Comments and predictions for Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Palmer's class

Latest Bournemouth vs Chelsea squad information

Jadon Sancho, who is on loan at Manchester United, could make his first appearance for Chelsea this weekend after being ineligible to play against Palace due to a last-minute transfer.

Former Manchester United player Cole Palmer has withdrawn from the England squad with a thigh injury but could play this weekend after training. Romeo Lavia has not been ruled out.

However, Chelsea could be without Reece James, Malo Gusto, Omari Kellyman and Filip Jorgensen through injury, with Axel Disasi likely to take on the right-back role on a temporary basis.

For Bournemouth, Kepa Arrizabalaga will miss out, with Mark Travers taking his place after Neto joined Arsenal. Bournemouth are still without Enes Unal and Tyler Adams through injury, while Philip Billing's back injury is still unclear.

Sinisterra, after an excellent performance, could be included in the starting lineup, replacing Evanilson or Marcus Tavernier.

Latest predicted lineup for Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Bournemouth:

Travers; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Evanilson

Chelsea:

Sanchez; Disasi, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Felix; Jackson

Latest football commentary on Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Chelsea's off-field activities have attracted more attention than their on-field performances this season. With the transfer window now closed, new manager Enzo Maresca can focus solely on the sidelines for the next few months.

Chelsea started the season well, with back-to-back wins over Servette and Wolverhampton Wanderers, including a 6-0 win over Wolves. However, they were unlucky to lose their Europa Conference League qualifying return leg to the Swiss side. Despite making changes to their line-up against Crystal Palace, Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw, with Eberechi Eze equalising after Nicolas Jackson had opened the scoring.

With a win, a draw and a defeat, Chelsea are currently 11th in the Premier League, just three places and one point behind their next opponents. Chelsea's defensive record has not improved, with 17 consecutive away games without a clean sheet.

Bournemouth, after a disappointing defeat to Arsenal in March 2023, staged a dramatic comeback at Goodison Park to beat Everton 3-2 thanks to late goals from Antoine Semenyo, Lewis Cook and Luis Sinisterra. Bournemouth are currently eighth in the table and unbeaten this season, although they have never gone four consecutive games unbeaten in a Premier League season.

Bournemouth have not beaten Chelsea in the Premier League since December 2019, losing three of their last five despite a 0-0 draw at the Vitality Stadium last season. Given Chelsea’s poor defensive form away from home, Bournemouth could exploit this weakness. However, the two-week break could work in Chelsea’s favour, and with Maresca’s attacking options, they are likely to score at least two goals to win against Bournemouth.

Bournemouth vs Chelsea score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bournemouth vs Chelseaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea

• WhoScore:Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea
• Our newspaper predicts:Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea

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