Chelsea after the win at Stamford Bridge moved up to 8th in the table, six points adrift of 4th placed Spurs with Bournemouth remaining in 14th
By Kehinde Okeowo
West London side, Chelsea after going 7 games in the Premier League without a win, defeated Bournemouth 2-0 in a game played at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night
Chelsea opened the scoring as early as the 16th minute when Raheem Sterling provided an assist for Kai Havertz who scored with his left foot to make it 1-0 to the Blues.
The home side doubled their advantage nine minutes later when the goal scorer, Kai Havertz, turned a provider after his pass was converted
by Mason Mount who best Bournemouth’s keeper from outside the box.
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Christian Pulisic saw an effort ruled out after Havertz was judged to have fouled Adam Smith, while the German also spurned a second-half opportunity to extend Chelsea’s lead.
Bournemouth improved after the break, and substitute Ryan Christie forced home goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga into a good save, they rarely looked capable of applying any late pressure to the hosts.
The only negative in Chelsea’s perfect evening was the withdrawal of Reece James, seven minutes into the second period, on his return from the knee injury that ruled him out of the England squad for Qatar.
The 23-year-old lay on the turf with his hands on his head before receiving treatment and eventually walking off unaided.
The result sees Chelsea move up to eighth in the table, six points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham with the Cherries remaining in 14th.
