A three-week international break means it feels like an age since Chelsea and Bournemouth were last in Premier League action, and the two teams meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Chelsea kick-started the previous gameweek with a torrid Friday night defeat at Brentford. Xabi Alonso’s depleted outfit were eventually bullied by the impressive Bees, having struggled to lay a glove on the hosts in a drab opening 45 minutes.
As a result, the Blues, regarded as outsiders for the title even after they fell at Arsenal on Sept. 6, are down in 10th, having failed to win any of their previous three encounters.
Bournemouth’s slow start to the domestic campaign after replacing Andoni Iraola with Marco Rose has slipped under the radar, yet there doesn’t seem to be much concern on the south coast. The Cherries are one of just three winless teams through five games, and were beaten by their former boss’s new side, Liverpool, in a forgettable encounter before the break.
Their first venture into Europe should take priority this season, but Rose won’t want this Premier League malaise to persist after the break. This is far too good a team to be slogging it out toward the foot of the table.
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