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Moises Caicedo made his first start of the season on Saturday in Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Bournemouth.

The midfielder was struggling with an injury before the international break, but he has fully recovered and was able to play just over 70 minutes of football. Xabi Alonso will be pleased with Caicedo’s contribution, but it was his midfield partner Jordan Henderson who stole the show.

Henderson scored twice and provided an assist as Chelsea tore Bournemouth apart. It was just what they needed after losing 3-0 to Brentford in September.

Pedro Neto was fuming with Moises Caicedo after not receiving pass

Henderson and Caicedo both had good games, but there were a couple of moments during the match when they left Pedro Neto far from happy. Neto has become known as a bit of a moaner among the Chelsea fan base, and you could see why on Saturday.

As per football.london, Neto lost it with both Caicedo and Henderson after they had opportunities to play him through down the right but failed to. In the end, it obviously did not matter.

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Caicedo for me was man of the match.

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Hendo easily. What a performance!🔥

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Hendoooo 😮‍💨 where was this goalscoring machine for Liverpool 😭

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Chelsea still managed to win comfortably, with Neto also performing well alongside Caicedo and Henderson. It was the 26-year-old who set up the Blues’ third goal at the beginning of the second half after his low cross found Joao Pedro, who converted his chance emphatically.

Marco Palestra has returned from injury, but Neto should remain the first-choice right wing-back for the time being. He is doing an excellent job in that role going forward, and Saturday’s game was another example.

Neto can improve his defending and positioning, but that is to be expected. He is an attacker playing in a new position that involves defending.

How Moises Caicedo restored order to Chelsea’s midfield in Bournemouth victory

Truthfully, Neto should just be grateful that Caicedo is back. It has only been one game, but Chelsea already look much better in the middle of the park with him there.

Caicedo stops attacks, which you can see from his stats. According to Sofascore, the Ecuadorian made three successful tackles and two interceptions before being replaced by Romeo Lavia. In total, he made nine defensive contributions, more than any other Chelsea player.

It is not a coincidence that Chelsea have managed to limit their opponents to just one goal in Caicedo’s first start of the campaign, and they nearly even kept a clean sheet. It is one game, but the former Brighton & Hove Albion man appears to have restored some order to a Chelsea side who have known nothing but chaos this season.

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Sun 11 October 2026 10:30, UK

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Jordan Henderson stole all the headlines after Chelsea’s 5-1 triumph over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

There is no doubt that Henderson deserves the praise he is getting. At 36, he managed to score two excellent goals in a high-level Premier League game.

Henderson also provided an assist, making it three goal contributions on the afternoon. He is now the oldest player in Chelsea history to achieve that feat in a single Premier League match.

The midfielder is not the only Chelsea star who deserves praise after Saturday’s victory, though.

Pep Chavarria deserves more love after display against Bournemouth

In a transfer window where Chelsea signed the likes of Morgan Rogers and Henderson, Pep Chavarria was undoubtedly one of the lower profile additions the Blues brought in. Whereas Chelsea had to pay a club-record £117m fee to sign Rogers from Aston Villa, Chavarria cost less than £20m.

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Caicedo for me was man of the match.

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Hendo easily. What a performance!🔥

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Since joining Chelsea from Rayo Vallecano, Chavarria has only made two starts in the Premier League. His first came against Brentford just before the international break, and the left-back and his Chelsea teammates had a night to forget after losing 3-0 to their west London rivals.

However, Chavarria did not disappoint in his second start on Saturday and was one of the best performers on the pitch. Going forward, the 28-year-old was excellent.

It was his cross that found Joao Pedro for the Brazilian’s second goal of the afternoon. According to Sofascore, Chavarria also created one big chance and made one key pass.

Chavarria completed one cross out of the two he attempted and did exactly the same when it came to dribbles. Defensively, the former Rayo star also did his job.

In total, Chavarria made six defensive contributions, including five clearances. That kind of safety-first approach is what Chelsea need right now after conceding so many goals this term.

Jorrel Hato is a very good player. Technically, he is superb for a defender. However, Hato’s best position is probably in central defence.

In the left wing-back role, Chavarria has looked much more comfortable. And if the summer signing can continue playing as he did against Bournemouth, he could end up becoming Chelsea’s first-choice left wing-back option.

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Several football stars have flocked to Jordan Henderson’s Instagram page to praise the midfielder after his performance in Chelsea’s 5-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.

Henderson netted twice, opening the scoring with a fantastic strike just two minutes into the game. He also scored Chelsea’s final goal of the match by dispatching a free kick.

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Xabi Alonso was impressed with Henderson, but he was not the only one. Henderson’s England teammate Jude Bellingham and many others have been singing his praises following his two-goal display.

In response to a post Henderson shared on Instagram after the game, Bellingham simply replied with the word: “legend”.

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Unsurprisingly, his club teammates also had some nice words to say. Morgan Rogers said: “So, so good.” Moises Caicedo also left the small message of “top” underneath Henderson’s post with some emojis.

When Chelsea signed Henderson from Brentford during the summer, it was a transfer that many questioned. The Englishman is 36 now, a footballer who is no longer in his prime.

Even so, the opportunity to bring him in was always going to be too good to turn down. Henderson was available on a free transfer thanks to an agreement he had with Brentford and ticked so many boxes for Chelsea.

