Nkunku aim retains Blues excellent away in Premier League
Nkunku aim retains Blues excellent away in Premier League


Christopher Nkunku’s intelligent end 4 minutes from time gave Chelsea victory at Bournemouth because the Blues survived their opponents lacking a penalty and hitting the woodwork twice to make it two wins from two away video games within the Premier League.

Ahead Nkunku collected debutant Jadon Sancho’s cross, spun between his markers contained in the penalty space and located the far nook of the web to ship his facet seventh within the desk.

Marcus Tavernier and Ryan Christie hit the body of Robert Sanchez’s aim and Bournemouth file signing Evanilson had a first-half penalty saved by the Chelsea goalkeeper because the Cherries suffered a primary defeat of the season they are going to really feel aggrieved by.

Chelsea are subsequent in motion at West Ham on September 21 (12.30pm BST). Bournemouth go to Liverpool on the identical day (3pm).

Bournemouth vs Chelsea: Yellow playing cards

Regardless of solely having 33% of possession, Bournemouth had seven of the ten photographs on the right track and have been unlucky to not at the very least protect their unbeaten file.

Sanchez made a string of high-quality saves, whereas Nkunku confirmed his medical facet by scoring seven minutes after changing Nicolas Jackson.

“I’m very happy with the efficiency and we had extra possibilities than them,” Bournemouth supervisor Andoni Iraola advised BBC Match of the Day.

 

“They’d extra of the ball in a state of affairs the place it wasn’t harmful. Their keeper performed very nicely. In opposition to this type of opposition, should you don’t take your possibilities and also you miss a penalty, you are feeling like they are going to punish you and so they did ultimately.

“We are able to’t ask way more of our gamers. We have now to maintain in the identical manner and attempt to make these closing makes an attempt higher.”

Bournemouth: Evanilson ‘excellent’

“I can’t worth [Evanilson’s] efficiency as a result of he has scored,” added Iraola. “He has had lots of possibilities.

“He created the penalty and he has been excellent. He desires to attain, for positive, however I can’t give attention to this. I’m very completely satisfied along with his efficiency.”

There have been additionally a Premier League-record 14 yellow playing cards and a primary help in England since Could 2023 for Sancho, who final arrange a aim for guardian membership Manchester United towards Chelsea.

Sancho, who moved to Stamford Bridge on a season-long mortgage from United on switch deadline day, changed £54 million summer time signing Pedro Neto at half-time and located Nkunku with a low cross from the left for the winner.





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