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Chelsea news LIVE: Maurizio Sarri press conference on 4-0 Bournemouth loss, Higuain, Hudson-Odoi and transfers

Chelsea news LIVE

Joshua King scored a brace as Bournemouth thrashed Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium to knock the Blues out of the Premier League's top four.

A well-deserved and memorable 4-0 win was secured with all four goals coming in a rampant second-half display for the Cherries, with Blues boss Maurizio Sarri receiving flak from the travelling support.

King struck either side of setting up David Brooks before Charlie Daniels headed in a last-gasp fourth which saw Chelsea drop to fifth, below London rivals Arsenal on goal difference.

The defeat was Chelsea's third in a row on the road in all competitions and Sarri's decision to haul off Premier League debutant Gonzalo Higuain after Brooks' strike was met with disdain from the visiting fans.

Blues supporters will also be demanding an explanation as to why Callum Hudson-Odoi was omitted from their matchday squad altogether.

The 18-year-old travelled to the south coast but was left out of the squad a week after handing in a transfer request amid ongoing interest from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

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Bournemouth vs Chelsea line-ups and team news

AFC Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Clyne, Steve Cook, Ake, Smith, Surman, Gosling, Brooks, Stanislas, Fraser, King

Subs: Mousset, Ibe, Daniels, Rico, Begovic, Solanke, Mepham

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard

Subs: Alonso, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Giroud, Willian, Christensen

Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

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