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CHELSEA MISSES CHANCE: GOALLESS DRAW AGAINST RESILIENT BOURNEMOUTH
Maresca's team looked uneasy and wasted a second-half improvement. The draw, coupled with Liam Delap's injury, stalls Chelsea's attempt to join the Premier League title race.
Chelsea's hopes of closing the gap at the top of the Premier League were dashed after a scoreless draw against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.
After Arsenal lost earlier on Saturday, Enzo Maresca’s team had a chance to get within six points of the lead against a Bournemouth team that had been struggling, losing four of their last five games. Despite a strong second-half effort, Chelsea couldn't find the final pass needed to break through the Bournemouth defence.
Chelsea was lucky not to concede in the first half, as Robert Sanchez made some great saves to deny Andoni Iraola’s team.
It seems like Chelsea's goalkeeper problems are a thing of the past. The visitors have Sanchez to thank for earning a point, as he was named man of the match after a string of impressive saves.
Antoine Semenyo had a goal disallowed for offside after a VAR review. This gave Bournemouth confidence, and Marcus Tavernier soon tested Sanchez with a powerful shot.
The next real chance came after 20 minutes, when Marc Cucurella headed Pedro Neto’s cross over the bar.
Chelsea appeared uneasy. Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah were back in central defence after the poor showing at Leeds, but the change didn't bring much calm. With every mistake, Bournemouth's confidence grew. Semenyo was also causing problems for Malo Gusto on the right wing.
Liam Delap left the field in the 30th minute with what looked like a shoulder injury. Marc Guiu surprisingly replaced him instead of Joao Pedro.
The first half was fairly even, but Bournemouth finished strongly. Semenyo beat Gusto and shot towards the corner, Sanchez pushed it across the goal, and Evanilson couldn't quite reach it at the far post.
Sanchez then made two great saves from Alex Scott and Semenyo to keep Chelsea in the game.
Neto forced a save from Djordje Petrovic early in the second half, and Alejandro Garnacho headed Neto’s cross against the post.
Guiu missed a great chance from close range, sending the ball high into the stands. Then, Cole Palmer, making his first start since September, shot straight at the keeper.
Chelsea improved in the second half and looked more likely to score. Garnacho, who was quiet in the first half, became more involved and fired a shot just wide of the post.
With 15 minutes left, Maresca brought on Estevao, hoping he could provide the final pass that had been missing.
However, it was Bournemouth’s Semenyo who almost won it, forcing Sanchez to make another great save.
DID LIAM ROSENIOR’S PAST AS A PUNDIT INFLUENCE HIS DEFENSIVE STRATEGY AT ARSENAL?
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior hits back at critics after a defensive approach saw the Blues exit the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Liam Rosenior stood by his cautious approach after Chelsea couldn’t overturn their first-leg deficit against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Down 3-2 from the first match, Chelsea never really put Arsenal under pressure at the Emirates. In the end, Kai Havertz—of all people—put the game to bed in stoppage time, scoring against his old club.
Rosenior switched things up, going with a back three and playing it safe. He wanted to keep the game close and try to push hard late on. He brought on Cole Palmer and Estevao around the 60th minute, hoping for a spark, but Chelsea still couldn’t carve out real chances. Arsenal just wouldn’t budge.
Pundits didn’t love Rosenior’s tactics and let him know it. He brushed it off. “I’ve been a pundit. It’s easy. It’s easy in hindsight,” he said. “If I go all-out and press high, we could give away two early goals, and then everyone asks what I’m thinking. That’s just how it is. Lose, and you’re hammered. Win, and you’re a genius. Usually, it’s somewhere in the middle.”
Chelsea were up against the league leaders, and with both Reece James and Pedro Neto missing due to minor injuries, Rosenior planned to hang in there and try to frustrate Arsenal—and maybe turn the mood in the stadium.
“That was the idea. You saw it,” he said. “I thought the psychological side of the tie mattered, and you could feel it in the stadium too. At 60 minutes, I brought on Cole and Estevao, and suddenly we had some moments around the box. I think people sensed this game could flip.”
It didn’t happen, though. Rosenior said he couldn’t fault his players for their effort, and in the end, Arsenal’s clinching goal came while Chelsea were throwing everything forward, desperate to turn things around.
IS JOãO PEDRO ACTUALLY BETTER THAN LIVERPOOL’S £79M HUGO EKITIKé? THE STATS REVEAL ALL
Liam Rosenior makes history as Chelsea win three in a row! Discover why João Pedro is the Premier League's best summer signing.
Since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over Chelsea in 2022, they've been anything but quiet in the transfer market. In just three and a half years, they've signed 54 new senior players and spent well over £1 billion.
Some of these signings haven’t even made it onto the pitch for the first team—guys like Gaga Słonina, Ângelo Gabriel, Omari Kellyman, and Caleb Wiley, just to name a few. But others have really made their mark. Think Marc Cucurella, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández and, of course, Cole Palmer. Now, the question is, has one of Chelsea’s latest summer signings done enough to join that group? Is he about to become one of the Premier League’s signings of the season?
Let’s talk about Chelsea’s summer addition and what he’s bringing to the table. It’s been a great week for Liam Rosenior’s squad. On Saturday night, they were 2-0 down at halftime to West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Somehow, they turned it around and won 3-2, with Enzo Fernández scoring in stoppage time to seal it.
That win made it three league victories in a row for Rosenior. He’s now only the fourth English manager to start his Premier League career with three straight wins—joining Bobby Gould, Sam Allardyce, and Craig Shakespeare. Not bad company at all.
Just three days earlier, Chelsea booked their spot in the Champions League round of 16 after a wild 3-2 win away at Napoli. Down 2-1, João Pedro scored twice in the second half to turn the game around. The Brazilian’s goal at the weekend kicked off Chelsea’s comeback, bringing his total to 15 goals for the club—including three at the Club World Cup. So, how does he stack up against other strikers who switched clubs last summer?
Looking at the numbers, here’s how the new strikers have done since moving in the summer of 2025:
Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool, £79m): 15 goals (10 PL, 2 UCL)
João Pedro (Chelsea, £60m): 12 goals (9 PL, 3 UCL)
Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal, £54.8m): 11 goals (6 PL, 4 UCL)
Nick Woltemade (Man United, £69m): 9 goals (7 PL, 1 UCL)
Benjamin Šeško (Man City, £66.3m): 6 goals (5 PL)
Alexander Isak (Newcastle, £125m): 3 goals (2 PL)
Liam Delap (Spurs, £30m): 2 goals (1 PL, 1 UCL)
Only Ekitiké has scored more than João Pedro across all competitions, but Liverpool paid about £20m more for him than Chelsea paid for Pedro. In the whole Premier League, only Erling Haaland, Igor Thiago, Antoine Semenyo, and Ekitiké have more league goals than Pedro’s nine.
But stats aside, Chelsea just look more dangerous with Pedro leading the attack. Their last league defeat? He started that one on the bench at Craven Cottage. Since Rosenior took over, Pedro has started and scored in every match.
Chelsea have brought in plenty of players from Brighton during the BlueCo era, but with the way things are going, João Pedro might end up being the best of the bunch.
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