Chelsea drew the match against Bournemouth with 2-2 scoreline despite being 1-0 up in the very first quarter of the game. Chelsea's domination turned into a futile effort until Reece James stepped up and equalized the scoreline.
Chelsea Match Report: Late Strike of Reece James Saved the Blue’s Defeat in Premier League
Chelse's captain helped to rescue the team and secure 1 point from the 95th-minute freekick to draw at home on Thursday. Being the substitute, James was playing his first PL game since November and stunned everyone with a perfect curler beating goalkeeper Mark Traveres to balance the scoresheet.
Chelsea dominated the game and opened the scoresheet through the goal of Cole Palmer in the 13th minute of the game. Bournemouth replied with a penalty early in the second half due to a push of Caicedo on Semenyo. Kuilvert made no mistake to hit the ball in the middle with a rocket shot making Sanchez just a viewer of the goal.
Teenager Semenyo caused difficulties for the Blues break their winless streak
Semenyo also extended the lead for Bournemouth in the 68th minute providing a comfortable position for the team that was further destroyed by Chelsea's right back. Reece James said “I think we had a few clear-cut chances that we should have taken in the first half and put the game to bed, It’s mixed emotions."
Chelsea failed to grab the opportunity of Liverpool and Manchester City to draw
Chelse went winless for the last five league games and stayed in fourth position with 37 Points in 21 matches and that is 34 for Bournemouth helped them to stay at 7th in the table. Palmer scored his 14th league goals in the 2024-25 season making him one of the essential players for Maresca.
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However, there was a controversial movement regarding David Brooks pulling off Marc Cucurella’s hair for which referee Robert Jones showed a yellow card making home fans howl in protest. Maresca openly shared his thoughts on this saying “The intention was just to go against Marc Cucurella. In my opinion, it's a red. Hopefully, we can be more lucky with the referee in the future.”
H/T- BBC, Sky Sports
