Beginning with tonight’s conflict with the Cherries, three of our subsequent 4 league outings happen underneath the Stamford Bridge floodlights.

All matches on this midweek spherical can be broadcast stay on TNT Sports activities within the UK, and this one will host two of essentially the most thrilling chance-creating groups within the league. Chelsea and Bournemouth each fired 5 previous lower-league FA Cup opponents on Saturday, with the Londoners securing a primary clean-sheet victory since 1 December.

Andoni Iraola’s vibrant seventh-placed guests are unbeaten in eight Premier League video games, their best-ever run within the competitors, however haven’t gained away to any group above thirteenth place within the desk. Nor have they taken three factors within the capital since December 2023.

Enzo Maresca’s males dispatched Morecambe 5-0 on Saturday however have misplaced floor within the league after two losses and a pair of attracts. We are going to hope to safe our first double of the season after September’s 1-0 Cherry harvest in Hampshire.

The Blues are unbeaten previously six conferences with Bournemouth, successful 4 and drawing the opposite two.

Chelsea group information

Talking in his pre-match press convention at Cobham, Enzo Maresca acknowledged Reece James, Romeo Lavia and Noni Madueke are match and obtainable to face Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge this night.

‘Sure, Reece and Romeo are okay [for Bournemouth], we’re very comfortable for each,’ Maresca confirmed on Monday morning.

‘They performed 45 minutes the opposite day [against Morecambe] and can be found for the following sport. They’re obtainable and, as now we have mentioned, we are going to attempt to handle each, as a result of they’re in a little bit of a fragile state of affairs.

‘Noni is again and he’s obtainable after sickness. He’s educated with us and he’s 100 per cent match for Tuesday.’

The historical past

Between December 2015 – the maiden Premier League assembly between Chelsea and Bournemouth – and December 2019, this fixture favoured the guests, who secured a trio of wins with out conceding from these 5 video games on the Bridge.

In December 2022, nevertheless, when each had been on poor runs of kind, Kai Havertz and Mason Mount put the Blues two forward inside 25 minutes and secured us the primary of back-to-back wins in our two house conferences since Bournemouth had been promoted again to the Premier League.

In Might 2024, Mauricio Pochettino’s final sport within the house dugout at Stamford Bridge introduced a sensational halfway-line strike from Moises Caicedo, earlier than Raheem Sterling accomplished the 2-1 victory.

Iraola has not tasted victory towards Chelsea in three makes an attempt, and Christopher Nkunku’s lone aim was sufficient to safe the factors on the Vitality Stadium in September, a fixture that additionally noticed Robert Sanchez save Evanilson’s spot-kick and referee Anthony Taylor brandish a report 14 yellow playing cards.

Know this…

Chelsea have overwhelmed Bournemouth on 63 per cent of their league visits to Stamford Bridge, our fourth-highest win price towards present top-flight golf equipment, behind Brighton & Hove Albion (70 per cent), Ipswich City (68 per cent) and Leicester Metropolis (65 per cent).

Chelsea (78.7 per cent) and Bournemouth (77.1 per cent) occupy the highest two locations for saves per shot on course within the Premier League this season.

The Londoners have conceded one aim or extra after the eightieth minute in 4 of our previous six league matches.

Solely Wolverhampton Wanderers (six) have had extra penalties given towards them than Chelsea (5) within the Premier League this season – and no group has been awarded extra spot-kicks than Bournemouth (six, 5 of which have been gained by Evanilson).

From the beginning of January to mid-February, Arsenal will play 12 matches throughout all competitions, Liverpool 11, Manchester Metropolis, Newcastle United and Aston Villa 9. Chelsea, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest will deal with seven.