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 cross, spun between his markers contained in the penalty space and located the far nook of the online to ship his aspect 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 may 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 pictures on track and had been unlucky to not not less than protect their unbeaten file.
Sanchez made a string of high-quality saves, whereas Nkunku confirmed his medical aspect 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 informed 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 properly. In opposition to this sort of opposition, should you don’t take your probabilities and also you miss a penalty, you’re feeling like they may punish you and so they did in the long run.
“We will’t ask way more of our gamers. Now we have to maintain in the identical manner and attempt to make these ultimate 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 plenty of probabilities.
“He created the penalty and he has been excellent. He needs to attain, for certain, however I can’t concentrate on this. I’m very glad along 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 father or mother 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 time signing Pedro Neto at half-time and located Nkunku with a low cross from the left for the winner.
