Christopher Nkunku’s intelligent end 4 minutes from time gave Chelsea victory at Bournemouth because the Blues survived their opponents lacking a penalty and hitting the woodwork twice to make it two wins from two away video games within the Premier League.
Ahead Nkunku collected debutant Jadon Sancho’s go, spun between his markers contained in the penalty space and located the far nook of the web to ship his facet seventh within the desk.
Marcus Tavernier and Ryan Christie hit the body of Robert Sanchez’s objective and Bournemouth file signing Evanilson had a first-half penalty saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper because the Cherries suffered a primary defeat of the season they are going to really feel aggrieved by.
Chelsea are subsequent in motion at West Ham on September 21 (12.30pm BST). Bournemouth go to Liverpool on the identical day (3pm).
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Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Yellow playing cards
Regardless of solely having 33% of possession, Bournemouth had seven of the ten photographs on track and had been unlucky to not at the least protect their unbeaten file.
Sanchez made a string of positive saves, whereas Nkunku confirmed his medical facet by scoring seven minutes after changing Nicolas Jackson.
“I’m very pleased with the efficiency and we had extra probabilities than them,” Bournemouth supervisor Andoni Iraola advised BBC Match of the Day.
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“That they had extra of the ball in a state of affairs the place it wasn’t harmful. Their keeper performed very nicely. Towards this type of opposition, for those who don’t take your probabilities and also you miss a penalty, you are feeling like they are going to punish you they usually did in the long run.
“We will’t ask rather more of our gamers. We’ve to maintain in the identical approach and attempt to make these remaining makes an attempt higher.”
Bournemouth: Evanilson ‘excellent’
“I can’t worth [Evanilson’s] efficiency as a result of he has scored,” added Iraola. “He has had numerous probabilities.
“He created the penalty and he has been excellent. He desires to attain, for positive, however I can’t concentrate on this. I’m very pleased together with his efficiency.”
There have been additionally a Premier League-record 14 yellow playing cards and a primary help in England since Might 2023 for Sancho, who final arrange a objective for guardian membership Manchester United towards Chelsea.
Sancho, who moved to Stamford Bridge on a season-long mortgage from United on switch deadline day, changed £54 million summer season signing Pedro Neto at half-time and located Nkunku with a low go from the left for the winner.
