Here are some reasons why Chelsea beat Bournemouth

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Better late than never. Chelsea had to wait a long time for their first goal but it was well worth the wait.

Maurizio Sarri made one change to his starting XI today – bringing on Willian for Pedro. The Brazilian was used as a substitute in the 2-1 win over Newcastle United last week.

Chelsea had numerous chances in the first half but were unable to convert any of them. Asmir Begovic, a former Chelsea player, was keeping them at bay with another former Blues player, Nathan Ake playing on Alvaro Morata’s toes.

The goal finally came in the 72nd minute and that was enough for Chelsea. They shifted the gears and were dominating the game even more.

3 Domination in the midfield

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One thing Chelsea have been doing in every single game this season is dominating the midfield. That continued today and there was nothing Bournemouth could do to stop it.

Jorginho, as usual, was on the ball more often than now. He was commanding the players ahead of him and was orchestrating the flow of passes. He even started taking shots from 25 yards out today when Chelsea were unable to break the deadlock.

N’Golo Kante has adjusted brilliantly in his new role and he was running rings around the defenders. A new side of Kante has been brought out by Sarri and we are seeing him doing a little bit of trickery on the ball now.

2 Bournemouth missed too many chances

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In a game dominated by Chelsea, Bournemouth had a couple of very good chances to go in front. Had they taken one of the few chances they got, the result of the game might have been different.

Callum Wilson had a glorious chance early in the first half to give the visitors the lead. However, his first-time effort went way over the bar from 7-8 yards out.

1 Impact substitutions

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Willian and Morata were unable to do anything special for Chelsea on the pitch and Maurizio Sarri sent Giroud and Pedro on in their place. The substitutions helped Chelsea get past the Bournemouth defence even more and also get the edge over them finally.

Pedro and Giroud combined well to break the deadlock and that was enough to break Bournemouth’s hopes of walking away from Stamford Bridge with a point. They exchanged some very good 1-2 passes and the visitors were unable to keep the substitutes quiet.

Giroud and Pedro might well be on course to start the next game. They have proved time and again that they are better than Morata and Willian right now.

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