Moises Caicedo is set to return for Chelsea against Bournemouth
- Chelsea faces AFC Bournemouth in a Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge on a Saturday afternoon, as club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton report on...
- Both club managers took up their current posts in the summer after previously working in the Bundesliga.
- Bournemouth enters the match winless in five games under Rose, comprising two losses and three draws.
Chelsea faces AFC Bournemouth in a Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge on a Saturday afternoon, as club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton report on chelseafc.com. The match marks the conclusion of Chelsea’s eight-match tour of the capital from the start of the season and arrives following the international break.
Managerial Backgrounds In The Bundesliga
Both club managers took up their current posts in the summer after previously working in the Bundesliga. While managing Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso faced Marco Rose’s Leipzig six times, recording three wins and one draw with games averaging 3.8 goals per player.
Bournemouth enters the match winless in five games under Rose, comprising two losses and three draws. That winless streak extends to seven matches when including the final fixtures of Andoni Iraola’s tenure.
Squad Fitness And Returning Players
Moises Caicedo returns to availability after missing time with an injury sustained during a brief substitute appearance against Brighton & Hove Albion in August. Yes, he is ready to go,
Xabi Alonso said during his pre-match press conference, as reported by chelseafc.com. We have used the time with Moi to get him back fit. He has been training well and he is okay to go.
Alonso also confirmed that Marco Palestra, who missed competitive matches due to an injury picked up during the final week of pre-season, is in contention to play. Reece James, Cole Palmer, and Joao Pedro also returned to training after withdrawing from international duty with England and Brazil due to fitness concerns.
Historical Head-To-Head Results At Stamford Bridge
Chelsea holds an unbeaten record in the past four league matches against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, split evenly between wins and draws. The Blues have scored two or more goals in each of those home fixtures.
Bournemouth claimed victories in three of their first five Premier League visits to west London, starting with a win in December 2015. Last season’s corresponding fixture produced a 2-2 draw featuring a flurry of first-half goals from David Brooks, Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernandez, and Justin Kluivert.
Fixture Statistics And Post-Break Trends
Neither team has kept a clean sheet in the current campaign, and both share a goal difference of -2. Chelsea enters the match as the joint-third leading goalscorer in the division.
Since October 2020, Chelsea has won 10 and collected 35 points from 21 Premier League matches following an international break. During that span, the team has drawn five, lost six, scored 31 goals, and conceded six.