Ahead of the 19th game of the Premier League season, the Blues are fifth with 29 points, 13 points behind leaders Arsenal.

Bournemouth are 15th on 22 points. The fixture at Stamford Bridge marks the halfway point of our Premier League campaign.

Head-to-head

We face Bournemouth just 24 days after a goalless draw with the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium.

The Blues are unbeaten in eight Premier League games against Bournemouth (four wins, four draws), having lost three of the previous four.

Bournemouth last came away from the Bridge with three points in December 2019 when Dan Gosling scored the only goal in the 85th minute.

The team scoring first has gone on to win 13 of the 15 Premier League matches when a goal has been scored between Chelsea and Bournemouth. The other two have been draws, in February 2020 and January this year.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played 24
Won 15
Drawn 4
Lost 5

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

19 Dec 2018 League Cup QF W 1-0 Hazard
14 Dec 2019 Premier League L 0-1
27 Dec 2022 Premier League W 2-0 Havertz, Mount
19 May 2024 Premier League W 2-1 Caicedo, Sterling
14 Jan 2025 Premier League D 2-2 Palmer, James

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 at Stamford Bridge was 3-0 in 2016/17

Chelsea stats

After losing to Aston Villa on Saturday, Chelsea have one win in our last six Premier League matches.

Chelsea have won 12 home Premier League games in 2025, last beating that figure in a calendar year on 2017 (16).

The Blues currently have the 13th-best home record in the Premier League this season with 14 points from nine games.

Chelsea have scored first in eight of our nine home league games this season, equal to Man City, but we have dropped 11 points from winning positions at Stamford Bridge this term, four more than any other Premier League side.

Our loss at Ipswich on 30 December last season marked the first time since 2011 that we had been defeated in our final league match of a calendar year, after going eight seasons with wins and four with draws. We have not lost our last league game in consecutive calendar years since 1990 and 1991, both times away at Luton Town.

When we have ended our calendar year with a home league game, we have lost just one of our last 22 matches (13 wins, eight draws), losing 3-1 to Aston Villa in 2011.

Bournemouth are one of the two sides we have failed to score against this season. Crystal Palace are the other.

Chelsea and Bournemouth are two of five Premier League sides not to have a player called up to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Only Arsenal (10) have scored more Premier League goals from corners this season than Chelsea (eight).

Reece James has been involved in six Premier League goals this season in 17 games (two goals, four assists), as many as in his previous 45 games.

Premier League scorers
Joao Pedro 6, Neto 5, Fernandez 4 (1 pen), Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, James 2, Palmer 2, Acheampong 1, Estevao 1, Garnacho 1

Premier League assists
James 4, Joao Pedro 3, Neto 3, Cucurella 2, Garnacho 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Caicedo 1, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Guiu 1, Sanchez 1

Milestones

If selected, both Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez will make their 100th Premier League appearance for the club.

Trevoh Chalobah made his 100th career Premier League appearance against Aston Villa (88 Chelsea, 12 Crystal Palace).

Chelsea are two points away from reaching 100 Premier League points since Enzo Maresca joined the club at the start of 2024/25, with our tally of 98 coming from 56 games. In that time, only Arsenal, Liverpool (both 116), Manchester City (111) and Aston Villa (105) have reached a century.

Bournemouth stats

Last season

Premier League: Ninth place
FA Cup: Quarter-finals
Carabao Cup: Second round
Top scorer in all competitions: Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo (13)

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played (max 1,620): Petrovic 1,620, Truffert 1,580, Semenyo 1,529
Most goals: Semenyo 9, Kroupi 5, Tavernier 4
Most assists: Semenyo 3, Senesi 3, Tavernier 2
Most duels won: Semenyo 108, Truffert 102, Senesi 94
Clean sheets: Petrovic 5
Most fouls conceded: Semenyo 32, Adams 21, Truffert 20
Most yellow cards: Brooks 6, Senesi 6, Adams 5
Red cards: Cook 1

Twenty-seven per cent (6/22) of Bournemouth’s points have come away from home this season.

Bournemouth have the 17th-best away record this season with six points from nine games. They have beaten Tottenham, drawn at Leeds, Crystal Palace and Man Utd, and lost at Liverpool, Man City, Aston Villa, Sunderland and Brentford.

The Cherries have conceded 27 Premier League goals on the road in nine matches this season, an average of three per game.

Bournemouth have won their final league game in one of the last seven calendar years (one draw, five defeats), beating Cardiff City 3-0 in December 2021.

Bournemouth are winless in their last nine Premier League matches (four draws, five defeats), last having a longer run between May and October 2023 (13 games). Their last win was on 26 October against Nottingham Forest.

Bournemouth were unbeaten in eight away Premier League matches in London (two wins, six draws) before falling to a 4-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday.

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

All eight of Bournemouth’s Premier League goals at Stamford Bridge versus Chelsea have been scored in the second half. They have had 39 shots in the first half of those eight games without scoring.

Andoni Iraola’s management record vs Chelsea

Won: 0
Drawn: 3
Lost: 2

Last five results

02.12.25 Everton (h) PL L 0-1
06.12.25 Chelsea (h) PL D 0-0
15.12.25 Manchester United (a) PL D 4-4
20.12.25 Burnley (h) PL D 1-1
27.12.25 Brentford (a) PL L 1-4

Last Premier League line-up

Brentford 4-1 BournemouthSaturday 27 DecemberTeam (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Smith (c) (Evanilson h/t), Diakite (Brooks h/t), Senesi, Truffert (Soler 77); Cook, Scott (Adli 84); Jimenez, Tavernier, Semenyo; Kroupi (Kluivert h/t)
Scorer: Semenyo 75
Booked: Kluivert 82, Tavernier 90+2

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

This game is the 19th and final Premier League match when five yellow cards will result in a one-match suspension. Only Moises Caicedo needs to avoid a yellow card against Bournemouth to avoid suspension against Manchester City on Sunday.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards: Caicedo 4, Chalobah 3, Cucurella 3, Estevao 3, Fernandez 3, James 3, Sanchez 3, Santos 3, Badiashile 2, George 2, Hato 2, Joao Pedro 2, Neto 2, Delap 1, W Fofana 1, Garnacho 1, Guiu 1, Gusto 1, Tosin 1.

Match officials

Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistants: Tim Wood, Wade Smith
Fourth official: James Linington
VAR: Craig Pawson
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

Sam Barrott is officiating his first Chelsea match in over a year. His last Blues game was our 2-1 home defeat against Fulham last Boxing Day.