Premier League · Matchweek 6
Chelsea vs Bournemouth
Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 UK · Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
- ⚽ 2' Jordan Henderson – assist Cole Palmer
- ⚽ 3' Morgan Rogers – assist Jordan Henderson
- ⚽ 46' João Pedro – assist Pedro Neto
- ⚽ 67' João Pedro – assist Pep Chavarría
- ⚽ 70' Jordan Henderson
AFC Bournemouth
- ⚽ 51' Evanilson
- 🟨 10' Marcus Tavernier
- 🟨 42' Adrien Truffert
- 🟨 62' Tyler Adams
- 🟨 69' Ryan Christie
Chelsea – Bournemouth: match preview and predicted line-ups
Chelsea host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 10 October at 16:00. The match preview, team news and betting tips will be updated ahead of kick-off.
- Predicted line-ups and absences have been updated using Rotowire on 9 October 2026.
- The line-ups are predictions – the official starting XIs may differ.
Starting lineups
Chelsea3-6-1
- GK
- Emiliano Martinez
- DEF
- Wesley Fofana, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill
- MID
- Pep Chavarria, Moises Caicedo, Reece James, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers
- FWD
- Danny Welbeck
Rotowire · updated 9 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. Moises Caicedo (doubtful) · Emmanuel Emegha (doubtful) · Reece James (doubtful) · Joao Pedro (doubtful) · Marco Palestra (doubtful) · Cole Palmer (doubtful) · Jamie Gittens (out)
Bournemouth4-3-3
- GK
- Djordje Petrovic
- DEF
- Adrien Truffert, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adam Smith
- MID
- Tyler Adams, Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie
- FWD
- Marcus Tavernier, Rayan, Evanilson
Rotowire · updated 9 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. David Brooks (doubtful) · Amine Adli (out) · Julian Araujo (out) · Justin Kluivert (out) · Junior Kroupi (out) · Veljko Milosavljevic (out) · Alex Scott (out)
Our prediction
Over 2.5 goals · Goals
Chelsea concede the most goals in the league, but create plenty themselves. Bournemouth play an open game – that points to goals at both ends.