Eden Hazard ensured that defending champions, Chelsea maintained their fourth place on the Premier League table, with a vital strike in the second half.
It was the lone goal of the match at the Vitality Stadium and the team’s third successive victory against AFC Bournemouth.
The Blues dominated large spells of the match and they should have scored more goals, except for some erratic finishing by the forward line, such as Morata.
Bournemouth didn’t really cause the visitors too much trouble and they found themselves condemned to the 19th position on the table, amplifying their poor season.
Chelsea had six shots on target to Bournemouth’s 2 and had 59 per cent possession.
At the fourth position, both Chelsea and Arsenal, who are tied with them on points, are now in a vantage position to pile pressure on Tottenham Hotspur, who lost away to Manchester United earlier today.
But next week would prove decisive to the duo of Chelsea and Arsenal: While Chelsea would host Manchester United, Arsenal would travel to Manchester to meet City. Tottenham however have a home game against bottom of the league, Crystal Palace.
Said Eden Hazard, the match winner today: “I like to play against Bournemouth! I try to play every game like this, against them, against everyone. I scored, we won, so I’m happy tonight. The only problem today was that we should have scored more goals, even three or four in the first half”
