Chelsea vs Bournemouth: Line-ups confirmed as Blues return to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea return to Premier League action on Saturday following a 3-0 defeat at Brentford in their final match before the international break.

Xabi Alonso’s side have endured an inconsistent start to the campaign, winning two of their opening five Premier League matches and conceding at least twice in every game.

The Blues started the season with home wins over Fulham and Brighton but have since suffered defeats at Arsenal and Brentford either side of a 2-2 draw against Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

Bournemouth are still seeking their first league victory under new head coach Marco Rose and have three points from their opening five matches, leaving them 17th following a 1-0 defeat at home to Liverpool last time out.

101GreatGoals brings you all the team news ahead of the 3pm kick-off.

Chelsea confirmed team vs Bournemouth

Chelsea: Martinez, Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Chavarria, Henderson, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Rogers, Pedro

Substitutes: Penders, Fofana, Gusto, Hato, Palestra, Lavia, Quenda, Estevao, Welbeck

Bournemouth full line up vs Chelsea

Bournemouth: Petrovic, Truffert, Hill, Brooks, Evanilson, Christie, Adams, Silva, Smith, Tavernier, Rayan

Substitutes: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Gannon Doak, Diakite, Juanlu, Toth, Jebbison, Rodriguez

Premier League updated table

Chelsea vs Bournemouth stats, recent form

• Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League games against Bournemouth (W4 D5), with each of the last three ending level
• They have conceded the most goals in the Premier League this season (12) and could become the third team in competition history to concede multiple goals in each of their opening six matches of a campaign, after Everton in 1994/95 and Derby County in 2000/01
• The Blues are the first team to score at least 10 goals and concede at least 10 across their first five matches of a Premier League campaign (F10 A12) since Aston Villa in 2023/24 (F11 A10)
• Five sides have previously done so in the competition and had seven or fewer points at this stage, with Chelsea the first since Everton in 2014/15 (F11 A13, 5 points)
• Only Fulham’s Gonzalo Garcia (32) and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (27) have made more cross-option runs in the 2026/27 Premier League than Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers (20), while only Garcia (23), Bryan Mbeumo (21), and Matheus Cunha (18) have made more in-possession runs ending in a team shot than Rogers and teammate Cole Palmer (18 each)
• Despite sitting 17th, only Brentford (0.6%) and Leeds United (8.6%) have spent a lower proportion of their total game time in the Premier League this season in a losing position than Bournemouth (9.3%)
• Three of Bournemouth’s four Premier League wins against Chelsea have come away from home, with those victories their only clean sheets at Stamford Bridge
• Bournemouth have gone winless in five to start a Premier League campaign for the second time, after 2023/24 (D3 L2 in both)
• Rose is the second manager to fail to win his first five top-flight matches with the Cherries, alongside predecessor Andoni Iraola (first nine)
• Only Arsenal (27) and Manchester City (23) have won more away points in the Premier League in 2026 than Bournemouth (20 – W5 D5 L1); the Cherries have also lost one of their last 13 league matches played in London (W4 D8), 4-1 at Brentford in December 2025.
• Before the start of the latest round of fixtures, only Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo (40) and Newcastle’s Lewis Hall (38) had won possession more times in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth’s Alex Scott (36), who had also won the most ground duels (30) and covered the fifth-most distance (57.7km) in the competition in 2026/27

Where to watch Chelsea vs Bournemouth: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:00 BST (10:00 ET / 07:00 PT). This match is not being shown live in the UK.

Live commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Live via BBC Sounds. BBC One and BBC iPlayer wiill show highlights at 22:30 BST.

Here’s the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.

Chelsea vs Bournemouth prediction

This should be tight and it may be Chelsea’s bench can make a key impact late in the game.

Chelsea

2 – 1

Bournemouth

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