Chelsea ended their six-match series of failures across all competitions as a 3-1 victory over in-form Bournemouth saw the Blues secure their first points in the Premier League since the arrival of Frank Lampard in charge.
Generally tipped for transfer toward the beginning of April, an exceptional change on the South Coast has seen Bournemouth everything except secure their first class status for one more season after six successes from their last nine matches. The visit of Lampard’s striving Chelsea side appeared to be an optimal chance for the Cherries to proceed with their upswing in form, in any case, it was the Blues who made the ideal beginning inside 10 minutes, with Conor Gallagher heading a splendid conveyance from N’Golo Kanté into the base corner.
Notwithstanding the early mishap, Bournemouth went in quest for a quick reaction and properly tracked down a balancer in the 21st moment, when a splendid team move including Dominic Solanke and Ryan Christie finished in Matías Viña twisting a luxurious exertion into the top corner. After an intently battled opening half-hour, the guests hoped to recapture control of procedures before HT, nonetheless, the enthusiastic Noni Madueke saw a low strike serenely saved by Neto, as the scores stayed level going into the break.
Like the main half, it was Chelsea who arisen after the restart anxious to acquire a high ground in the challenge, in spite of the fact that regardless of seeing a lot of the ball, obvious possibilities came along with some built-in costs for the Blues. This went on into the last 20 minutes, with neither side ready to see as any sort of state of the art in the last third, as Viña saw the hosts’ best open door defeated by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
With the scoreline tantalizingly ready, the guests went looking for a late champ, and after Kai Havertz rejected a magnificent opportunity from short proximity, Benoît Badiashile jabbed home a smart completion from Hakim Ziyech’s conveyance to put the Blues ahead with eight minutes remaining. This sent Chelsea en route to first victory in 10 matches and João Félix added further gleam to the scoreline in the cutting off minutes to cover a pivotal victory for Lampard and his enduring an onslaught side.
