Chelsea had captain Reece James to thank as they salvaged a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Chelsea dominated the scoresheet in the first half, firing in 13 shots to Bournemouth's, and deservedly took an early lead through Cole Palmer's cool finish on 13 minutes.
Justin Kluivert leveled matters soon after the restart from the penalty spot after Antoine Semenyo was brought down by Moises Caicedo and, after David Brooks avoided a potential red card for catching Marc Cucurella in the face, Semenyo smashed home from inside the penalty area. to put Bournemouth in a commanding position.
It looked like the Cherries would hold on for an impressive win, only for the returning Reece James to curl a lovely free-kick into Mark Travers's bottom corner to earn his side a share of the spoils deep into stoppage time.
|
Player |
ASSESSMENT |
|---|---|
|
GC: Robert Sanchez |
6.0/10 |
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RB: Moises Caicedo |
6.5/10 |
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CB: Josh Acheampong |
6.5/10 |
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CB: Levi Colwill |
7.3/10 |
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LB: Marc Cucurella |
6.5/10 |
|
DM: Romeo Lavia |
6.8/10 |
|
DM: Enzo Fernandez |
8.4/10 |
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RM: You Maduek |
6.8/10 |
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AM: Cole Palmer |
8.0/10 |
|
LM: Jadon Sancho |
7.2/10 |
|
ST: Nicolas Jackson |
8.4/10 |
|
UNDER: Reece James (56' for Lavia) |
7.4/10 |
|
UNDER: Tosin Adarabioyo (71' for Acheampong) |
6.5/10 |
|
UNDER: Pedro Neto (81' for Madueke) |
N/A |
|
UNDER: Joao Felix (81' for Caicedo) |
N/A |
Unused subjects: Filip Jorgensen (GK), Malo Gusto, Renato Veiga, Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu
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Player |
ASSESSMENT |
|---|---|
|
GC: Mark Travers |
7.9/10 |
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RB: James Hill |
5.9/10 |
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CB: Illia Zabarnyi |
6.6/10 |
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CB: Dean Huijsen |
7.3/10 |
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LB: Milos Kerkez |
6.6/10 |
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DM: Lewis Cook |
7.0/10 |
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DM: Tyler Adams |
7.2/10 |
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RM: David Brooks |
6.9/10 |
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AM: Ryan Christie |
7.1/10 |
|
LM: Dango Ouattara |
7.9/10 |
|
ST: Antoine Semenyo |
6.3/10 |
|
UNDER: Justin Kluivert (22' for Hill) |
8.1/10 |
|
UNDER: Daniel Jebbison (82' for Brooks) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Will Dennis (GK), Matai Akinmboni, Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings, Ben Winterburn, Dominic Sadi, Daniel Adu-Adjei, Remy Rees-Dottin