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2023/24 Premier League
Matchday 5
AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea FC
Vitality Stadium
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Sunday, 17 September 2023
Kick-off is at 15h00
AFC Bournemouth will square off with Chelsea FC in a
Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium on 17 September.
Current Form
The Cherries managed to hold Brentford FC to a 2-2 draw away on 2 September as they extended their winless run to eight league games.
Bournemouth are also winless in their last four Premier League matches, having recorded three defeats and one draw at the Vitality Stadium.
Meanwhile, Chelsea suffered a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest at home on 2 September and it was their second defeat in their last three league matches.
The Blues are winless in their last three matches on the road in this competition, having registered three successive defeats as the away side.
Team News
West Ham have no suspension concerns, but Emiliano Marcondes, Ryan Fredericks, Tyler Adams, Dango Ouattara and Alex Scott are all part of the club's injury list.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have no suspension issues, but they have some of the biggest injury lists in the Premier League.
Romeo Lavia, Recee James, Trevoh Chalobah, Armando Broja, Benoit Badiashile, Marcus Bettinelli, Carney Chukwuemeka, Christopher Nkunku and Wesley Fofana are all on Chelsea's injury list.
Quotes
"A process like this is always up and down. We have a very young squad," Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said after his side's loss to Forest.
"From our side, it is about the time to work and to improve the players and to create the best platform. Of course, we need to be more clinical in front of goal. It is a situation we need to improve on, to work really hard on.
"We need to prove we can score. ‘You cannot accelerate the process, but in time, this squad can be really good and very competitive."
Head-to-Head
Chelsea claimed a 3-1 win over Bournemouth in their last meeting in the league which was on 6 May 2023 at the Vitality Stadium.
As a result, the Blues are unbeaten in their last three Premier League matches against the Cherries, having registered two wins and one draw.
Premier League matchday 4 fixtures
Kick-off times in CAT
Saturday, 16 September
13:30 - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool FC
16:00 - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
16:00 - Fulham FC v Luton Town
16:00 - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
16:00 - Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United
16:00 - West Ham United v Manchester City
18:30 - Newcastle United v Brentford FC
Sunday, 17 September
15:00 - AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea FC
17:30 - Everton FC v Arsenal FC
Monday, 18 September
20:45 - Nottingham Forest v Burnley FC
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