Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth

[USCherry]

Woof. Lerma with a “robust” challenge on Kante. Not a foul or anything but he flew into that.

 

[Silent AFCB]

How has Alonso managed to stay on the pitch? He should be gone.

 

[USCherry]

Rico has made quite a few tackles up the pitch. Nicking possession away. Lerma with a yellow.

 

[CherryInHove]

How has Alonso managed to stay on the pitch? He should be gone.

It was one of those annoying things where the ref doesn't think it is worth sending him off for, but you know that if he hadn't been on a yellow he'd have got a yellow for that, so really he should be off the pitch.

 

[USCherry]

They get a goal via a deflection started by a player who shouldn’t be on the pitch.

 

[CherryInHove]

Boo. 1-0 Pedro.

Time for L Cook?

 

[USCherry]

Midfields gone. Need L Cook on

 

[USCherry]

Weak ref

 

[USCherry]

Game over

 

[sam adams]

Weak ref

Big club syndrome ?

 

[USCherry]

Another assist from a player that should not be on the pitch

 

[dragonm8]

Played Gosling for 40 minutes too long in the second half.

 

[Kudos]

Weak ref

Successfully massaged the game to a Chelsea victory.

 

[Runnerrunnerru]

Proper sh1t show from the ref. We've lacked creatively but set up well and he's dropped a bollock at every available opportunity. Bring in VAR ffs

 

[Kudos]

Proper sh1t show from the ref. We've lacked creatively but set up well and he's dropped a bollock at every available opportunity. Bring in VAR ffs

I'd argue we've canceled eachother out, some cracking football on display just the work rate and organisation of both sides limiting chances.

The difference is that we're not allowed to tackle and they're allowed to do what they want. I hate that the Premier League isn't a meritocracy and the big names are given favourable treatment.

 

[billythekid]

Strange shove in the penalty area on Fraser when the ball had already gone.

 

[98Grad]

Still don't understand bunkering down and playing not to lose.....and end up losing 2-0.

 

[USCherry]

Ref bottled the big decisions and Chelseas quality won the game for them. The decision that apparently Fraser had to play on Tuesday was probably not a good decision. He lacked his normal fizz. Chelsea nullified most of our threats. We could have scored a couple of goals but I don't think we necessarily deserved the win. A draw would have been a good result, but losing two-nil is no disgrace

Lerma had a good first league game, I thought Rico was better.

 

[Kudos]

Strange shove in the penalty area on Fraser when the ball had already gone.

Got properly wiped out by that, totally unnecessary and off the ball.

Referee couldn't do anything about it because it would've been a pen...

 

[Grumpy G]

A reality check not a disaster.

Need to get back to winning ways against Leicester though, regain the momentum.

The win against West Ham was great, but they are starting to look like relegation fodder.