LONDON. Chelsea overcomes AFC Bournemouth with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Havertz (16′) and a goal from M. Mount (24′). Chelsea took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 85 Attack 97
- 50 Dangerous attack 49
- 77 Ball safe 59
- 10 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 1 Total 0
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Chelsea had a strong ball possession 60% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Chelsea will have 24 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to go down in the 8th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 16 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will host Newcastle United on the 28th of May with a 21-9 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Everton on the 28th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
53'
24'
Chelsea started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Kepa Arrizabalaga , Reece James , Kalidou Koulibaly , Thiago Silva , Marc Cucurella , Denis Zakaria , Jorginho , Mason Mount , Raheem Sterling , Kai Havertz and Christian Pulišić .
The home team had on the bench: Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Omari Hutchinson, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Lewis Hall, César Azpilicueta, Marcus Bettinelli, Bashir Humphreys and Conor Gallagher.
Chelsea could not rely on the presence of César Azpilicueta (injured).
Substitutions
Chelsea made 4 changes: Reece James for César Azpilicueta (53′), Christian Pulisic for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (82′), Denis Zakaria for Conor Gallagher (82′) and Raheem Sterling for Trevoh Chalobah (88′).
Best player: Mason Mount
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Mason Mount even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Gary O\’Neil played with: Mark Travers , Jack Stacey , Adam Smith , Marcos Senesi , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Lewis Cook , Jefferson Lerma , Philip Billing , Dominic Solanke and Kieffer Moore .
They had on the bench: Jaidon Anthony, Emiliano Marcondes, Jamal Lowe, Ryan Christie, Joe Rothwell, Siriki Dembélé, Ben Pearson, Cameron Plain and Jack Stephens.
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: Jack Stacey for Jaidon Anthony (46′), Philip Billing for Ryan Christie (66′) and Kieffer Moore for Siriki Dembélé (85′).
Best player: Lewis Cook
The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Lewis Cook.
His rating is with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
