Bournemouth vs Chelsea 2024-25 English Premier League

AFC Bournemouth

FT
0 - 1

Chelsea

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
+43	Liverpool	30	73	1
+30	Arsenal	30	61	3
+15	Nottingham Forest	30	57	7
+17	Chelsea	30	52	8

Full Table

Statistics

CHE		BOU
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

AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

David Brooks, Philip Billing, Dean Huijsen, Julián Araujo, James Hill, William Dennis, Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, Enes Ünal.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

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