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Nathan Jacobs

Chelsea vs Bournemouth as it happened: Eden Hazard and Pedro score as Maurizio Sarri's continues unbeaten start

Life at Stamford Bridge has started very promisingly for Maurizio Sarri, who has guided Chelsea to three wins in their opening Premier League matches.

Chelsea, however, will not be taking Bournemouth lightly, having lost to them twice at home in their last three league meetings in west London.

Eddie Howe could hand Jefferson Lerma his Premier League debut and will welcome back Adam Smith, who returns from suspension, as they look to maintain their unbeaten start.

We'll have all the latest from Stamford Bridge and around the Premier League:


Live Updates

19:25
That's the end of your action today folks. 
 
Join us tomorrow here at The Independent for all the live updates as Cardiff host Arsenal, Burnley take on Manchester United and and Watford host Tottenham.
 
It's sure to be another fiery afternoon with lots of goals and action and I'll be taking you through them all. 
 
Thanks for joining. 
FULL TIME
19:23
FULL TIME: Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle United 
 
City win once again and move onto 10 points but it was not as comfortable as it normally is for the Citizens. 
 
The better players shone through though and goals from Sterling and Walker give City the three points. 
 
Newcastle scored a good goal of their own from Deandre Yedlin but it wasn't enough to get a point. 
 
A more than respectable result for the Toon Army but it is still only one point from four matches even though they'll think they should have accumulated a few more.
 
They've now played against Spurs, Chelsea and City and not lost by more than one against any of them. 
 
 
 
MATCH ACTION
19:20
90+1 mins: CHANCE!
 
Sergio Aguero misses a great chance to wrap up the victory. 
 
Fernandinho slots a wonderful ball through the middle of the Newcastle defence and the Argentine runs on to it and tries to round the keeper but Dubravka makes it hard for him and gets the ball of him. 
 
It still falls to Aguero once again who tries to dink the keeper off his line but he gets his angles all wrong and chips it well and truly wide of the goal. 
 
Not fabulous. 
19:18
THREE MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME. 
 
Can Newcastle find an equaliser? 
19:17
90 mins: David Silva is replaced by ​Vincent Kompany. 
MATCH ACTION
19:16
88 mins: HALF CHANCE!
 
Ricochet sees the ball at Joselu's feet but his shot gets a deflection on its way to Ederson who claims with no pressure. 
MATCH ACTION
19:12
85 mins: Slightly nervy moments for City at back there but they dealt with the minor threat Newcastle threw at them. 
 
Still show a lot of bravery to keep the ball when put under pressure. 
19:11
83 mins: City still passing it around the back and Newcastle have a good chance for a break but City defend well. 
 
They break again...
MATCH ACTION
19:05
76 mins: Game is still in City's hands but at 2-1 Newcastle know they still have some form of chance. 
 
As we speak, City corner. 
19:01
72 mins: Rondon is replaced by Joselu. 
 
​Can they salvage something from this game? 
18:59
70 mins: 
 
More magic from David Silva playing one touch football with the rest of the City front line sees the ball fall to the feet of Sterling who's shot goes wide of the post. 
 
​Fabulous football on display, though. 
18:58
City have enjoyed 81% possession over the last 5 minutes and are starting to wrestle complete control back in this game. 
 
I imagine they'd like to put it to bed pretty soon. 
MATCH ACTION
18:55
66 mins: CHANCE!
 
Mahrez swings in a great ball into the far post where David Silva is lurking. His header back across goal just doesn't have enough on it and it bounces wide of the goal and into safety. 
MATCH ACTION
18:53
64 mins: CHANCE! 
 
City play some marvellous football and Bernardo switches a fantastic ball to Aguero who repays the favour with a fantastic dink to Fernandinho who is well stopped by Dubravka. 
 
David Silva follows it up and is denied not once but twice and City get the ball back once again. 
 
Should be 3-1. Great goalkeeping. 
18:49
Replays of Walker's goal just show how fantastic of a strike that really was. Perfection. 
He's done it a couple of times before but it really is quite the strike. 
MATCH ACTION
18:45
57 mins: GOAL DISALLOWED! 
 
Aguero over heads the ball into the path of ​Gabriel Jesus who slots the ball away but it has been given as offside. 
 
And moments later, he is replaced by Bernardo Silva. 
 
He's not a happy man. 
18:44
55 mins: Half chance for Newcastle as the ball falls to Dummett on the edge of the box but his left footed shot goes harmlessly wide. 
 
 
18:41
​53 mins: Sub for Newcastle. 
 
Kenedy off for Atsu. 
GOAL!
18:41
52 mins: GOAL! Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle (Walker, 53) 
 
City keep possession very well and Aguero feeds the ball into Walker who lets fly from 30 yards and absolutely smashes it into the bottom corner. 
 
What a goal that is. 
 
Wow. 
18:37
49 mins: Silva wastes a free-kick and it's even worse from Mahrez who blazes it over the bar. 

Preview

What time does it start?

Kick off at Stamford Bridge is at 15:00 BST

Where can I watch it?

Live coverage will not be shown in the UK as the game falls in the football television blackout, but you can follow live coverage on the Independent. Highlights are available on Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:20 BST.

Past three meetings

31 January 2018, Premier League – Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 3 (Wilson, Stanislas, Ake)

20 December 2017, Carabao Cup – Chelsea 2 (Willian, Morata) Bournemouth 1 (Gosling)

28 October 2017, Premier League – Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 1 (Hazard)

Premier League form guide

Chelsea: WWW

Bournemouth: WWD

Odds

Chelsea to win: 3/10

Bournemouth to win: 9/1

Draw: 5/1

Prediction

Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth

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