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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 16:02:43 GMT
Bournemouth: Boruc, Adam Smith, Francis, Steve Cook, Daniels, Fraser, Arter, Wilshere, Pugh, King, Afobe.
Subs: Gradel, Brad Smith, Lewis Cook, Allsop, Mousset, Ibe, Cargill.
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Alonso, Moses, Matic, Kante, Pedro, Costa, Hazard.
Subs: Begovic, Fabregas, Zouma, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah.
Referee: Andre Marriner.
Preamble by Simon Burnton :
"So Spurs have done their bit, walloping Watford four-zip at lunchtime. The gap is down to four points. Can Chelsea pull it back out to seven? Or will the Cherries put a cat among the pigeons?"
Well, is that it? Shortest Preamble ever, I fancy. He seems to think this game is a foregone conclusion. Yeah, like Palace last week (!)
Bournemouth 11/2
Chelsea 4/7
Draw 10/3
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 8, 2017 16:06:37 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 16:13:45 GMT
Simon Brunton writes :
"Antonio Conte has had a chat with BT Sport:
'I think Spurs’s win changes nothing. We have to play our game with our football to try to take three points. I am pleased to have Moses back because he is playing a great season for us, he’s an important player. I’m pleased to have the possibility to put him in the starting XI. We must pay attention because Bournemouth are a really good team, really good in set pieces. We must pay great attention. We all know an easy game doesn’t exist in this league.'"
And now Eddie Howe has said his piece:
'We knew coming into this run of fixtures it’s going to be a tough examination of us. We started well at Liverpool, the way we came back from a goal down was really impressive. I think the game earlier in the season we were competitive, I don’t think 3-0 does us justice. We were competitive, but they won through.
We have some really good players and it should be a really good game. We have qualities, they have qualities and it’ll be interesting to see how the game goes. We’re looking forward to it. We know it’s going to be a tough test, but why can’t we win?'
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 8, 2017 16:47:18 GMT
Costa!!
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 8, 2017 16:49:35 GMT
Hazard!!
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 16:51:48 GMT
Not his most sightly of pots, but Costa does the business on '17 with a misfired attempt that bounced off Bournemouth's Smith and past a confounded Boruc.
From Kante's delightful pass, Eden Hazard pots the second minutes later.
*Costa has seen his strike now awarded as an own goal.
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 17:14:36 GMT
You can hear the cheers from almost every boozer in Tottenham as Afobe feeds King who thumps it via Luiz's cowardly arse, straight past Courtois for 1-2 on '42.
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 8, 2017 17:18:07 GMT
lol
Well done the Bournes.
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 17:57:56 GMT
Cook roughs up Costa outside the area and pays the price as Alonso fires in the resultant free kick on '68 for 1-3.
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Post by staggerstag on Apr 8, 2017 18:26:39 GMT
Postamble by Simon Burnton :
"Chelsea’s remaining home games are against Southampton, Middlesbrough, Watford and Sunderland. Win those and they’re pretty much home and hosed, needing at the very most to win one of three away games at Manchester United, Everton and West Brom.
It was, in truth, not a terribly rousing game. Chelsea, though, were plenty good enough and thoroughly deserved their win, over a Bournemouth side that mustered just one shot on target. And Eden Hazard’s goal was marvellously created and beautifully finished, an altogether excellent thing."
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Post by MrFurious on Apr 8, 2017 18:39:54 GMT
Well done Stagger
next games
Spurs home to Boutnemouth next Sat
Chelsea away to ManU next Sun
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