Comments and predictions for Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Away team wins with difficulty

The international break comes at an ideal time for Chelsea, who are looking to end a two-game winless run when they face Bournemouth on Saturday in the Premier League.

The Blues took just one point from a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace two weeks ago, while the Cherries pulled off one of the greatest comebacks the league has ever seen against Everton.

Latest Bournemouth vs Chelsea squad information

After being cleared by Maresca, Jadon Sancho - who is currently on loan at Manchester United - could make his first appearance for Chelsea this weekend, after being ineligible to play against Palace due to a last-minute transfer on transfer deadline day.

Another former Manchester United player - Cole Palmer - has withdrawn from the England squad with a thigh injury but has been seen in training, suggesting he could be available for this weekend. Romeo Lavia has also been ruled out.

However, Reece James (thigh), Malo Gusto (thigh), Omari Kellyman (thigh) and Filip Jorgensen (unspecified injury) are likely to miss the trip south, where Axel Disasi may have to take on the right-back role on a temporary basis.

For Bournemouth, Kepa Arrizabalaga will lose his place in goal after regaining it, as he is unavailable to face his parent club on Saturday. With Neto now at Arsenal, Mark Travers will be in goal.

Bournemouth's injury situation remains largely unchanged, with Enes Unal (foot) and Tyler Adams (back) still ruled out. It remains unclear whether Philip Billing's back problem will be resolved in time for the weekend.

After a performance that earned him a nomination for the Game Changer of the Season award, Sinisterra is sure to be promoted to the starting line-up, replacing Evanilson or Marcus Tavernier.

Latest predicted lineup for Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Bournemouth:

Travers; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Evanilson

Chelsea:

Sanchez; Disasi, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Felix; Jackson

Latest football commentary on Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Chelsea's off-field activities have generated more controversy and attention than Enzo Maresca's men's performances on the pitch this season, but with the transfer window now closed until January, the new manager can focus entirely on his playing duties for the next few months.

Chelsea’s season seemed to be on the up and up with back-to-back wins over Servette and Wolverhampton Wanderers, followed by a thumping 6-0 win over Wolves at Molineux. However, Maresca’s side suffered an embarrassing – if not disastrous – defeat in the second leg of their Europa Conference League qualifier against the Swiss.

Despite making several changes to the squad to welcome Crystal Palace - a team that could not reproduce their impressive form at the end of the 2023-24 season, Chelsea fans still had to leave with a familiar feeling of disappointment, when Eberechi Eze's wonderful strike equalized Nicolas Jackson's opener.

With a win, a draw and a defeat in their mixed 2024-25 campaign, Chelsea are in a familiar position in the Premier League table, sitting 11th, just three places and one point behind their upcoming opponents.

A run of three consecutive away wins in the Premier League was a bright spot for Chelsea on Saturday, but their poor defensive record has not improved; Chelsea have not kept a clean sheet in 17 consecutive top-flight away games, since drawing with Fulham in October 2023.

Rewind to March 2023, when Bournemouth led Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium but then suffered a humiliating defeat when Reiss Nelson scored in the 97th minute to give the Gunners a dramatic comeback to win 3-2.

However, Bournemouth were victorious in a dramatic comeback at Goodison Park two weeks ago, with Everton leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. By the 87th minute, it looked as though victory was in Everton's hands.

Antoine Semenyo’s late strike looked like a consolation goal, but when Lewis Cook equalised in stoppage time, the Bournemouth fans were boosted by the confidence that flowed from their hearts. Then Luis Sinisterra went from provider to scorer with a stunning header at the back post, leaving the stunned Everton fans leaving the stadium in disappointment.

Setting a new record for the latest time a team has come back from two goals down to win a Premier League game, Andoni Iraola's side remain unbeaten this season and are currently eighth in the table. However, they have never gone four consecutive games unbeaten in a top-flight season.

Furthermore, Bournemouth have not beaten Chelsea in the Premier League since December 2019 – before lockdown was imposed – and have lost three of their last five meetings, despite holding Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Vitality exactly 12 months ago.

Chelsea playing away from home usually means no clean sheets, and that may not change when they face an attacking Bournemouth side. However, a two-week break could be a positive for Chelsea, and with Maresca’s attacking options, they could well score at least two goals to get past Bournemouth’s youthful defence.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Bournemouth vs Chelsea match:

• Sportsmole: Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea

• WhoScore: Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea
• Our prediction: Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea

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