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Chelsea line up in a 3-4-3 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1. Chelsea are without Emanuel Emegha and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens; Bournemouth are without Amine Adli and Julián Araujo. Kick-off is 15:00 on 10 October 2026 at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 10 Oct 2026, 15:00
- Stadium
- Stamford Bridge, London
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 6
- Days since last match
- Chelsea 22, Bournemouth 20
Chelsea confirmed lineup
- 1Damián MartínezG
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 5Maxence LacroixD
- 6Levi ColwillD
- 7Pedro NetoM
- 14Jordan HendersonM
- 25Moisés CaicedoM
- 29Pep ChavarríaM
- 10Cole PalmerF
- 9João PedroF
- 17Morgan RogersF
Bench
- 41EstêvãoF
- 3Wesley FofanaD
- 27Malo GustoD
- 21Jorrel HatoD
- 45Roméo LaviaM
- 2M. PalestraD
- 39Mike PendersG
- 18Daniel WelbeckF
- 23Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
Coach: Xabi Alonso
Chelsea started in a 3-4-3. Emanuel Emegha, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Emanuel Emegha and 1 other were out. Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Moisés Caicedo and João Pedro came into the eleven after not starting away to Brentford. Xabi Alonso set up with three at the back, four in midfield and three up front.
Bournemouth confirmed lineup
- 1Đorđe PetrovićG
- 15Adam SmithD
- 5James HillD
- 14António SilvaD
- 3Adrien TruffertD
- 12Tyler AdamsM
- 10Ryan ChristieM
- 7David BrooksM
- 37RayanM
- 16Marcus TavernierM
- 9EvanilsonF
Bench
- 24Juanlu SánchezM
- 6Julio SolerD
- 30Álvaro RodríguezF
- 29Daniel JebbisonF
- 11Ben DoakF
- 18Bafodé DiakitéD
- 20Michele Di GregorioG
- 4Lewis CookM
- 27Alex TóthM
Coach: M. Rose
Bournemouth started in a 4-2-3-1. Amine Adli, Julián Araujo and Justin Kluivert and 9 others were out. David Brooks came into the eleven after not starting at home to Liverpool. M. Rose set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth form guide
Last 5, all competitionsChelsea- W
- L
- W
- D
- L
Chelsea won two of their last five matches, drew one and lost two. They scored 13 goals and conceded 13 across those five. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 0-3 defeat away to Brentford on 18 September 2026.
Bournemouth- D
- W
- D
- W
- L
Bournemouth won two of their last five matches, drew two and lost one. They scored 10 goals and conceded 6 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 0-1 defeat at home to Liverpool on 20 September 2026.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth head to head
- 12
- Chelsea wins
- 5
- Draws
- 4
- Bournemouth wins
32–21 on goals in 21 meetings since 5 December 2015
Recent Chelsea vs Bournemouth results
- Chelsea2–2BournemouthStamford Bridge
- Bournemouth0–0ChelseaVitality Stadium
- Chelsea2–2BournemouthStamford Bridge
- Bournemouth0–1ChelseaVitality Stadium
- Chelsea2–1BournemouthStamford Bridge
All in the Premier League
Chelsea vs Bournemouth history
Chelsea have won two of the last five, with three drawn. Bournemouth last won at Stamford Bridge on 14 December 2019, by 1-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Chelsea are unbeaten in the last ten meetings.
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in London. The ground holds 41,841. Bournemouth have won there three times in eleven visits, most recently in December 2019. Chelsea have won six of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Bournemouth's most recent visit was on 30 December 2025, a 2-2 draw.
Last meeting: Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth, December 2025
- 1Robert SánchezG
- 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
- 29Wesley FofanaD
- 23Trevoh ChalobahD
- 27Malo GustoD
- 25Moisés CaicedoM
- 8Enzo FernándezM
- 41EstêvãoM
- 10Cole PalmerM
- 49Alejandro GarnachoM
- 9Liam DelapF
Bench
- 12Filip JörgensenG
- 7Pedro NetoF
- 24Reece JamesD
- 5Benoît BadiashileD
- 20Joao PedroF
- 11Jamie Bynoe-GittensF
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
- 40Facundo BuonanotteM
Coach: Calum McFarlane
- 1Đorđe PetrovićG
- 20Álex JiménezD
- 23James HillD
- 5Marcos SenesiD
- 3Adrien TruffertD
- 16Marcus TavernierM
- 8Alex ScottM
- 7David BrooksM
- 19Justin KluivertM
- 24Antoine SemenyoM
- 9EvanilsonF
Bench
- 40William DennisG
- 15Adam SmithD
- 26Enes ÜnalF
- 18Bafodé DiakitéD
- 2Julián AraujoD
- 50Remy Rees-DottinF
- 21Amine AdliF
- 22E. J. KroupiF
- 6Julio SolerD
Coach: Andoni Iraola
Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 30 December 2025 in the Premier League. It finished 2-2. David Brooks, Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernández and 1 other scored. Robert Sánchez and Đorđe Petrović started in goal.
Chelsea vs Bournemouth lineups — common questions
- What was the score in Chelsea vs Bournemouth?
- Chelsea beat Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge in London on 10 October 2026. The match was Matchweek 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Samuel Barrott. Before it, Chelsea had won 12 of the 21 meetings between the clubs and Bournemouth 4.
- Who was missing for Chelsea?
- Chelsea were without Emanuel Emegha, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Emanuel Emegha and 1 other. The reasons given were muscle injury and ankle injury. Bournemouth had twelve unavailable and none doubtful. Chelsea last played 22 days before this match, a 0-3 away defeat by Brentford.
- What formation did Bournemouth play?
- Bournemouth started this match in a 4-2-3-1. Đorđe Petrović started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. M. Rose picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.
Bournemouth vs Chelsea at Vitality Stadium
Updated 11 October 2026