On the 17th of September, in this week 5 match, AFC Bournemouth and Chelsea will play a match in Bournemouth in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Brentford. Mathias Jensen struck first for Brentford in the 7th minute, then Dominic Solanke tied it up for AFC Bournemouth in the 30th minute . AFC Bournemouth looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while chelsea is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 48th minute on a feed from Taiwo Awoniyi, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chelsea couldn’t manage to score, and Nottingham Forest took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Raheem Sterling. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. AFC Bournemouth is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kieffer Moore and David Brooks each having 2 goals in their last five
Andoni Iraola Sagarna’s AFC Bournemouth squad will be without Adam Smith, Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Marcus Tavernier, Alex Scott and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, while Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marcus Bettinelli, Carney Chukwuemeka and Roméo Lavia are unavailable to play for Chelsea.