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PENALTY SAVED! Bournemouth’s Evanilson misses.

37 min: PENALTY FOR BOURNEMOUTH! And Sanchez is booked. Fofan’s back pass to his ‘keeper is well short and Evanilson runs onto the loose ball. He lifts it over the onrushing Sanchez who takes him out. He’s lucky it was not red. Smith had issue with the decision to to show a red and he got booked as well. Evanilson will dust himself off and take the penalty.

36 min: Cucurella is booked. That was silly as it was off the ball, outside the area of play, as he lunged in on Christie and got himself booked.

35 min: Palmer draws another foul and Cook, who tugged at his shirt, gets rightly booked. Palmer is now responsible for two Bournemouth yellow cards.

34 min: Jackson shoots but straight at Travers who still had some saving to do. It was so simple. Jackson made a wonderful run inside the Bournemouth area and Colwill , under no pressure having carried for about 15 metres, slid a perfect pass that Jackson met first time. Best chance for Chelsea.

33 min: That period felt like a rugby match when the two fullbacks kick to each other. A string of ling balls until Travers hoofs it into touch. Lineout Throw-in for Chelsea around halfway.

31 min: It’s just not working for Chelsea. Palmer’s attempted slider for Jackson doesn’t come off and he throws his hands in the air in frustration after a break was on. Fofana is booked for a rough challenge in a central position, closer to the half-way line than his own goal.

30 min: Senesi makes a wonderful challenge inside his own area. It wouldn’t have mattered as Jackson was off-side as he received the cut against the grain pass from Madueke, who went on a storming run after Palmer’s little dummy sparked the move.

29 min: Chelsea keep the ball in their half but as soon as they try to work it upfield, with Disasi on the right, Bournemouth crowd the ball carrier and steal it back. They look really well organised.

27 min: Chelsea slow things down. Fofan and Colwill getting a few touches. Sanchez launches it long to Neto. Bournemouth won’t mind this.

25 min: This has been a really enjoyable game. End to end. Chelsea have had more than 70% of the ball but almost all the best chances have fallen to Bournemouth. There’s also an edge as both sets of players are getting stuck in.

23 min: Sanchez makes a great save as Kluivert snaps at a second ball that is flicked back from Evanilson following a cross from the left from Tavernier. Evanilson was deemed off-side but that was a lovely touch back for Kluivert who timed his support run to perfection. Sanchez still had to make a good save though and he did, down low to his right.

22 min: There’s a penalty shout as Semenyo goes down under a challenge from Cucurella. Not only was it soft but I don’t think it was inside the area. The appeal is waved away.

21 min: Caicedo’s delicious turn opens the midfield and he finds Veiga who then connects with Neto. Chelsea are flooding forward. They keep the ball in tight spots. Palmer and Madueke play a neat one two. There’s a deflection and Palmer suddenly has half a sniff inside the area but Bournemouth crowd the box and eventually get it away.

19 min: Christie is booked for a cynical clip on Palmer.

18 min: Tavernier shoots straight at Sanchez after a blistering break from Bournemouth. They moved the ball so quickly there. Lovely passing. It eventually went to Tavernier on the overlap down the left but his first touch took him wide and the shot had to be a lot better to beat Sanchez.

17 min: Neto on the left is Chelsea’s best threat at the minute. But Smith is doing well to keep him quiet. Chelsea get possession and slow it down before Neto again injects pace after linking with Cucurella. There’s a deflection and Chelsea have a corner. It’s taken short and Neto then floats one into the area. Madueke shoots and would you believe, it spirals out for a throw-in!

14 min: Semenyo shoots a daisy cutter from range but it was always skating wide. Lovely football in the build up. Tavernier, who has been lively, drove down the left, cut back and found Christie who swiftly moved it on for Semenyo. One touch to get it out his feet and he let fly. Just not enough power (or accuracy, really) but good stuff from the Cherries.

12 min: Caicedo does well to win the ball in midfield and he wastes no time moving it forward. But the pass doesn’t stick. Both teams are looking for that quick transition rather than control. Neto, though, drives down the left and whips a ball in. It had serious pace but is dealt with.

