Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live team news, h2h results
Event details:
NAME: Bournemouth – Chelsea
DATE: 17 Sept 2023
TIME: 13:00 UTC
VENUE: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England
Bournemouth is going head to head with Chelsea starting on 17 Sept 2023 at 13:00 UTC at Vitality Stadium stadium, Bournemouth city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League.
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The pressure is on as Chelsea prepare to return to Premier League action away at Bournemouth on Sunday.
While there have been promising signs during the early part of Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure with the Blues, losing to West Ham and Nottingham Forest in their opening four games has raised questions.
Anything other than a victory on the south coast would have the club veering towards yet another crisis, albeit with the acceptance that such wholesale changes made over the summer would take time to bed in.
Bournemouth was the scene of Frank Lampard finally grabbing his first win in temporary charge last season and Chelsea could do with a similar outcome this weekend.
A solid performance and point at Brentford before the international break should give the Cherries confidence of earning a first league win under Andoni Iraola.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea team news
Lewis Cook is available for the Cherries after making his return from injury against Brentford before the international break, while Adam Smith and Marcus Tavernier are back in training.
Dango Ouattara is fit but all of Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Emiliano Marcondes and Alex Scott are out.
Chelsea will be without Armando Broja and Benoit Badiashile with the returns from long-term injury earmarked for the following week.
A total of nine players are set to miss out for the visitors, with Pochettino set to stick to his 4-2-3-1 formation featuring Ben Chilwell on the wing and Nicolas Jackson up front.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea prediction
The Cherries are yet to win under new management despite showing some promise themselves. Still, Chelsea surely have to win and certainly have the quality to do so.