Bournemouth vs Chelsea Predictions, 28 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-1

Bournemouth v Chelsea Predictions for Saturday's 5.30pm kick-off league fixture set to see Bournemouth host a Chelsea side at Dean Court. This will be the 10th meeting between Bournemouth and Chelsea in all competitions, with the Blues winning 7 of those games, including their last 3 in the Premier League (PL), and losing just 2.

Match status: 2017/18 FA Premier League - Matchweek 10
Kick-off: Saturday 28 Oct 2017, 05:30pm GMT
Venue: "Dean Court" in Bournemouth, England

Bournemouth v Chelsea Team News

Bournemouth sit second-bottom in the PL table with 7 points after losing 6 of their opening 9 games, while Chelsea occupy fourth place with 16 points after winning 5 of their first 9 league matches.

Jermain Defoe is the only player to score against Chelsea for 4 different clubs in the PL (West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and Sunderland) and could extend that to 5 clubs if he finds the net in this match.

Eden Hazard has scored 4 goals in his last 3 PL appearances against Bournemouth, with 3 of them coming in the 2 matches at the Vitality Stadium.

Michy Batshuayi is expected to start on the bench but he has scored 6 goals as a substitute in the PL since the start of last season, with only Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scoring more (7).

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Bournemouth: Begovic - Daniels, Ake, Francis, Smith - Ibe, Surman, Cook, Stanislas - King - Wilson (4-4-1-1 formation)

Chelsea: Courtois - Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta - Alonso, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Zappacosta - Pedro, Hazard - Morata (3-4-2-1 formation)

Missing Players of Bournemouth and Chelsea:

Bournemouth: Adam Federici, Tyrone Mings, Brad Smith, Jermain Defoe.

Chelsea: Victor Moses, N'Golo Kante.

Head-to-Head PL Record: Bournemouth v Chelsea

2016/17 Premier League
Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea

2016/17 Premier League
Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth

2015/16 Premier League
Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea

2015/16 Premier League
Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth