Chelsea won for the first time since March 11 and picked up their first points under interim boss Frank Lampard by beating Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium.
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Match Report
After a run of six consecutive defeats since Lampard took charge at the beginning of April, Chelsea were in danger of equalling an unwanted club record of seven straight losses in all competitions, but Conor Gallagher's early header (9) and late strikes from Benoit Badiashile (82) and Joao Felix (86) ensured the Blues left the south coast with a morale-boosting victory.
Bournemouth responded well to Gallagher's opener and had equalised when Matias Vita's superb strike beat Kepa Arrizabalaga and found the top corner (21), but the hosts had no answer to Badiashile's effort and their first defeat in three games was confirmed when substitute Felix scored Chelsea's third.
The result ended Frank Lampard's 10-game losing run in his 100th match as a manager and sees Chelsea end the day 11th in the table, three points and three places above Bournemouth, who drop to 14th.
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What's next?
Bournemouth travel to Crystal Palace next Saturday (kick-off 3pm) before hosting Manchester United on May 20 (kick-off 3pm).
The Cherries then make the trip to relegation-threatened Everton on the final day of the season (kick-off 4.30pm).
Up next for Chelsea is a home game against strugglers Nottingham Forest next Saturday (kick-off 3pm).
The Blues then travel to Manchester City on May 21 (kick-off 4pm) and Manchester United on May 25 (kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports) before hosting Newcastle on the final day (kick-off 4.30pm).
Bournemouth's remaining fixtures
May 13: Crystal Palace (A) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 20: Manchester United (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 28: Everton (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm
Chelsea's remaining fixtures
May 13: Nottingham Forest (H) - Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 21: Manchester City (A) - Premier League, kick-off 4pm
May 25: Manchester United (A) - Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports
May 28: Newcastle (H) - Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
5' CLOSE! Lerma's long shot inches wide
8' GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea (Gallagher)
20' Yellow Card! Kante booked
21' GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Chelsea (Vina)
31' CHANCE! Madueke's shot hits the net
55' CLOSE! Badiashile makes timely block
63' Sub! Sterling replaces Mudryk
64' Yellow Card! Badiashile booked
68' Solanke goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
71' CLOSE! Vina's shot denied by Kepa
82' GOAL! Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea (Badiashile)
86' GOAL! Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea (Felix)
Line-ups
Bournemouth XI: Smith, Neto, Joe Rothwell, Lerma, Ryan Christie, Solanke, Billing, Marcos Senesi, Lloyd Kelly, Vina, Dango Ouattara
Subs: Stephens, Lewis Cook, Stacey, Brooks, Travers, Mepham, Antoine Semenyo, Ilya Zabarnyi, Jaidon Anthony
Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Kepa, Kante, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Havertz, Conor Gallagher, Benoît Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Enzo Fernández
Subs: Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Sterling, Edouard Mendy, Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, Felix, Lewis Hall