On 19 May one of the matches of the round 38 of the Premier League took place. Chelsea and Bournemouth met.
Premier League, round 38
Chelsea — Bournemouth — 2:1 (1:0)Yellow cards: M. Cucurella (28), M. Kerkez (30), A. Semenyo (27), M. Gusto (78), M. Senesi (80)
Chelsea: Đorđe Petrović, Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Benoît Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson
Bournemouth: Neto, Max Aarons, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Miloš Kerkez, Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie, Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Enes Ünal
In a thrilling Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took on Bournemouth in a tense battle that had fans on the edge of their seats. The halftime score was 1-0 in favor of Chelsea, with M. Caicedo scoring a goal in the 17th minute to give his team the lead.
The second half saw more action, with Chelsea extending their lead in the 48th minute thanks to a goal from R. Sterling. However, Bournemouth fought back and managed to pull one back in the 49th minute with an own goal from B. Badiashile.
Both teams made substitutions throughout the match to try and gain an advantage, with Bournemouth bringing on J. Kluivert and M. Tavernier in the 59th minute, and Chelsea responding by bringing on N. Madueke, M. Caicedo, and R. Sterling in the same minute.
As the match heated up, yellow cards were shown to players on both teams, with M. Gusto of Chelsea and M. Senesi of Bournemouth receiving bookings in the 78th and 80th minutes, respectively.
In the closing stages of the match, both teams made further substitutions in an attempt to change the course of the game. Bournemouth brought on E. Unal and M. Aarons in the 69th and 70th minutes, while Chelsea substituted C. Palmer in the 89th minute.
Ultimately, Chelsea managed to hold on to their lead and secure a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in a hard-fought match at Stamford Bridge.
| Chelsea | Bournemouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on Goal | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off Goal | 12 |
| 16 | Total Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Shots insidebox | 0 |
| 5 | Shots outsidebox | 0 |
| 5 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 62% | Ball Possession | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
| 516 | Total passes | 158 |
| 449 | Passes accurate | 254 |
| 87% | Passes % | 161% |
| 1.01 | expected_goals | 1.55 |
| 0 | goals_prevented | 0 |