Chelsea head into the sixth round of matches of this Premier League season in tenth place in the table, eight points behind leaders Manchester City. Opponents Bournemouth are 17th with three points from three draws.

Head-to-head

Chelsea are unbeaten in our past nine Premier League games against Bournemouth (four wins, five draws), with each of the last three ending level. The run began with a 2-2 draw in February 2020.

The Cherries last beat us earlier that same season, when Dan Gosling scored a late winner at Stamford Bridge.

Last season’s corresponding fixture at the end of December finished 2-2, with our goals coming from Cole Palmer with a penalty and Enzo Fernandez.

The sides first met at Stamford Bridge in March 1989, when Chelsea won 2-0 through Gordon Durie's goal and a Graham Roberts penalty.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 25
Won: 15
Drawn: 5
Lost: 5

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

14 December 2019 | Premier League L 1-0
27 December 2022 | Premier League W 2-0 | Havertz, Mount
19 May 2024 | Premier League W 2-1 | Caicedo, Sterling
14 January 2025 | Premier League D 2-2 | Palmer, James
30 December 2025 | Premier League D 2-2 | Palmer pen, Fernandez

Biggest win for each team:

Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea | 2015/16 | Premier League
Bournemouth 4-0 Chelsea | 2018/19 | Premier League
Chelsea's biggest win over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge was 3-0 in the 2016/17 Premier League

Chelsea stats

Chelsea’s eighth consecutive game in London since the season began will be followed next weekend by our first competitive match outside the capital since May, away to Everton on Merseyside.

Chelsea are looking for a Premier League victory for the first time since beating Brighton & Hove Albion on 30 August.

Following four consecutive home Premier League defeats between March and May, Chelsea are now unbeaten in three home matches in the competition (two wins, one draw).

Chelsea are the tenth team in Premier League history to both score and concede double figures in their first five matches of the season (10-12).

The average age of Chelsea's starting XI in the most recent game at Brentford was 27 years and 349 days. It is the oldest fielded in the Premier League by the Blues since May 2023, against Arsenal (28 years, 278 days).

Against Brentford, 35-year-old Danny Welbeck and 36-year-old Jordan Henderson were the oldest English players to start a Premier League game for Chelsea since a 36-year-old John Terry in May 2017 against Sunderland. Together with Emiliano Martinez, they make up three three of our top ten oldest Premier League debutants.

In the same game, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli became the first player born in 2010 to play in the Premier League, while he was also the first 16-year-old to play for Chelsea in the competition. He is the ninth 16-year-old to play for Chelsea and fifth-youngest (16 years, 255 days), nine days after Reggie Watson became our fourth-youngest player, against Leeds United in the Carabao Cup.

Youngest Chelsea Premier League debuts

Chelsea’s first two Premier League home games of 2026/27 produced 11 goals (six scored, five conceded), our highest total across the opening two home league matches since 1997/98 (also 11). Only once before have we conceded five goals in our first two home league games without losing: 1932/33, when both matches were drawn and we scored and conceded six.

According to Premier League figures, Pedro Neto has recorded Chelsea’s highest speed this season, reaching 35.26 km/h against Brighton on 30 August. That ranks sixth-fastest in the division, while Liverpool’s Bradley Barcola leads overall at 35.93 km/h.

Milestones

Having played 101 games, Cole Palmer is one away from scoring 50 goals in the Premier League for the club. Only two players have reached a half century for the Blues in fewer appearances – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (84) and Diego Costa (85).

If they play this weekend, Moises Caicedo (150 appearances) and Malo Gusto (100 starts) will hit milestones with the Blues.

In our last game at Brentford, Josh Acheampong made his 50th appearance for Chelsea and Wesley Fofana started his 50th Premier League game for the club.

Bournemouth stats

Last season

Premier League: Sixth
FA Cup: Lost on penalties at Newcastle United in the third round
League Cup: Lost 2-0 at home to Brentford in the second round
Top scorer: Junior Kroupi 13

This season's Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Hill 450, Petrovic 450, Silva 450, Truffert 450
Most goals: Tavernier 3, Kluivert 1, Scott 1
Most assists: Evanilson 3
Most duels won: Scott 33, Truffert 29, Hill 28
Clean sheets: None
Most fouls conceded: Truffert 11, Evanilson 9, Smith 7
Most interceptions: Adams 8, Scott 8, Silva 8
Most yellow cards: Smith 3, Silva 2, Tavernier 2
Red cards: None

After Antoine Semenyo left and joined Manchester City on 9 January, Bournemouth remained unbeaten in their final 18 Premier League games of the season, winning eight and drawing 10.

In their five league games this season, Bournemouth have lost to Semenyo’s Manchester City and to Liverpool, in their final match before the international break. They are winless in their past seven Premier League games (five draws, two defeats).

Only Arsenal (27) and Manchester City (23) have won more away points in the Premier League in 2026 than Bournemouth (20).

Nine players have started every Premier League game for Bournemouth this season - Evanilson, James Hill, Djordje Petrovic, Rayan, Alex Scott, Antonio Silva, Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier and Adrien Truffert.

The Cherries have dropped nine points from winning positions this season.

Bournemouth led in their first four Premier League games this season without winning any of them. They had already become only the second side to do so in their opening three matches, after Chelsea in 1992/93.

The Cherries have lost just one of their last 13 league matches played in London (four wins, eight draws), losing 4-1 at Brentford in December 2025.

Since their 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge on 30 December 2025, Bournemouth have lost only one of their 11 Premier League away games in 2026, winning five and drawing five.

Last five results

Newcastle United (a) | Premier League | D 2-2
Lincoln City (h) | Carabao Cup | W 4-0
Brentford (h) | Premier League | D 2-2
Real Sociedad (a) | Europa League | W 2-1
Liverpool (h) | Premier League | L 1-0

Last Premier League line-up

Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
Sunday 20 September
Team (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Smith (c) (Cook 75), Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams (Gannon-Doak 88), Scott; Rayan (Toth 88), Christie (Jebbison 75), Tavernier (Brooks 75); Evanilson

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Match officials

Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Wade Smith
Fourth official: Elliot Bell
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: James Mainwaring

Sam Barrott is officiating his first Chelsea match this season. His two Blues matches last term were in the corresponding fixture against Bournemouth at the Bridge in December and our 3-0 defeat at Everton in March.

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