AFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Premier League

Late Nkunku strike hands Chelsea win at Bournemouth in feisty clash

Chelsea substitute Christopher Nkunku struck in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth in a game littered with a Premier League record 14 yellow cards on Saturday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 2': Offside, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
• 4': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
• 6': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
• 6': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 6': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
• 8': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
• 8': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth).
• 8': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 10': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 10': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
• 13': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
• 14': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
• 14': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 14': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
• 14': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
• 15': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 16': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
• 16': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
• 17': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Levi Colwill following a corner.
• 17': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
• 18': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 18': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
• 18': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 20': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
• 23': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evanilson.
• 23': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
• 24': Attempt saved. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Senesi.
• 24': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
• 24': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
• 29': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
• 31': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
• 31': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 34': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
• 35': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 35': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
• 35': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 36': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
• 36': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 36': Penalty Bournemouth. Evanilson draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 36': Penalty conceded by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 37': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 37': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
• 38': Penalty saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
• 38': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 43': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 43': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
• 44': Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 45'+1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
• 45'+2': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 0.
• 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Pedro Neto.
• 49': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 49': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
• 50': Attempt missed. Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 52': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Senesi.
• 52': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
• 52': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
• 53': Offside, Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier is caught offside.
• 56': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
• 57': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
• 57': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 57': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
• 58': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier following a set piece situation.
• 59': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 59': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
• 59': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
• 59': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 59': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 61': Substitution, Chelsea. João Félix replaces Noni Madueke.
• 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Axel Disasi.
• 62': Foul by Renato Veiga (Chelsea).
• 62': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 63': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
• 63': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 64': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
• 66': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 66': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
• 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Ryan Christie.
• 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Luis Sinisterra replaces Evanilson.
• 69': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
• 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Julián Araujo replaces Adam Smith.
• 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Justin Kluivert.
• 76': Offside, Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier is caught offside.
• 78': Attempt saved. Renato Veiga (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tosin Adarabioyo.
• 79': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
• 79': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
• 80': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
• 80': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 81': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 81': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
• 83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Marcus Tavernier.
• 84': Attempt blocked. Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.
• 86': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 1. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
• 86': Renato Veiga (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
• 89': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enes Ünal.
• 90': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
• 90': João Félix (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Offside, Chelsea. Cole Palmer is caught offside.
• 90'+1': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by João Félix (Chelsea).
• 90'+1': João Félix (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+4': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Sinisterra.
• 90'+6': Foul by Enes Ünal (Bournemouth).
• 90'+6': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+6': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 1.
• 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Chelsea 1.