English Premier League

Bournemouth vs Chelsea 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 86': Christopher Nkunku

Late Nkunku strike hands Chelsea win at Bournemouth in feisty clash

Chelsea substitute Christopher Nkunku struck in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth in a game littered with a Premier League record 14 yellow cards on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 18': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Penalty saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 52': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Axel Disasi.
  • 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Luis Sinisterra replaces Evanilson.
  • 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Ryan Christie.
  • 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Julián Araujo replaces Adam Smith.
  • 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 80': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  • 86': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 1. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 86': Renato Veiga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+1': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,235

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Liverpool 29 70 1
+30 Arsenal 30 61 3
+15 Nottingham Forest 30 57 7
+16 Chelsea 29 49 8
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
8 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 6
7 Saves 2
66.7 Possession 33.3
10 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
494 Accurate Passes 193
579 Passes 276
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 51
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 18
18 Clearances 18

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
42 Mark Travers (GK)
5 Marcos Senesi Yellow Card
27 Illia Zabarnyi
3 Milos Kerkez
15 Adam Smith Yellow Card
19 Justin Kluivert Yellow Card
10 Ryan Christie Yellow Card
4 Lewis Cook Yellow Card
9 Evanilson
16 Marcus Tavernier
24 Antoine Semenyo Yellow Card

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK) Yellow Card
6 Levi Colwill Yellow Card
29 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
3 Marc Cucurella Yellow Card
2 Axel Disasi
20 Cole Palmer
40 Renato Veiga Yellow Card
25 Moisés Caicedo
15 Nicolas Jackson Yellow Card
7 Pedro Neto
11 Noni Madueke

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