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
63 mins: GOAL! Leicester 1-2 Liverpool (Ghezzal, 63)
Crazy crazy goal!
Alisson refuses to clear the ball, alongside the rest of the defenders and Iheanacho pounces on his dilly-dallying, steals the ball off him, feeds Ghezzal who puts it into the empty net.
65 mins: The crowd is back on side and they have reason to be excited. Liverpool are certainly feeling the pressure.
As Carragher has just said in commentary, perhaps they thought it was too easy.
It's not anymore.
69 mins: Mohamed Salah, perhaps surprisingly, is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri and Jordan Henderson, on his first return, is replaced by Naby Keita.
They need to re-exert some confidence, here.
74 mins: Leicester making another change as Demarai Gray is withdrawn to make way for Shinjji Okazaki.
80 mins: Chilwell has taken a nasty knock. A very nasty knock. Enough said.
81 mins: James Maddison is replaced by Daniel Amartey.
Can Leicester find that elusive equaliser?
88 mins: Leicester still building but only a few more minutes plus stoppage time for Liverpool to hold on now.
90 mins: 5 minutes of stoppage time to be added.
Liverpool corner.
Liverpool defend a corner and it looks like they're going to hang on for their fourth win out of four.
FULL TIME: Leicester 1-2 Liverpool
The Reds win for the fourth consecutive time this season with a full 12 points from a possible 12.
They were made to work for it in the second half because Leicester put the pressure firmly on but their two goal advantage from the first half was enough to see them over the line.
For Leicester meanwhile, that means it's still 6 points and two narrow losses but the second half will give them a lot of confidence.
Onto the 3PMs...
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