Enzo Maresca has made five changes to his line-up to face Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea’s final match of the year.
For the last time in 2025, our head coach has submitted his Premier League team sheet for tonight’s game against the Cherries, as we look to bounce straight back from the loss to Aston Villa last time out and end the year on a high in front of the home supporters in SW6.
Robert Sanchez remains between the posts, but there are three changes to the back four in front of him. Trevoh Chalobah retains his place, but Josh Acheampong, Wesley Fofana and Malo Gusto come into the side, with Reece James, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Cucurella dropping out.
Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez pair up in midfield again, with the Argentine captaining the side in James’ absence, but Liam Delap replaces Joao Pedro to spearhead our attack.
The striker will be supported by Cole Palmer and Alejandro Garnacho again, but this time Estevao Willian lines up on the wing, instead of Pedro Neto.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has made four changes to the team which lost 4-1 at Brentford in their last match, as James Hill, David Brooks, Justin Kluivert and Evanilson come in for Adam Smith, Bafode Diakite, Lewis Cook and Junior Kroupi.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Acheampong, Fofana, Chalobah, Gusto, Fernandez (c), Caicedo, Estevao, Palmer, Garnacho, Delap
Substitutes: Jorgensen, Badiashile, Tosin, James, Santos, Buonanotte, Gittens, Neto, Joao Pedro
Bournemouth: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Brooks (c), Scott, Kluivert, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson
Substitutes: Dennis, Diakite, Araujo, Smith, Soler, Rees-Dottin, Adli, Kroupi, Unal
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