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5 December 2015 2127 comments
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Saturday’s curtain-closer finds Chelsea playing host to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. The Blues are growing in confidence following a dreadful start to the campaign, with two clean sheets under their belt in as many fixtures. The Cherries, meanwhile, have finally discovered their scoring touch, netting five goals in their previous two match-ups.

Chelsea occupy the middle of the pack with regards to attempts (53), shots inside the box (30), big chances (four) and shots on target (14) over the last four Gameweeks. No team racked up fewer goals (two) during that time frame, though, engendering the worst shot-conversion rate (3.8%). On a more positive note, the Blues rank bottom for big chances conceded (one) and third-bottom for shots inside the box conceded (21) since Gameweek 11.

Bournemouth lead the field in terms of attempts (71) over the last four Gameweeks, having mustered nine more efforts at goal than Liverpool and Spurs. Additionally, the south-coast outfit have crafted the second-most shots inside the box (41) and the most key passes (55) across that stretch. There’s still vast room for improvement at the other end of the pitch: Villa (10) were the only team to concede more goals than the Cherries (eight) in their previous quartet of fixtures.

  1. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    That could have been a shout for goal of the season

  2. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bournemouth playing really well

  3. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Should've started Darren Fletcher over Mane...Damn!

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why did you start Mane over Fletcher? Madness

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I know!

    2. Moss
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      https://vine.co/v/OJhWmlPVMPZ

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        😆

  4. SweeSwee
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard is now sulking because he didn't get to play up top again

  5. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea making Bournemouth look like Barcelona

    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bournemouth look like this every game. They just end up getting sucker punched after countless misses

  6. Zizoulicious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Ighalo had 6 shots on target today, all from in and around the 6 yard box 😮

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Who does he play next?

      1. Zizoulicious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sunderland away

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can feel unlucky as a captainer

      1. Zizoulicious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Defonitely. Could have been a huge points haul

  7. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Team looking great for.next gameweek already. Touchwood if no injuries appear I'll finally be able to upgrade my bench. Westwood or Francis out...Question is for who??!!

    Gomes
    Kolarov Cresswell Moreno
    KDB Ozil Mahrez Firmino
    Lukaku Ighalo Vardy

    Schmeichel Francis PJones Westwood
    1FT & £5.9ITB

  8. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    King down

    1. SweeSwee
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Check mate.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

  9. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Are Bournemouth better than Maccabi Tel Aviv?

    1. Norb
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  10. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    This Hazard false #9 is working well.

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He's not in the false 9, Pedro is

  11. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Eden Hazardous down

    1. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This. He is conspicuously missing. Was here at the beginning

  12. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Costa warming up by ripping grass out and throwing it at Mourinho.

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Surprise surprise, Chelsea still look crap

  14. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I frickeen love Ighalo me. He was only meant to be my 1st sub initially but atm he's one f the 1st players on my team sheet. what a bargain!!

    Ignore players values kids.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      lets hope he smashes sunderland next week.. 😉

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        haha. after saying the above he might have to be my 1st sub.

    2. Zizoulicious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      And he's going to desroy you next up 😉

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well, if I play it will be a silver lining I guess. We didnt deserve a 3-1 defeat today mind. we aren't looking too bad atm

        1. Zizoulicious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah tbf you're looking much better. Might not even keep Ighalo ...

    3. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nah. No doubt about his quality. Its just that he is from watford and other strikers were tearing it up back then

  15. Nascimento
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Whistles past the post from Matic

  16. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    The calls for Chelsea being boring last season wasn't the case. This however...

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You're being nostalgic. They were boring as f**k last year.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        They weren't.

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Exciting watching teams attack them

  17. Reddonkeyham 42
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Wheres the rough with the smooth at?

    Coutinho being injured means I was forced to bench him and instead start Mahrez and with Courtois return begovic will be subbed off for Butland.

  18. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Willian done 😕

  19. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Majestic pass Pedro

  20. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Reus for Dortmund, 1-0 vs Wolfsburg. Lovely!

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Liverpool player

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

      2. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        lol no

    2. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      So delighted as a Borussia fan. 😀

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Having a great season 😀

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc save from Hazard

  22. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Alderweireld about the best replacement for Azpilicueta?

    Already got Moreno.

    1. Trae44
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  23. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc save from Hazard

  24. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    To be fair to Eden Hazardous King looks good...

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Stanislas is better

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        No , he isn't

    2. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      😎

      1. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He's alive!

  25. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Nice shot

  26. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Gareth Vincent ‏@Gareth_Vincent 8m8 minutes ago
    Talk that Riyad Mahrez paid an unexpected visit to #Swans dressing room after game, and said something which left Ashley Williams raging

    Mahrez is officially a legend. Hope Ashley Williams is still crying.

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He's too shy, no way

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        This

    2. BabyB
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      haha

    3. Zizoulicious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      "That's why I f**in sold you in fantasy footie"

    4. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He is too much of a Mr Nice guy. Vardy though....

      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Walk on Williams, walk on.

        1. Pochecinno
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          LOOOOL

    5. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      wonder if we'll ever find out what it was. hashtag legend

    6. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ashley Williams is a di*k

    7. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Missed the match .Did something happen between them?

      1. World XI
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Mahrez humiliated him on the pitch

  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Fabregas must be on the spray tan because he surely isnt getting that in London!

  28. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard shot on target. That'll see his ownership double this week.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Apparently that's all it takes to convince people he's back in form 🙂

      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I still can't quite get over it 😛

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      😆

    3. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      rightly so 🙂

  29. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Fabs needs to tone down the fake tan.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      See above!

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Goes well with his hair implants. Dandy.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He does look a bit orange

  30. amol
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Narrowed it down to 3 replacements

    Rojo to

    A.) Smalling
    B.)Alderweireld
    C.)Zouma

    1. World XI
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A if you have the cash.
      C for short term fixtures
      B for a solid defender in a fairly solid team.