Chelsea look for three points away at Bournemouth
Kick-off : 4:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Dean Court, Bournemouth
The Blues came from behind to beat Watford 4-2 at Stamford Bridge last weekend. They will now look to continue their winning run.
Chelsea trail league leaders Man City by nine points. So the game against the Cherries is a must win for them.
Chelsea and Bournemouth have played each other nine times so far. Out of that the Blues have won on seven occasions while Bournemouth have registered only a couple of wins.
All in all it should be a good game on Saturday as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Josh King is a doubt for Bournemouth for Saturday’s game against Chelsea as due to a back complaint.
While Jermain Defoe is available and will likely be given a start on Saturday. But Ryan Fraser is doubtful for Saturday’s game due to injury.
As for Chelsea, they have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Bournemouth clash. So Conte will have a full squad to choose from.
Danny Drinkwater, N’Golo Kante and Victor Moses tough all remain sidelined as due to their respective injuries.
Bournemouth XI : Begovic, Smith, Francis, Ake, Daniels, Ibe, Cook, Surman, Stanislas, Mousset, Afobe.
Chelsea XI : Courtois, Rudiger, Luiz, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Alonso, Pedro, Morata, Hazard.
Prediction
While it’s not a given that Chelsea will win on Saturday evening, but they certainly go as favorites into this game. I think it will a sterner test for the Cherries. I expect Chelsea to win this game. The scoreline could be 3-0. Morata, Hazard and Pedro could be the goal scorers.
