Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
AFC Bournemouth
0 – 0
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 13:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 10,421 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Raheem Sterling
Y 41' Mykhailo Mudryk
Milos Kerkez 62' Y
Y 76' Axel Disasi
Y 80' Nicolas Jackson
Y 90' Ben Chilwell

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

2
5
5
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC 2023-05-06 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Chelsea FC 2022-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2020-02-29 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Chelsea FC 2019-12-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Chelsea FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Brentford FC A 2–2 D
26 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L
19 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
12 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
28 May Everton FC A 0–1 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
02 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
25 Aug Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
20 Aug West Ham United FC A 1–3 L
13 Aug Liverpool FC H 1–1 D
28 May Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Chelsea FC
#17 Position #10
3 Points 7
5 Played 5
0 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
6 Scored 10
8 Conceded 12
-2 GD -2
0.60 PPG 1.40
0% Win % 40%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Chelsea FC are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G
Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AFC Bournemouth host Chelsea FC — let the battle begin!
  • 4' That is a Yellow card for Chelsea FC. Raheem Sterling will be fuming at that decision.
  • 9' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cole Palmer made 438 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Chelsea FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 46' AFC Bournemouth are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Chelsea FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mauricio Pochettino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' Controversy at the stadium! Milos Kerkez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 63' The Chelsea FC bench stirs into life. Mykhailo Mudryk is withdrawn and Cole Palmer gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Brazil international Neto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Marcus Tavernier as he leaves the pitch. Luis Sinisterra steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 74' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Milos Kerkez is withdrawn and Marcos Senesi gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Axel Disasi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
  • 80' Nicolas Jackson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Chelsea FC team. Levi Colwill is replaced by Ben Chilwell on 80 minute.
  • 81' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Enzo Fernandez departs to be replaced by Ian Maatsen.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Ryan Christie has done his job and it is now time for David Brooks to step up.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Chelsea FC player. Ben Chilwell gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. AFC Bournemouth and Chelsea FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Chelsea FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joshua King 3
Marcos Alonso 2
Matias Vina 1
Charlie Daniels 1
Raheem Sterling 1
Moises Caicedo 1
Dan Gosling 1
Christopher Nkunku 1

Head to Head

2023-09-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC 2023-05-06 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Chelsea FC 2022-12-27 Chelsea FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 2020-02-29 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Chelsea FC 2019-12-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-09-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-08-19 Liverpool FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-08-12 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2023-05-28 Everton FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L

Chelsea FC Form

2023-09-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2023-09-02 Chelsea FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2023-08-25 Chelsea FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2023-08-20 West Ham United FC 3–1 Chelsea FC L 2023-08-13 Chelsea FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2023-05-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Chelsea FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth38% Draw27% Chelsea FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
64%
Draw or Chelsea FC
62%
AFC Bournemouth or Chelsea FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth28% Draw43% Chelsea FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.