PREVIEW | Bournemouth vs Chelsea - team news, lineups, predictions

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·4 December 2025

PREVIEW | Bournemouth vs Chelsea - team news, lineups, predictions

Bournemouth and Chelsea face off this Saturday at the Vitality Stadium (Dean Court) in Premier League.

Bournemouth have won 19 points to date and are placed in 14th position. Last time out, Andoni Iraola's team slipped to a 0-1 defeat against Everton (Premier League 2025/26).

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Chelsea have picked up 24 points and currently lie in 4th position. In their last encounter, the blues were beaten 3-1 by Leeds United (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Bournemouth

Ryan Christie - Injury
Lewis Cook - Suspension
Ben Gannon-Doak - Hamstring Injury

Chelsea

Dário Essugo - No Eligibility
Moisés Caicedo - Red Card Suspension
Levi Colwill - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Mykhailo Mudryk - Legal impediment
Roméo Lavia - Injury
Raheem Sterling - No Eligibility

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Bournemouth ( vs Everton 2025-12-02): Djordje Petrovic, Álex Jiménez, Bafodé Diakité, Veljko Milosavljevic, Adrien Truffert, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, Amine Adli, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Junior Kroupi

Chelsea ( vs Leeds United 2025-12-03): Robert Sánchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Marc Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Enzo Fernández, Estêvão, João Pedro, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Liam Delap

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MANAGERS

Andoni Iraola has faced Enzo Maresca on three occasions, recording one draw and two defeats
Enzo Maresca has faced Bournemouth on three occasions, recording two wins and one draw
Andoni Iraola has faced Chelsea on four occasions, recording two draws and two defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Chelsea currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
Away from home, Chelsea has scored in 11 consecutive games.
Chelsea currently has one defeat in the last eight games.
Chelsea has scored in 20 consecutive games.
Chelsea is on a two-game winless streak.
At home, Bournemouth currently has one defeat in the last six games.
At home, Bournemouth is on a two-game winless streak.
Bournemouth currently has one win in the last seven games.
Bournemouth has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
Bournemouth is on a five-game winless streak.
Bournemouth is coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Bournemouth and Chelsea have faced each other 23 times, with Chelsea having the upper hand: 15 wins, against five victories for Bournemouth.
At the Vitality Stadium (Dean Court), Chelsea has an advantage in duels against Bournemouth: seven wins in 11 games. Bournemouth has two victories.
In the English League, there have been 16 matches between the two teams, with four wins for Bournemouth, three draws, and nine victories for Chelsea.