Chelsea vs Bournemouth

Chelsea vs Bournemouth Match Commentary

1. 90+6' Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
2. 90+5' Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) gets his head on the corner, but he can't find the target as his header flies high over the crossbar.
3. 90+5' Chelsea will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
4. 90+5' Reece James (Chelsea) takes the corner kick, but Djordje Petrovic reads it well and stops the effort.
5. 90+4' Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) serves up a nice cross, but Djordje Petrovic punches the ball away.
6. 90+3' Enzo Maresca has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Jamie Gittens (Chelsea) replacing Estêvão.
7. 90+3' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Justin Kluivert departs the field of play to be replaced by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
8. 90+1' Amine Adli plays a lovely pass into Enes Unal (Bournemouth), but he can't find the target. His strike from inside the box goes narrowly over the crossbar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Chelsea.
9. 90' 4 additional min. will be played.
10. 89' We can have a look at the statistics now, particularly the total attempts – 16:16.
11. 87' Here's the change. Liam Delap leaves the pitch and Andrey Santos (Chelsea) comes on as a substitute.
12. 86' Neat passing move from Chelsea in order to create new attacking opportunities.
13. 84' Yellow card This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) was quite harsh and Samuel Barrott didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
14. 82' Here is a change. Evanilson is going off and Andoni Iraola gives the last tactical orders to Enes Unal (Bournemouth).
15. 82' Joao Pedro (Chelsea) latches onto a lofted pass near the penalty spot only to head the ball yards wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bournemouth.
16. 81' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger.
17. 78' Substitution. David Brooks is replaced by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
18. 77' The defence just can't clear the ball and a rebound eventually falls to Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) deep inside the box, but his well-hit shot flies just over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bournemouth.
19. 77' A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for Chelsea.
20. 74' The Bournemouth players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.
21. 72' Reece James (Chelsea) takes the corner but only sends it into a huddle of the defenders and one of them makes a good clearance.
22. 72' Chelsea take a short corner kick.
23. 71' Chelsea take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence. The referee blows his whistle, Chelsea are awarded a corner kick.
24. 71' A defender unwittingly blocks the ball on the line after a snap shot from Liam Delap (Chelsea) inside the box following a slide rule pass. The ball goes out of play. Chelsea are awarded a corner kick.
25. 70' Reece James (Chelsea) puts a cross into the box from the corner but there is no panic from the opposition and they easily clear.
26. 68' The possession of the ball – 63:37.
27. 67' Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) tries to send a pass but it's blocked. It's a throw-in for Chelsea.
28. 65' We are about to witness a corner kick, another promising situation.
29. 64' Estêvão (Chelsea) tricks his way to edge of the area and unleashes a howitzer of a shot towards the bottom left corner, but Djordje Petrovic earns his money with a fine reflex save. The linesman points to the corner flag, Chelsea are going to take it.
30. 63' We are about to witness a subsitution. Joao Pedro (Chelsea) for Cole Palmer.
31. 62' Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
32. 60' The corner from Pedro Neto (Chelsea) is intercepted by the defence.
33. 58' Estêvão (Chelsea) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence. The ball goes behind for a corner. Chelsea will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
34. 57' Reece James (Chelsea) swings in the corner, but the goalkeeper does a brilliant job to intercept the effort.
35. 55' Pedro Neto swings in a perfect cross for Liam Delap (Chelsea), who unfortunately sends a poor header high over the bar from the centre of the box. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bournemouth.
36. 55' A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Bournemouth comes to nothing.
37. 54' A cross into the box from Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) is cleared. Bournemouth will take a corner kick.
38. 53' Shots on target – 2:6.
39. 50' This shall not pass! Estêvão (Chelsea) lines up a shot from the edge of the box and goes for goal, but the effort is well blocked by a defender.
40. 48' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) takes a mid-range shot, but it lacks accuracy and it goes way over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Chelsea.
41. 47' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) plays a dangerous chip pass into the box in an attempt to set up one of his teammates, but the effort is intercepted by one of the defenders.
42. 46' The second half gets underway.
43. 46' Enzo Maresca decides to make a substitution. Josh Acheampong will be replaced by Reece James (Chelsea).
44. 46' The teams are back out for the second half and here is a change on the pitch. Enzo Maresca gives a chance to Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) is off.
45. 45+9' That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.
46. 45+8' He should have scored! Estêvão (Chelsea) gathered a short pass deep inside the box but took too long to shoot, allowing the defender to make the block.
47. 45+7' The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
48. 45+4' The foul by James Hill (Bournemouth) was seen by Samuel Barrott who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
49. 45+1' The game is interrupted now, David Brooks (Bournemouth) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
50. 45' The fourth official shows 7 min. of added time.
