"Chelsea were unable to capitalise on Arsenal's slip-up in the Premier League title race as Robert Sanchez starred in a goalless draw away to Bournemouth. Having seen Arsenal fall to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa earlier on Saturday, Chelsea failed to fire despite Cole Palmer returning for the first time since mid-September. Enzo Maresca's side could have cut the gap on the leaders to six points, but a third game without victory leaves them in fourth and eight off the summit."
"Visiting goalkeeper Sanchez was largely to thank for the draw at the Vitality Stadium, where Bournemouth thought they had taken a fourth-minute lead. Evanilson was adjudged offside in the build-up from Alex Scott's cross, however, as the VAR intervened to overturn Antoine Semenyo's close-range finish. Semenyo and Scott then both worked the impressive Sanchez in a one-sided first half, though Chelsea improved after the break and saw Alejandro Garnacho head against Djordje Petrovic's right-hand post."
"More frustration in front of goal saw Bournemouth fail to score in consecutive league games under Iraola for just the third time, also doing so in September 2024 and October 2023. That was not for a lack of effort, though. Bournemouth had 13 attempts here worth 1.37 expected goals, their most efforts without scoring in a Premier League home game since February against Liverpool (14)."
Robert Sanchez produced several crucial saves to keep Bournemouth and Chelsea scoreless in a 0-0 draw at the Vitality Stadium. Cole Palmer returned from a long absence but Chelsea could not convert chances, leaving them fourth and eight points behind the leaders after a third game without victory. Bournemouth had an early goal ruled out for offside and registered 13 attempts worth 1.37 expected goals without scoring. Chelsea's run of scoring in every Premier League match ended, while Bournemouth recorded consecutive goalless league games under Andoni Iraola for only the third time.
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