Bournemouth v Chelsea: Confirmed line-ups as Cole Palmer returns to starting XI
Chelsea visit Bournemouth this afternoon. Get all the team news here...
Chelsea will hope to bounce back from their midweek defeat at Leeds when they visit Bournemouth this afternoon.
Enzo Maresca made several changes to his side for the trip to Elland Road and watched it backfire as Leeds cruised to a vital 3-1 victory.
That defeat left Chelsea in fourth place coming into the weekend but, perhaps more importantly, indicated they are not yet ready to launch a serious title bid.
Champions League qualification is a more realistic target and a win at the Vitality Stadium would restore confidence ahead of a trip to Atalanta on Tuesday.
Bournemouth also suffered midweek misery, going down 1-0 at home to Everton to slip to 14th. Andoni Iraola’s side have not won in the league since October 26.
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BOURNEMOUTH TEAM NEWS
Bournemouth are without Scotland internationals Benn Gannon-Doak and Ryan Christie, while Lewis Cook and Tyler Adams are both suspended to leave the Cherries light in midfield.
Bournemouth: Petrovic; Smith, Senesi, Diakite, Truffert; Scott, Jimenez, Kluivert, Semenyo, Tavernier; Evanilson
CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Cole Palmer starts his first Premier League game since 20 September.
Moises Caicedo is still suspended after his red card against Arsenal.
Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; James, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho; Delap
How to watch Bournemouth v Chelsea: TV channel, online live streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 GMT (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown on live TV or stream in the UK.
Bournemouth v Chelsea stats
- Bournemouth are winless in their last seven Premier League games against Chelsea (D3 L4)
- Chelsea have lost both of their Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday this season, going down at home to both Brighton and Sunderland