51. 43' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is the one to unleash a good effort towards the bottom right corner. His shot, however, is saved by the goalkeeper. What a save!
52. 42' A pass by David Brooks (Bournemouth) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Chelsea.
53. 39' Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.
54. 37' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit chip pass. The ball goes out of play and Bournemouth will have a goal kick.
55. 36' Estêvão (Chelsea) watches the cross all the way and heads at goal from near the penalty spot, but his effort flashes narrowly wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Bournemouth will have a goal kick.
56. 34' Close! Alejandro Jimenez (Bournemouth) picks up the ball in space and from inside the penalty area sends a shot narrowly over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Chelsea will have a goal kick.
57. 34' Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball away to eliminate the danger.
58. 32' Wow, what an escape. Liam Delap (Chelsea) has an effort from inside the box but it's brilliantly blocked.
59. 31' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) controls a nice low pass and shoots from just outside the box, but it's a poor effort that flies into the stands. Wasted opportunity! The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Bournemouth.
60. 29' The resulting corner comes to nothing as Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) sends it out of play.
61. 27' Goal · 2–2 Goal! Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a low shot into the middle of the net. He makes it 2:2.
62. 26' Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) pounced on a rebound on the edge of the box and his shot goes a whisker over the crossbar. The ball goes out of play and Chelsea will have a goal kick.
63. 26' David Brooks (Bournemouth) unleashed a monstrous piledriver. He controlled a pass, glanced up at goal and shot from the edge of the box. It could have been a difficult one for the keeper, but the ball fortunately hit one of the defenders and ball bounced away.
64. 26' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) looks like he will be the one to take the corner kick.
65. 26' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Bournemouth.
66. 24' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) gives away a foul during an attacking move and the referee blows his whistle.
67. 23' Goal · 2–1 Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) receives a precise pass inside the box from Alejandro Garnacho and he beats the goalkeeper with a brilliant shot into the top right corner. 2:1.
68. 21' Liam Delap (Chelsea) sends a pass into the box, but his attempt is thwarted and cleared.
69. 19' A pass into the box finds David Brooks (Bournemouth) unmarked. He carefully places a shot towards the middle of the goal, but a brilliant last-ditch save by Robert Sanchez denies him.
70. 17' Evanilson (Bournemouth) finds himself some space around the penalty spot and leaps high to meet the free kick. He tries to put his header into the middle of the goal, but Robert Sanchez keeps it out.
71. 17' It seemed like David Brooks (Bournemouth) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
72. 15' Goal · 1–1 Goal! Djordje Petrovic gets a hand on the penalty from Cole Palmer (Chelsea), but can't stop it from flying into the bottom left corner.
73. 15' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) will take the responsibility and he is already preparing the ball.
74. 13' Referee Samuel Barrott awards a PENALTY after the VAR review!
75. 12' Referee Samuel Barrott makes the VAR signal and is going to check whether it’s a penalty for Chelsea. Let’s see what happens!
76. 11' The opposition back off Evanilson (Bournemouth), who needs no second invitation to shoot from inside the box. It's a decent effort towards the bottom right corner, but Robert Sanchez denies him with the save.
77. 11' Estêvão (Chelsea) breaks into the box and goes over after a challenge from an opposition player, but the ref signals NO penalty!
78. 10' David Brooks (Bournemouth) meets a cross inside the box, but Robert Sanchez wins the battle for the ball and the chance is gone.
79. 6' The goal stands! That took a long time for referee Samuel Barrott to decide it wasn’t handball. The relieved Bournemouth players can finally celebrate.
80. 6' Hold on! There’s a VAR review to see whether there was a handball in the build up to the goal. The referee is checking now. The Bournemouth players aren’t happy.
81. 6' Goal · 0–1 David Brooks (Bournemouth) latches on a rebound and puts the ball inside the net by using body.
82. 6' David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins the ball near the penalty spot and unleashes a header towards the middle of the goal, but Robert Sanchez is alert and denies him.
83. 6' Evanilson (Bournemouth) collects a pass inside the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender.
84. 5' Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) decides to take on a mid-range shot after a rebound falls into his path, but he was unbalanced and the shot subsequently goes well wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Chelsea.
85. 4' Yellow card Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Samuel Barrott had an easy-decision to make.
86. 4' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) sends a chip pass into the box, but Robert Sanchez is quickest to intercept the ball.
87. 1' Estêvão (Chelsea) floats the ball in from the corner but it's intercepted.
88. 1' A fine lofted pass into the box, sent by Liam Delap (Chelsea), is intercepted by the opposition's defence. Chelsea earn a corner.
89. 1' The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.
90. Bournemouth will kick the game off.
91. Samuel Barrott will referee today's match.
92. We now know the starting lineups. You can find them in the match details of this match.