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Chelsea and Bournemouth play to a Tie in Thrilling Stamford Bridge Match
London, December 30, 2025 – Chelsea and Bournemouth battled to a 2 to 2 draw in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge, in the 19th round of the season. The match, officiated by Samuel Barrott, was a tightly contested affair.
Bournemouth took an early lead with a goal from D. Brooks in the 6th minute. Chelsea responded quickly, leveling the score with a penalty converted by C. Palmer in the 15th minute. Chelsea then took the lead with a goal by E. Fernandez in the 23rd minute. Bournemouth pulled even with a goal from J. Kluivert in the 27th minute.
Chelsea dominated possession with 66%, demonstrating greater control in the opponent’s half. However, Bournemouth was dangerous on the counter-attack, generating a total of 17 shots, although only 6 were on target. Chelsea had 16 shots, with 3 on goal. The referee issued one yellow card to each team: M. Caicedo of Chelsea and M. Tavernier of Bournemouth. The match was characterized by high intensity and a hard-fought game in midfield.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 A. Garnacho came in and P. Neto went out., at minute 46 J. Acheampong came in and R. James went out., at minute 63 C. Palmer came in and Joao Pedro went out., at minute 87 L. Delap came in and Andrey Santos went out., at minute 90 Estevao came in and J. Gittens went out.
Substitutions bournemouth: at minute 78 D. Brooks came in and A. Adli went out., at minute 82 Evanilson came in and E. Unal went out., at minute 90 J. Kluivert came in and A. Smith went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chelsea
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