In the 32nd minute of the match at Vitality Stadium, Liam Delap suffered an injury and was forced to leave the field, being replaced by Marc Guiu. The former Ipswich striker was sidelined again despite having only recently recovered from a hamstring injury at the end of October.
Last summer, Chelsea struggled to beat Manchester United to secure Delap's signature for nearly €40 million. To date, the 2003-born striker's only notable contribution has been a goal against Barcelona in the Champions League. After eight Premier League appearances, the €35.5 million signing has yet to make a significant contribution. On social media, many West London fans are talking about the "curse" of the number 9 shirt at Stamford Bridge, as players who have worn this number have consistently underperformed.
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Delap is injured again. |
On the day Delap was injured, Chelsea had a disappointing match, drawing 0-0 with Bournemouth. Despite extending their unbeaten away run to seven games, "The Blues" still made things difficult for themselves in the title race, remaining eight points behind Arsenal.
Bournemouth entered the match with a poor run of form (5 games without a win) but started brightly. After just 4 minutes, Antoine Semenyo seemed to have opened the scoring, but his goal was disallowed by VAR due to Evanilson being offside. The home team's relentless pressure rattled Chelsea's defense, while their attack played disjointedly.
In the second half, Chelsea improved significantly thanks to Alejandro Garnacho's efforts, but still lacked the sharpness to break through Petrovic's defense. Conversely, Bournemouth continued their dangerous counter-attacks and nearly scored if not for a superb save from Robert Sanchez.
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