Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea LIVE: Latest Premier League updates as Pedro and Tomori return

Bournemouth vs Chelsea – Premier League LIVE

Score updates to appear here from 3.00pm

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Team news

Bournemouth: Ramsdale; Stacey, S. Cook, Ake, Smith; Fraser, L. Cook, Lerma, Billing, King; C. Wilson

Subs: Boruc, Francis, Rico, Gosling, Stanislas, H. Wilson, Solanke

Chelsea: Caballero; James, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, Alonso; Jorginho, Kovacic; Pedro, Mount, Giroud

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Rudiger, Loftus-Cheek, Gilmour, Barkley, Willian, Batshuayi

Match preview

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will be hoping for a response from his players against Bournemouth after a humiliating defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in midweek.

The Blues were hammered at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday with a double from Serge Gnabry and a tap-in from Robert Lewandowski putting the Bundesliga giants in complete control of the Champions League last 16 tie.

Lampard needs his players to bounce back quickly in order to cement their spot in the top four, with Chelsea currently just three points clear of Manchester United.

Bournemouth are languishing just two points above the relegation zone but the Cherries have an excellent recent record against today’s opponents.

Eddie Howe’s side have won three of their last four Premier League meetings wth Chelsea and have the opportunity to complete a league double over the Blues for the first time ever.

Indeed, since their promotion to the top flight in 2015, only Manchester City have won and kept more clean sheets in the Premier League against Chelsea than Bournemouth.

However, Howe will be without David Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Chris Mehpham, Lloyd Kelly and Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld due to injury.

Meanwhile, Tammy Abraham is nursing an ankle injury for Chelsea while N’Golo Kante, Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi are all sidelined.

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source: express.co.uk