Reece James’ stoppage-time free-kick rescued a degree for Chelsea after a scintillating 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.
Andoni Iraola’s aspect have been heading for a well-known victory after second-half targets from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo had cancelled out Cole Palmer’s early opener.
Bournemouth have been heading for fifth, degree on factors with Chelsea, however James produced a second of magic within the fifth minute of stoppage time to carry the roof off Stamford Bridge and rescue a degree for Enzo Maresca’s aspect, who at the moment are 5 matches and not using a win within the league.
The guests have been the shape aspect coming into the sport, unbeaten in a club-record eight Premier League video games. Nevertheless, Chelsea, who hadn’t gained in 4 matches within the league, began stuffed with confidence and took the lead with Palmer pulling the strings from the off.
Participant rankings
Chelsea: Sanchez (5), Caicedo (6), Acheampong (6), Colwill (7), Cucurella (7), Lavia (7), Enzo (7), Madueke (6), Palmer (8), Sancho (7), Jackson (6).
Subs used: James, (7), Tosin (6), Neto (n/a), Joao Felix (n/a).
Bournemouth: Travers (8), Huijsen (7), Kerkez (8), Cook dinner (8), Brooks (6), Christie (7), O.Dango (7), Adams (7), Hill (6), Semenyo (8), Zabarnyi (7).
Subs used: Kluivert (8), Jebbison (n/a).
Participant of the match: Antoine Smenyo.
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After being talked about in 10 of the primary 14 posts in Sky Sports activities‘ minute-by-minute commentary, Palmer lastly had his objective and it got here after some sensible ahead play from Nicolas Jackson. The striker held the ball up earlier than turning his man and taking part in Palmer in on objective. Confronted with Mark Travers, Palmer bought him a dummy, placing the Bournemouth stopper on the deck, earlier than rolling the ball into the web for his 14th league objective in 21 appearances.
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Bournemouth’s David Brooks prevented being despatched off after a VAR overview of his second-half conflict with Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella. This was the primary time within the Premier League {that a} referee has rejected a red-card overview on the monitor.
Bournemouth barely had a kick within the first half however they roared again within the second to go away Chelsea, who missed a bunch of probabilities, reeling.
It was breathless stuff as Bournemouth got here out with renewed vigour and so they have been rewarded immediately when Moises Caicedo barged over Antoine Semenyo within the penalty space. Referee Robert Jones pointed to the spot and Kluivert made no mistake to deliver the guests degree.
Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert celebrates along with his team-mates after scoring their equaliser (AP Photograph/Ian Walton)
Then got here the sport’s controversial second.
All Bournemouth’s good work might have been undone when David Brooks cynically took out Marc Cucurella off the ball. Cucurella had achieved much like Brooks within the early levels of the sport, and the Bournemouth ahead remembered the incident. The referee was despatched over the display screen by VAR however fortunately for Brooks, he brandished a yellow card.
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It was the primary time within the Premier League {that a} referee has rejected a red-card overview on the monitor and it was the primary monitor rejection of any sort this season.
Bournemouth went on to take full benefit as Antonie Semenyo’s rocket of a shot flashed previous goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to ship them on their strategy to what they thought was going to be an enormous win, however substitute James had different concepts.
Antoine Semenyo of Bournemouth celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1
‘Bournemouth will probably be happier of sides, regardless of late equaliser’
Sky Sports activities’ Laura Hunter:
“Little question Bournemouth will the happier of the 2 sides, regardless of conceding so late. Chelsea might have run away with the sport first half. The guests confirmed immense character to remain in it and nick the lead through a shocking Semenyo strike. It could have been felony if Chelsea got here away with nothing, although – on steadiness, a reasonably truthful reflection.”
Maresca: We deserved extra
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca to TNT Sports activities:
“I feel we deserved far more, particularly within the first half. That is soccer. The unfavorable factor is that we modified how we performed after conceding. We dropped again.
“For certain, an important factor is to create probabilities. It occurred many occasions within the final 4 or 5 video games. We do not rating after which we concede. Tonight after we concede the penalty, we drop a bit and we have to enhance on that.
“The sport was utterly in our management and it is one thing we have to enhance.
“I’ve considerations all the time even once we are successful matches. That is the Premier League, when you do not create probabilities and do not rating then you need to be extra involved.”
Wasteful Chelsea a priority for Maresca
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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca and Bournemouth supervisor Andoni Iraola had differing opinions on the incident between David Brooks and Marc Cucurella throughout their 2-2 draw within the Premier League.
Evaluation from Sky Sports activities’ Oliver Yew at Stamford Bridge:
Straight out of the blocks, it was the Cole Palmer present – the Chelsea present – towards Bournemouth.
Palmer was at his magical greatest, his dummy and end giving the Blues a deserved lead. They have been completely dominant with 13 photographs, 5 of them on course. Nevertheless, the essential stat was that they just one objective to point out for it on the break.
Nicolas Jackson’s watch for a objective goes on. He was vigorous towards the Cherries however lacked innovative. Three of his seven makes an attempt drew saves from Mark Travers.
He wasn’t the one perpetrator as wastefulness proved expensive with Bournemouth roaring again into the sport, and Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca admitted his aspect’s second-half drop-off was a priority.
Chelsea have been finally handed a get out of jail card by James’ stoppage-time free-kick, however Enzo Maresca’s aspect at the moment are 5 video games and not using a win within the league.
It is not a vital end result by way of their hopes of Champions League qualification however they should discover a ruthlessness in entrance of objective in the event that they need to keep within the prime 4.
James: ‘I have never had that feeling for fairly a very long time’
Chelsea captain Reece James talking to TNT Sports activities:
“I knew it was a good way and that aspect of the objective was open. There was a interval the place I used to be scoring fairly regularly and I have never had that feeling for fairly a very long time.
“I feel we had a couple of clear-cut probabilities that we should always have taken within the first half and put the sport to mattress. It is throughout soccer globally, you probably have probabilities and you do not take them then it will possibly come again and damage you.”
Iraola: We’re very brief on numbers | ‘The membership are engaged on it’
Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola could not cover his concern after the sport as his harm listing grew with the withdrawal of defender James Hill with a hamstring harm within the first half.
“I do not suppose we deserved to win right this moment and Chelsea have been higher than us within the first half. We have been higher within the second half. It was extra truthful.
“I’m offended due to their equaliser. VAR has to examine the free-kick and the purpose of contact. We performed quarter-hour additional right this moment. I’m not complaining due to this. I do not suppose we deserved to win right this moment. We have been gradual to the ball and wished to play too protected. We weren’t the group that we usually are. The efficiency within the second half was excellent and we virtually gained it.
“We’re very stretched. We’re going to lose James Hill as a result of he felt one thing within the hamstring. We’re in a interval the place we’re very wanting numbers. We preserve taking factors. I feel the membership is engaged on it. We’re unfortunate personally and on the sporting aspect.”
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