A second-half brace from Josh King and goals from David Brooks and Charlie Daniels added up to a miserable Chelsea outing at Bournemouth.
2018/2019 Premier League
4-0
Match Report
Josh King's brace inspired Bournemouth to a 4-0 victory as Maurizio Sarri's lacklustre Chelsea suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats.
Cup triumphs over Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday suggested Sarri's withering assessment of the 2-0 loss to Arsenal had the desired effect, but a section of the away supporters turned on their Italian coach at the Vitality Stadium.
Wales winger David Brooks created King's 47th-minute opener before coolly doubling Bournemouth's advantage, although he pulled up on a subsequent attack to cut a wonderful display short.
Prior to that substitution, some Chelsea fans sang "You don't know what you're doing" as Sarri withdrew Gonzalo Higuain after 65 minutes of his Premier League debut.
King's second and a stoppage-time Charlie Daniels goal means Chelsea drop below Arsenal into fifth on goal difference, while Bournemouth's win moves them up to 10th.
Match Events
34' SAVE! Kepa denies Brooks' header
BROOKS ALMOST BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! More good play from the Cherries following a corner ends with a great delivery by the lively King, but Brooks’ header is too weak and Arrizabalaga is called into action for the first time, safely catching the ball.
38' Azpilicueta's long shot saved by Boruc
GREAT SAVE BY BORUC! Immediately after Brooks’ effort, Chelsea break towards the Bournemouth half and the lively Hazard finds Azpilicueta out on the right wing before the skipper cuts in and unleashes a left-footed curler that Boruc dives at full-stretch to beat away!
47'GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Chelsea (King)
GOOOOAAAALLLL!!! BOURNEMOUTH TAKE THE LEAD!! Brooks again at the heart of the Cherries’ attacking play as he receives a throw-in before cutting the ball back to King, who has all the time to power it past Arrizabalaga! 90 seconds into the second half, and it’s 1-0 to Bournemouth!
63'GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Chelsea (Brooks)
GOOOOAAALLLL!!! BOURNEMOUTH DOUBLE THEIR ADVANTAGE!! Sloppy play by David Luiz just when Chelsea were in possession mode, as the Brazilian gives the ball away to Brooks who exchanges a one-two with King before taking one touch to evade a challenge and using the other to slot it past Arrizabalaga!! It’s now 2-0 to the Cherries, and the Vitality Stadium is rocking!
74'GOAL! Bournemouth 3-0 Chelsea (King)
GOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! IT’S NOW 3-0 TO BOURNEMOUTH!! A magnificent team goal oozing in confidence, as Clyne pierces through the Chelsea defence with a brilliant throughball down the right wing which evades Emerson and David Luiz towards the quick Stanislas, who cuts it back for the grateful King to grab his brace!!
90+5' GOAL! Bournemouth 4-0 Chelsea (Daniels)
GOOOOAAALLLLL!! DANIELS MAKES IT 4-0!! The substitute managed to spend less than two minutes on the pitch before connecting with Ibe’s free-kick with a low header that leaves Arrizabalaga rooted to his spot!!
Line-ups
Bournemouth XI: A. Boruc, Surman, Gosling, Clyne, Stanislas, Smith, J.King, S.Cook, Fraser, Aké, David Brooks
Subs: A. Begović, Daniels, Ibe, D.Rico, Mousset, Solanke, Chris Mepham
Chelsea XI: G. Higuaín, D.Luiz, Azpilicueta, E. Hazard, Pedro, M. Kovačić, Jorginho, Emerson, A. Rüdiger, Kepa, N. Kanté
Subs: Willian, W. Caballero, O. Giroud, M.Alonso, Barkley, A. Christensen, R. Loftus-Cheek