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Chelsea v Bournemouth: match preview

Chelsea v Bournemouth
Chelsea v Bournemouth: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Bournemouth are a point above the bottom three before their trip to Stamford Bridge. Eddie Howe’s side have lost their last five games and will be without Nathan Aké and Callum Wilson against Chelsea, who reached the last 16 of the Champions League this week. If there is a positive for Bournemouth, though, it is that Chelsea have lost three of their last four league games. Jacob Steinberg

Saturday 3pm

Venue Stamford Bridge

Last season Chelsea 2 Bournemouth 0

Referee Graham Scott

This season G9 Y24 R3 3 cards/game

Odds H 1-3 A 3-1 D 13-5

CHELSEA

Subs from Caballero, Guehi, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Tomori, Christensen, Kovacic, Gilmour, Barkley, Pedro, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi

Doubtful Tomori (hip)

Injured Loftus-Cheek (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y26 R0

Form WWLLWL

Leading scorer Abraham 11

BOURNEMOUTH

Subs from Boruc, Travers, Gosling, Ibe, Stacey, Kelly, Dobre, L Cook, Fraser, Surman

Doubtful King (hamstring)

Injured C Wilson (hamstring, 21 Dec), Aké (hamstring), S Cook (wrist), Stanislas (knee, all Jan), Brooks (ankle, Mar), Daniels (knee), Smith (ankle, all unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y31 R1

Form WLLLLL

Leading scorer H Wilson 6

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