Chelsea 5-1 AFC Bournemouth: Henderson and João Pedro brace in rout
Chelsea thrashed Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge, with Jordan Henderson and João Pedro both scoring twice in Premier League's sixth round.
- Chelsea raced to a 2-0 lead inside three minutes
- Jordan Henderson and João Pedro both scored braces
- Bournemouth picked up four yellow cards to none for Chelsea
Chelsea 5-1 AFC Bournemouth
Goals: 2' Henderson (CHE), 3' Rogers (CHE), 46' João Pedro (CHE), 52' Evanilson (BOU), 67' João Pedro (CHE), 71' Henderson (CHE)
The match
Chelsea made an electric start at Stamford Bridge. Jordan Henderson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, finishing off a Cole Palmer assist. A minute later Morgan Rogers doubled the lead, making it 2-0 inside just three minutes. A VAR check followed for Chelsea in the 4th minute.
Bournemouth struggled to respond in the first half and picked up two bookings: Marcus Tavernier in the 10th minute and Adrien Truffert just before the break, in the 43rd.
At the start of the second half, in the 46th minute, Bournemouth brought on Ben Gannon-Doak for David Brooks, but in the same minute Chelsea extended their lead further. João Pedro converted a Pedro Neto assist to make it 3-0. Bournemouth pulled one back in the 52nd minute through Evanilson, cutting the gap to 3-1.
The game grew feisty from there, with Bournemouth collecting more yellow cards: Tyler Adams in the 62nd minute and Ryan Christie in the 69th. In between, João Pedro completed his brace in the 67th minute, assisted by Pep Chavarría, for 4-1. Henderson then got his second of the afternoon in the 71st minute to make it 5-1.
Both sides made several substitutions late on, with no further change to the scoreline.
The numbers
Chelsea had the edge in shots, 10 to 9, and were more clinical on target with 6 shots on goal compared to Bournemouth's 4. The visitors dominated the corner count, 7-1, but committed more than double the fouls of the hosts, 15 to 7, and picked up four yellow cards to none for Chelsea. Possession was shared evenly at 50-50.
Table and next fixtures
Chelsea move to 7 points in 10th place, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from five games. Bournemouth remain on 3 points in 17th, without a win after five matches (0 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats). At the top, Manchester City lead with 15 points, ahead of Arsenal on 13, with Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United both on 10.
Chelsea next travel to face Everton on Saturday, 17 October at 13:30 CET (12:30 UK time). Bournemouth host Sunderland on Sunday, 18 October at 15:00 UK time (16:00 CET).