Chelsea vs Bournemouth Tips & Preview - Blues to end the year with a home win

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Chelsea desperate for EPL resurgence at home.
Bournemouth struggling on away trips, aiming to end winless streak.
Previously 0-0 at Bournemouth, Chelsea seeking vital points.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth

Chelsea welcome Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge for a midweek English Premier League fixture, with both teams keen to get their campaigns back on track.

The Blues have been below their best lately but often perform on home soil. They should get the better of the visitors, who appear completely out of sorts at the moment and have been poor on their travels.

Chelsea News

Chelsea suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Aston Villa in their previous Premier League fixture despite taking the lead through Joao Pedro. That result extends a recent poor run for the Blues, who have won just two of their last eight matches across all competitions.

These recent stumbles have seen Chelsea drop to fifth in the table, and manager Enzo Maresca will be keen to get things back on track. The good news is that their record at Stamford Bridge is solid enough, having gone unbeaten in seven of their last nine home matches, earning six wins on this run.

Chelsea often look sharp going forward, scoring in their last five matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of those fixtures, which have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Bournemouth News

Bournemouth are a long way from their early-season form that saw them go unbeaten in eight of their opening nine Premier League matches. Andoni Iraola's team are currently on a nine-match winless run and were beaten 4-1 at Brentford in their previous fixture.

This poor run has seen them slip into the bottom half of the table as they now sit 15th. The defeat at Brentford also extends a poor away record for the Cherries, who have lost four of their last five matches on the road.

Defending appears to be the major problem for Bournemouth, who are without a clean sheet in eight of their last nine matches. However, they have scored in eight of their last nine away matches, while eight of those fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Chelsea have 12 wins while Bournemouth have picked up four victories, with four draws in the last 20 matches. Both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture earlier in December.

Verdict

Chelsea v Bournemouth

While both teams have had some issues lately, Bournemouth appear to be struggling even more than the hosts and have lost four of their last five away matches. Chelsea are unbeaten in seven of their last nine home matches and should come out on top here.

Neither defence has been convincing lately, and both teams are likely to score here. With eight of Bournemouth’s last nine away matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could be considered here.

Over 2.5

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