"This was another bad night for Chelsea. Maresca's erratic side defended poorly, have one win in their past seven top-flight games and remain incapable of capitalising on dominant spells. They have now dropped 13 points from winning positions at home more than any other side in the Premier League after being held by Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth, who ended grateful to Antoine Semenyo giving his all in what might be his final appearance for the club before a likely move to Manchester City."
"Perhaps an evening of chaos was inevitable. Inconsistency has plagued these sides Chelsea because of their dizzying losses of control when in dominant positions, Bournemouth because of their defensive struggles since losing Milos Kerkez, Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen last summer and it was in full evidence throughout a bonkers first half. The tone was set by Moises Caicedo ruling himself out of Chelsea's trip to City on Sunday when he earned a yellow card with a trip on a surging Adrien Truffert."
"Chelsea made five changes after their defeat to Aston Villa and, with Reece James rested and Malo Gusto standing in for the hamstrung Marc Cucurella at left-back, it did not take much to disturb their equilibrium during the early stages. Bournemouth had done their homework. Semenyo's long throws are presumably not why Pep Guardiola wants the winger but they were a devastating weapon against Chelsea's brittle defence."
Chelsea drew 2-2 with Bournemouth amid visible fan dissent and tactical instability. The team defended poorly, has one win in seven league games, and repeatedly failed to convert dominant spells into victories. Chelsea have dropped 13 points from winning positions at home, more than any Premier League side. Bournemouth benefited from Antoine Semenyo’s committed display and effective long throws that exposed Chelsea’s brittle defence. Moises Caicedo’s yellow card rules him out of the upcoming trip to Manchester City. Chelsea made five changes, rested Reece James, and used Malo Gusto at left-back, disrupting defensive equilibrium early on.
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