A complicated evening for the Blues. After an intense and tense match, Chelsea managed to overcome Bournemouth by the smallest of margins (1-0). However, it was the Cherries who had the opportunity to open the score. In the 37th minute of play, a missed pass from Wesley Fofana forced his goalkeeper into making a mistake and the referee logically whistled a penalty. Robert Sanchez, however, managed the feat of stopping Evanilson’s shot. The two teams will finally return to the locker room back to back.
In the second half, Bournemouth pushed, and even hit the post (59th) with a shot from Christie. At the end of the match, Christopher Nkunku finally managed to deliver his team. The French striker served with his back to goal in the penalty area, managed to turn around and open the scoring (85th, 0-1). He only needed one opportunity to give his team victory, who had been battered for almost the entire match. After their success, Chelsea moved up to 7th place with 7 points. For their part, their opponents this evening are in 11th place with 5 points.
