Chelsea vs Bournemouth
Chelsea vs Bournemouth
Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Chelsea's Premier League showdown with Bournemouth this afternoon.
Stamford Bridge plays host as the Blues return to competitive action today after three weeks off. Just over three weeks ago, Chelsea suffered a miserable evening at Brentford, losing 3-0 in an abysmal second-half showing from Xabi Alonso's side, who will be determined to bounce back in style today.
For Alonso, he won't be entertaining the thought of going four league matches without a win, making this afternoon's visit of the Cherries that bit more important.
As for Bournemouth, Marco Rose, appointed as Andoni Iraola's successor over the summer, is yet to win a league match since taking over. Rose believes one win could be the catalyst to kickstart his team's season and they will be hoping to catch Chelsea out later this afternoon.
Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 3pm (UK time). Bobby Vincent and Jake Stokes are live in west London throughout the day to bring you all of the action and analysis.