In the summer transfer window, the Blues were looking for players with Premier League experience, maturity and leadership qualities. Henderson has all of those things and can clearly still perform on the pitch.

Henderson’s stats against Bournemouth were really promising. For example, no player covered more ground than the midfielder, who also provided an assist and created two chances.

Hopefully, Henderson can put in more performances like this one going forward. Alonso really needs one of his midfielders to step up and support Moises Caicedo after Enzo Fernandez’s exit and the failure to bring in a replacement. Against Bournemouth at the Bridge on Saturday, Henderson showed that he can do that.

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It would be fair to say that Bournemouth manager Marco Rose is far from happy with his team’s display against Chelsea on Saturday.

The Cherries travelled to Stamford Bridge and were thrashed 5-1 by the home side. They got off to the worst possible start when Jordan Henderson opened the scoring in just the second minute.

Henderson managed to make a bit of history on the day, becoming the oldest player in Chelsea’s history to be involved in three goals in a single Premier League match. The midfielder scored twice and also provided an assist.

Marco Rose slams Bournemouth for becoming the latest victims to succumb to Chelsea’s early pressure

This was not the first time that Chelsea scored an early goal. They have been doing it all season.

Xabi Alonso has been surprised by Chelsea’s start to games, stating that he has never managed a team with the ability to score early goals so frequently. The Blues are becoming renowned for it now, with Rose telling the media that his Bournemouth side were well aware of this early pattern in Chelsea games.

However, for Rose, Bournemouth did not act on the data or “information” they had in the right way, and he has now criticised his team for not doing so.

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Caicedo for me was man of the match.

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Speaking to the Bournemouth Echo after the game, he said: “Yeah, we played not good, so we deserved the loss, especially if we start like we started in both halves of the game. I mean, after four minutes, I think we were 2-0 down.

“We knew that Chelsea is a team that starts well and scores many goals at the beginning of games. It’s our responsibility that we didn’t react the right way on this information.”

Morgan Rogers scored one minute after Henderson’s opener, meaning that Chelsea were already 2-0 up less than five minutes into the game. Bournemouth did pull one back later in the match, meaning that Alonso’s men have failed to keep a clean sheet once again, but other than that, everything went to plan for Chelsea.

Chelsea’s xG from Bournemouth victory will shock supporters

After the game, it was quite surprising to see what Chelsea’s xG was. Chelsea scored five times, yet the chances they had were not clear-cut ones.

By the full-time whistle, the Blues had amassed an xG total of just 1.17! It is incredible to think they could score five goals from a bunch of shots worth just 1.17 xG.

Chelsea (1.17) 5-1 (1.67) Bournemouth

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With ball strikers as good as Henderson, Rogers and Joao Pedro, though, maybe it should not be too much of a surprise.

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Chelsea returned to action on Saturday in style after beating Bournemouth 5-1 in the Premier League.

A large factor behind their victory was the quick start they were able to make. It took Jordan Henderson just two minutes to open the scoring before Morgan Rogers doubled Chelsea’s lead a minute later.

After the game, Xabi Alonso discussed Chelsea’s ability to score goals so early in matches. Before the international break, the Blues lost 3-0 to Brentford, but in their 2-2 draw with Hull City prior to that west London derby, Rogers needed less than 10 minutes to put the Blues in front.

Chelsea put FIVE past Bournemouth – who was your Man of the Match?

Braces for Jordan Henderson and Joao Pedro 👀

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Caicedo for me was man of the match.

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Hendo easily. What a performance!🔥

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Hendoooo 😮‍💨 where was this goalscoring machine for Liverpool 😭

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Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s quick starts

Since becoming a manager, Alonso has coached Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen. In terms of individual talent, Real Madrid arguably have the best team in the world, but they did not score early goals under Alonso as frequently as Chelsea.

In fact, this trait of scoring so early in matches that Chelsea now have, Alonso has admitted he has not seen it before at any of the other clubs he has managed.

In his post-match press conference, he told football.london and other outlets: “I have nothing to do [with it], so I don’t have the answer. We always speak about how we try to start the game with good energy, but I have no explanation, no credit to me.

“It has never happened to me in such a short period to score that many early goals. So, let’s see if we can keep doing that. But after the goals, many other things need to happen. Maybe I prefer to score the first one in the last minute. It will happen one day, hopefully.”

The Blues are obviously being helped by having one of the best attacks in football. Again, Rogers was able to score against Bournemouth, his fourth goal in the Premier League this season, while Joao Pedro managed to grab a brace.

Cole Palmer was not on the scoresheet, but the attacking midfielder did provide an assist. The star of the show, though, was undoubtedly Henderson.

Henderson set a record against Bournemouth on Saturday, becoming the oldest player in Chelsea history to be involved in three goals in a single Premier League match. On top of his two goals, the 36-year-old was also able to set up one of his teammates on the afternoon.

Understandably, Alonso was delighted with Henderson’s performance, which has come at the perfect time. There have been huge concerns about Chelsea’s midfield this season after Moises Caicedo’s injury problem and the sale of Enzo Fernandez. However, both Caicedo and Henderson managed to deliver for the Blues on Saturday and show what they can do as a midfield pairing.

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