10 min: Jackson chases a stabbed pass through the Bournemouth line but Travers is there to mop up. A little later Palmer is clattered inside his own half. He’ll be a marked man throughout the piece. Cook is all over him so far.

8 min: Chelsea lose possession in a dangerous area and Tavernier has space to cross from the left. He finds Evanilson but the ball is a little too high and the header bobbles away tamely wide of Sanchez’s goal.

6 min: Madueke does well to wriggle some space for the shot on the edge of the Bournemouth area. He scuffs the effort but it takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. Nothing doing from the set piece so Chelsea recycle possession all the way back to Sanchez in goal.

5 min: Christie receives the ball on the edge of the Chelsea box and clips in a cute ball for a runner at the back post. It’s over cooked but was a smart idea. Bournemouth are rocking.

4 min: Travernier crunches the cross-bar! My goodness what a hit. From some distance and the angle from the left, he cut across the ball and it screamed towards the top corner but didn’t quite dip enough. That would have been a stunner!

3 min: The corner goes in but the flick on can’t find a Cheery. The ball spirals down the left and the attack fizzles out. Bournemouth are back in possession though. Bright start from the home side. They look composed.

2 min: Corner for Bournemouth as they pinch the ball in midfield and break. Semenyo slides past a defender and plays a ball out wide but the cross is deflected. There’s a big of argy bargy in the box so the corner is delayed.

Palmer kicks off and away we go!

Righto… the players have made their way out of the tunnel and are shaking hands and getting ready to go!

Bournemouth in their black and red stripes are playing a 4-5-1. Chelsea in a really slick white number with blue trim have gone for a 4-2-3-1.

Another Chelsea fan, Claire McConnell, has a bone to pick with our chief sports writer:

You ask how we fans feel re articles about Chelsea owners’ fighting. The article that annoyed me the most this week was by Barney Ronay, with the headline saying it was about the demise of Man U, and the first 2 paragraphs were all about Chelsea. Very cheap shot I thought.

Here is the offending article:

I’m interested to see how Nicolas Jackson goes up front for Chelsea.

This week he signed a nine year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2033. Nine. Nine! Utter lunacy. I didn’t know they gave out contracts that long. I’m sure none of this will blow up in anyone’s face.

Good thing they’ve got 37 players in reserve.

Some strong views from Chelsea fan Matt Muir:

You asked Chelsea fans what they think of the ‘battle for supremacy’. This one thinks it’s a miserable example of exactly why private equity is a cancer. A plague on all their houses (though probably Eghbali’s, Stewart’s and Winstanley’s most of all). It’s horrible seeing your club being used (badly) as an investment vehicle; being a billionaire’s plaything was far more fun.

Thanks for all the hard work, it’s very much appreciated. Hope it’s an entertaining game for your sake.

Cheers Matt. And though I don’t have a dog in this fight, I hope you at least find some joy in the entertainment this evening. I feel your frustration.

It wasn’t too long ago that Jadon Sancho was considered one of the most exciting prospects in the English game.

But his career fell of a cliff in Manchester and it looked as if he’d never fulfil his promise.

He’s been given a second chance at Chelsea and has got the full backing of his new boss.

There have been more stories about Chelsea’s off-field operations than what they’ve produced on the pitch.

It’s great for journalists, like Jacob Steinberg, but must be maddening for their fans.

What do you make of this latest “battle for supremacy”?

I don’t believe it! For the second game in a row, Everton have seen a 2-0 lead become a 3-2 deficit. What on earth is wrong with that team?

So, what do we make of the teams?

The first thing to note is that Kepa Arrizabalaga is unavailable for Bournemouth as he’s on loan from Chelsea so Mark Travers starts in goal. Otherwise there’s just one change from that insane comeback win over Everton as Adam Smith replaces Julian Araujo.

Chelsea look a touch defensive. Two changes from their last outing as Axel Disasi and Renato Veiga replace the injured duo of Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez. Jadon Sancho could make his Chelsea debut off the bench.

Bournemouth v Chelsea line-ups

Here’s a rundown of today’s matches with reports:

And over at Villa Park, Everton have once again blown a 2-0 lead and are now level thanks to a double from Ollie Watkins.

Preamble

Daniel Gallan