What a shocker in the Bridge today, as the visiting Bournemouth Cherries delivered an all-around upset to the defending champions Chelsea Blues.
With a magnificent and inspired game of football delivered today over their hosts after coming to these parts of London Town and labeled as a total underdog, Eddie Howe and company produced a wondrous result as a visitor.
After the Cherries struggles in the campaign and briefly occupying the bottom three spots being firm candidates to relegation after poor football displayed, today result shows a different squad.
As both Asmir Begovic and Nathan Ake homecoming to their old ground, these today had the last laugh and the man from Bosnia and former Pensioner keeper, had a dandy of a performance shutting down his former team.
The win over Chelsea suddenly catapults Bournemouth to tenth place with 28 points and exposes the crisis its manager Antonio Conte is going through with some of his important players sidelined to injuries in Alvaro Morata, Willian and now Andrea Christensen.
As of today the likes of Michy Batshuayi gone to Borussia Dortmund in that mega deal of a loan, his services definitely missed as the Blues despite their first half dominance and arrivals at goal, nothing serious happened.
The combination of Eden Hazard and newcomer Ross Barkley were not a threat despite their arrivals along of close plays with Gary Cahill shoot hitting the post and a pass from Zappacosta to Marco Alonso sending a shoot wide.
All of these plays were not enough to incommode the Cherries keeper Asmir Begovic, by showing his skills and stopping the Blues rally and ending the first half scoreless.
Despite the Blues dominance the local’s lack of resolve, exposed this club crisis in its game.
For Conte, the going is getting tougher and tougher to improvise in his initial lineup, as the likes of players to compete and adapt rapidly to his scheme, is becoming a bit difficult despite having newcomers Emerson Palmieri and Oliver Giroud already in the stands.
Unfortunately, the two were not eligible to play and became simple spectators.
Still the night belonged to the determination and push of an inspired Bournemouth that came ready to play football and not intimated by the crowds that make this venue considered in league circles as difficult.
With the second half underway the Blues tried their best to open up the score, all of a sudden in the 51 minute the combination of Jordan Ibe and Callum Wilson as the latter one opening the score to the dismay of the Chelsea followers.
Another play in the 64 became the go-ahead goal for the visitors when Callum Wilson serves to Junior Stanislas for the second goal in what were the second score in favor of the Boscombe Boys to a 2-0.
Once again, the fortunes of the visitors exposed again and after three minutes pass, in the 67 minute when a well-placed and opportune Nathan Ake took a rebound and push the ball for the definitive and go-ahead goal to end the match with a score of 3-0.
At the end the game and afternoon belonged to the Bournemouth Boys delivering a solid game of defense and playing with hunger a not being intimidated since the get go and net an important win that for sure will increase their confidence in the rest of the campaign.
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