming match.
Enes Unal (foot) and Tyler Adams (back) are still unavailable for selection. Additionally, it’s uncertain whether Philip Billing will recover from his back problem in time for the weekend.
Luis Sinisterra may earn a starting position in the first team, possibly in place of Evanilson or Marcus Tavernier.
Chelsea team news
Jadon Sancho could make his first appearance for Chelsea this weekend, as he was not eligible to play against Crystal Palace due to his last-minute deadline-day arrival.
Cole Palmer is expected to be fit to play this weekend after withdrawing from the England squad with a thigh injury. There is also a possibility that Romeo Lavia may still be available.
Reece James (thigh), Malo Gusto (thigh), Omari Kellyman (thigh), and Filip Jorgensen (unspecified) may all miss the upcoming match. This could mean Axel Disasi will have to step in as a makeshift right-back.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea head-to-head
After winning back-to-back games in 2019, Bournemouth are now five matches without victory against Chelsea. The Blues beat Bournemouth 2-1 on the final day of last season to secure European football.
| Bournemouth vs Chelsea H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 19/05/24 | Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth | Stamford Bridge, London | |||||
| 17/09/23 | Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea | Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth | |||||
| 06/05/23 | Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea | Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth | |||||
| 27/12/22 | Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth | Stamford Bridge, London | |||||
| 29/02/22 | Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea | Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth | |||||
| 14/12/19 | Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth | Stamford Bridge, London | |||||
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