Chelsea vs Bournemouth as it happened: Eden Hazard and Pedro score as Maurizio Sarri's continues unbeaten start
Relive all the action from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Bournemouth
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Your support makes all the difference.Life at Stamford Bridge has started very promisingly for Maurizio Sarri, who has guided Chelsea to three wins in their opening Premier League matches.
Chelsea, however, will not be taking Bournemouth lightly, having lost to them twice at home in their last three league meetings in west London.
Eddie Howe could hand Jefferson Lerma his Premier League debut and will welcome back Adam Smith, who returns from suspension, as they look to maintain their unbeaten start.
We'll have all the latest from Stamford Bridge and around the Premier League:
Preview
What time does it start?
Kick off at Stamford Bridge is at 15:00 BST
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage will not be shown in the UK as the game falls in the football television blackout, but you can follow live coverage on the Independent. Highlights are available on Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:20 BST.
Past three meetings
31 January 2018, Premier League – Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 3 (Wilson, Stanislas, Ake)
20 December 2017, Carabao Cup – Chelsea 2 (Willian, Morata) Bournemouth 1 (Gosling)
28 October 2017, Premier League – Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 1 (Hazard)
Premier League form guide
Chelsea: WWW
Bournemouth: WWD
Odds
Chelsea to win: 3/10
Bournemouth to win: 9/1
Draw: 5/1
Prediction
Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth
City start well and David Silva threads a ball through to Raheem Sterling whose dink into the box is well dealt with once again.
49 mins: Silva wastes a free-kick and it's even worse from Mahrez who blazes it over the bar.
52 mins: GOAL! Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle (Walker, 53)
City keep possession very well and Aguero feeds the ball into Walker who lets fly from 30 yards and absolutely smashes it into the bottom corner.
What a goal that is.
Wow.
55 mins: Half chance for Newcastle as the ball falls to Dummett on the edge of the box but his left footed shot goes harmlessly wide.
57 mins: GOAL DISALLOWED!
Aguero over heads the ball into the path of Gabriel Jesus who slots the ball away but it has been given as offside.
And moments later, he is replaced by Bernardo Silva.
He's not a happy man.
Replays of Walker's goal just show how fantastic of a strike that really was. Perfection.
He's done it a couple of times before but it really is quite the strike.
64 mins: CHANCE!
City play some marvellous football and Bernardo switches a fantastic ball to Aguero who repays the favour with a fantastic dink to Fernandinho who is well stopped by Dubravka.
David Silva follows it up and is denied not once but twice and City get the ball back once again.
Should be 3-1. Great goalkeeping.
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