CHELSEA’S rocky start to life under Mauricio Pochettino continues as the Blues are held to a goalless draw at Bournemouth.
Robert Sanchez made two heroic saves to deny Dango Ouattara and Dominic Solanke.
Chelsea came close themselves after Raheem Sterling rattled the a free-kick against the crossbar in the second half.
- Match result: Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
- Bournemouth XI: Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Kelly, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Ouattara, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke
- Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Disease, Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Ugochukwu; Sterling, Fernandez, Mudryk; Jackson
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Goodbye from that south coast
That’s all from us here at Bournemouth but there’s still more Premier League football to come this afternoon.
We’re now at Goodison Park for Everton versus Arsenal, and you can follow all the action live.
From the Vitality Stadium, thanks for joining us and goodbye.
Match stats from the Vitality Stadium
Twenty-seven shots on goal but no breakthrough.
Full time – Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
Better late than never, David Coote calls time at the Vitality Stadium, and boos ring out from the away section.
It was a game of much huff and puff, occasional promise, but a real lack of attacking quality. Indeed, goalkeepers Neto and Robert Sanchez were arguably their team’s best performers.
Bournemouth remain without a win under Androni Iraola, but will be buoyed by their workrate and performance.
For Chelsea, it’s now their second worst start to a Premier League season, and questions will continue to be asked.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
90+7. Chelsea win a corner.
Alan Smith chooses this moment to remind everyone that Bournemouth conceded the most goals from corners in the Premier League last season.
Perhaps he should have reminded the Chelsea players, who instead play it short and waste the opportunity for a late smash and grab.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
90+4. The home side waste a free-kick by playing it too long, and now it feels as though both sets of players have settled for a point, a handshake, and a chuckle about where the referee got eight minutes of stoppage time from.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
90+2. Gusto has spent much of the second half lying on the track off the pitch, having failed to keep in a cross,
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
90. The board goes up to signal EIGHT minutes of additional time.
Nobody is really sure why other than it being the fashion these days, but it gives both sides more time to find that elusive winner.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth substitution
88. Here comes David Brooks.
The Welshman is on for Ryan Christie. Can he continue his goalscoring form in typically heroic fashion?
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
86. It’s a pulsating end to this clash on the south coast.
Both sides believe they can still win this, mainly due to the incompetence of their opponents.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
84. How is this still goalless?!
Moments after Jackson had wasted a glorious chance by not knowing how to head a football, Cole Palmer sparks another Chelsea attack.
The youngster overcooks a pass in the direction of his former Manchester City colleague Raheem Sterling, but does get a shot away when Sterling returns the pass.
Neto makes a fine save, and then Marcos Senesi does superbly well to block Ian Maatsen’s follow-up.
Bournemouth immediately break, only for Dominic Solanke to miscontrol at the vital moment.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
82. One of the Chelsea coaches – perhaps Toni Jimenez – has been booked for venting his frustration at the match officials.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Chelsea double substitution
81. Two changes for Chelsea for the final ten minutes.
Ben Chilwell and Ian Maatsen are on in place of Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
79, Bournemouth believe they can win this!
Inside the box, Kluivert tees up Solanke, who takes a nice touch to evade Gallagher and then strikes low.
Diving away from the ball, Sanchez sticks a leg out and somehow keeps it out brilliantly.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
77. Eventually, after much jostling in the wall, Billing takes charge of the set-piece.
He drills it hard and low, his strike deflecting off Gallagher and flashing wide.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Disasi yellow card
75. Justin Kluivert’s darting run towards the penalty area is brought to a shuddering halt by the challenge of Axel Disasi.
David Coote immediately blows his whistle and shows the Chelsea defender a yellow card, and the Bournemouth fans behind the goal think they have a spotkick.
However, the referee quickly clarifies that the offence took place inches outside the box.
Still, this is a big chance and a big moment in the game.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth double substitution
73. Two more changes for the hosts, one in attack, one in defence.
Androni Iraola throws on Luis Sinisterra for Marcus Tavernier while Marcos Senesi takes over from Milos Kerkez.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
71. Kluivert teases Gusto into making a clumsy challenge out wide, and Bournemouth have a free-kick in a promising position.
Cook delivers it with pace, but neither Billing nor Kelly can divert it goalwards.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
70. Twenty to go, and it’s still 0-0.
Who wants it, lads?! LADS?!
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
68. Chelsea start to turn the screw.
Sterling, Jackson and Palmer are all finding space in behind the Bournemouth defence, and the opener is beginning to feel inevitable.
Mind you, we’ve been here before.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
66. Bournemouth survive again.
Jackson slides in a cross from the left byline, and somehow Neto manages to scoop the ball away from the toe of Colwill.
A short scramble later and the home side manage to clear.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth substitution
64. And on comes Justin Kluivert too.
The Dutch winger replaces Dango Ouattara in the Bournemouth attack.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Chelsea substitution
63. Cole Palmer is on for Mykhailo Mudryk.
The former Manchester City man has just under half an hour to make an impact.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Kerkez yellow card
61. There are ironic cheers from the Chelsea fans as David Coote finally punishes a Bournemouth player with a booking.
Milos Kerkez receives a yellow card for wrestling Sterling to the floor.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
60. Sterling speeds into the box, but he’s too quick for the ball that somehow gets caught up between his legs.
Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
58. Bournemouth’s bench has send Luis Sinisterra and Justin Kluivert out to warm-up.
We may be in line for our first changes this afternoon.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
