Bournemouth v Chelsea: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
Match in a nutshell: With just one win in their last seven games in all competitions, Chelsea aim to avenge December’s home defeat by Bournemouth.
BetVictor.com preview: Expect Blues to get back to winning ways
Injuries and suspensions
AFC BOURNEMOUTH
Ruled out: Adam Smith (groin), Harry Arter (Achilles), Tyrone Mings (knee).
Fitness tests: Benik Afobe (hamstring).
CHELSEA
Ruled out: John Terry (Achilles), Kurt Zouma (knee), Loic Remy (groin), Thibaut Courtois (suspended).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Federici, Wiggins, Distin, MacDonald, O’Kane, Pugh, Iturbe, Murray, Afobe, Grabban, Wilson, Rantie.
Chelsea: Begovic; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Baba; Mikel, Fabregas; Willian, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro; Costa.
Subs from: Amelia, Blackman, Aina, Miazga, Matic, Colkett, Oscar, Kenedy, Hazard, Falcao, Pato, Traore.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
AFC Bournemouth total: L W L L W (6 points)
Home: L L W W L (6 points)
Chelsea total: L L W D D (5 points)
Away: L W W W D (10 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
AFC Bournemouth: King 7; Stanislas 5, Wilson 5; Afobe 4, Cook 4, Gosling 4, Murray 4, Pugh 4; Daniels 3, Ritchie 3; Smith 2; Arter 1, Gradel 1, Kermorgant 1, MacDonald 1, Tomlin 1.
Chelsea: Costa 15; Willian 10; Oscar 8; Pedro 7; Fabregas 5; Traore 4; Cahill 3, Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Hazard 2, Ivanovic 2, Kenedy 2, Loftus-Cheek 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Matic 1, Mikel 1, Pato 1, Terry 1.
Last five meetings
5 December 2015: Chelsea 0 AFC Bournemouth 1
4 October 1994: AFC Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 1
21 September 1994: Chelsea 1 AFC Bournemouth 0
28 November 1989: AFC Bournemouth 2 Chelsea 3
25 March 1989: Chelsea 2 AFC Bournemouth 0
Chelsea 1 win, Man City 2 wins, 2 draws
