Both **Chelsea**and **Bournemouth**will be looking to end 2025 on a high when they meet at Stamford Bridge.
The two sides played out a goalless draw earlier this month in Dorset, with the Cherries yet to win since conceding nine in their last three.
Meanwhile, **Chelsea**have just won once, seeing off **Everton**2-0 at the **Bridge**a fortnight ago with both teams coming off weekend defeats.
The Blues suffered late heartbreak losing 2-1 to in-form Aston Villa in the capital on Saturday evening.
Pedro Neto had given the West Londoners the lead just before the break, however an inspired Ollie Watkins struck twice to condemn the Blues to a fifth defeat of the season.
**Chelsea**dropped out of the top four as a result having picked up six points fewer than at this stage last season.
Visitors Bournemouth have plummeted down the league, not winning since the tail end of October when they beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 at the Vitality.
They lumbered to their sixth defeat at **Brentford**on Saturday losing 4-1 with defensive frailties a continuing theme to their slump.
Amid reports of a January departure, Antione Semenyo netted the consolation for the Cherries, with the **Ghanaian**now finding the net in each of his last three league outings.
Chelsea
**Chelsea**will be without summer signing Jorrel Hato for the visit of Bournemouth.
The Dutch international pulled out of the warm-ups in the defeat to **Villa**with a muscular injury.
Elsewhere, Marc Cucurella will likely miss the game with a hamstring injury, while long-term absentees Dario Essugo, Levi Colwill, and Romeo Lavia remain out.
**Bournemouth**
Alex Scott will face a late fitness test having picked up a knock to the jaw at Brentford, while transfer speculation surrounding starman Antoine Semenyo could cause him to miss out.
Long-term absentees Tyler Adams(MCL), Veljko Milosavljevic(Knee), and Ben Gannon Doak (Hamstring) remain out.
Predicted XI
Chelsea: Sánchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Fofana, James, Fernandez, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, João Pedro
Bournemouth: Petrovic, Truffert, Senesi, Diakite, Jimenez, Christie, Cook, Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks, Evanilson
Players to Watch
Chelsea - Joao Pedro
The Brazilian has been excellent over the festive period, scoring three times in his last five in all competitions, including the opener in Saturday's defeat.
Joao Pedro has already equalled his tally across the entire of last season, netting ten times for the Blues.
He's also scored twice against the Cherries with **Brighton**and will be licking his lips at the prospect of coming up against a fragile **Bournemouth**defence.
Bournemouth - Álex Jiménez
The young full-back has been a bright spark in a poor Cherries side, operating predominantly as a right winger in recent weeks.
**Jimenez**, on loan from AC Milan, set up the consolation at Brentford, driving into the box before squaring it to Antoine Semenyo on the goal line.
The Spaniard is on course to feature in over half the games, which will trigger a permanent switch in the summer, with the 21-year-old shaping up to be an astute piece of business.
Match Details
Where is the match being played ?
The match will be played at Stamford Bridge.
What time is kick-off?
Kick-off is scheduled for 19:30 GMT.
How can I watch?
The game will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event.