BOURNEMOUTH PLAYER RATINGS: Neto – 6. Can’t be blamed for Chelsea’s first and third goals but he could perhaps have done better with the second, even if it was from close range. Getty
BOURNEMOUTH PLAYER RATINGS: Neto – 6. Can’t be blamed for Chelsea’s first and third goals but he could perhaps have done better with the second, even if it was from close range. Getty
Adam Smith – 6. Had a fairly comfortable first half as Chelsea offered little down his flank but found it more challenging after the introduction of Sterling. Getty
Adam Smith – 6. Had a fairly comfortable first half as Chelsea offered little down his flank but found it more challenging after the introduction of Sterling. Getty
Marcos Senesi – 6. Did well during an even first half but his performance level dropped towards the end of the game as Chelsea twice scored late on. PA
Marcos Senesi – 6. Did well during an even first half but his performance level dropped towards the end of the game as Chelsea twice scored late on. PA
Lloyd Kelly – 7. Bournemouth’s standout defender. Read the game well, was strong in the tackle, and used his pace and anticipation to cut out chances. Getty
Lloyd Kelly – 7. Bournemouth’s standout defender. Read the game well, was strong in the tackle, and used his pace and anticipation to cut out chances. Getty
Matias Vina – 7. Scored a stunner to level for Bournemouth and had a chance to double his tally when played through by Christie. Defensively, though, was given the runaround by Madueke. AFP
Matias Vina – 7. Scored a stunner to level for Bournemouth and had a chance to double his tally when played through by Christie. Defensively, though, was given the runaround by Madueke. AFP
Joe Rothwell – 6. A solid performance but was replaced not long into the second half. Reuters
Joe Rothwell – 6. A solid performance but was replaced not long into the second half. Reuters
Jefferson Lerma – 6. Full of running and was effective in patches but overall was second best against Fernandez and the Chelsea midfield. PA
Jefferson Lerma – 6. Full of running and was effective in patches but overall was second best against Fernandez and the Chelsea midfield. PA
Dango Ouattara – 5. Had a golden chance to score Bournemouth’s second but missed a header from inside the six-yard area. Still searching for his first goal at home. PA
Dango Ouattara – 5. Had a golden chance to score Bournemouth’s second but missed a header from inside the six-yard area. Still searching for his first goal at home. PA
Philip Billing – 6. Busy around the Chelsea area but posed little threat in front of goal. Getty
Philip Billing – 6. Busy around the Chelsea area but posed little threat in front of goal. Getty
Ryan Christie – 8. Great skill in the second half to fashion a chance and played a lovely ball into Vina for another good goalscoring opportunity. Bournemouth’s brightest player. AFP
Ryan Christie – 8. Great skill in the second half to fashion a chance and played a lovely ball into Vina for another good goalscoring opportunity. Bournemouth’s brightest player. AFP
Dominic Solanke – 5. Underwhelming display from the former Chelsea forward. His only half chance was snuffed out by a brilliant Silva sliding tackle. Getty
Dominic Solanke – 5. Underwhelming display from the former Chelsea forward. His only half chance was snuffed out by a brilliant Silva sliding tackle. Getty
SUBS: Lewis Cook (Rothwell 59’) – 6. Didn’t make much of an impact for the final half hour. Getty
SUBS: Lewis Cook (Rothwell 59’) – 6. Didn’t make much of an impact for the final half hour. Getty
Jaidon Anthony (Blling 83’) – N/A. Had a decent shot from the edge of the area that didn’t trouble Kepa in the Chelsea goal. Getty
Jaidon Anthony (Blling 83’) – N/A. Had a decent shot from the edge of the area that didn’t trouble Kepa in the Chelsea goal. Getty
Antoine Semenyo (Christie 84’) – N/A. Getty
Antoine Semenyo (Christie 84’) – N/A. Getty
David Brooks (Solanke 90’) – N/A. Reuters
David Brooks (Solanke 90’) – N/A. Reuters
CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 6. No chance with Vina’s strike into the top corner and generally commanded his area well. Tipped away a dangerous cross-turned-shot in the second half. Getty
CHELSEA PLAYER RATINGS: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 6. No chance with Vina’s strike into the top corner and generally commanded his area well. Tipped away a dangerous cross-turned-shot in the second half. Getty
Trevoh Chalobah – 6. Looked shaky at times as most of Bournemouth’s best attacking moves came down his side. Brought the ball out from the back well, though. PA
Trevoh Chalobah – 6. Looked shaky at times as most of Bournemouth’s best attacking moves came down his side. Brought the ball out from the back well, though. PA
Thiago Silva – 7. Produced a superb last-man tackle to deny Billing, which was sent to VAR for a possible penalty. As usual, marshalled his defence well during spells of Bournemouth pressure. Getty
Thiago Silva – 7. Produced a superb last-man tackle to deny Billing, which was sent to VAR for a possible penalty. As usual, marshalled his defence well during spells of Bournemouth pressure. Getty
Benoit Badiashile – 8. Should have got tighter to Vina for Bournemouth’s equaliser but more than made amends by scoring his first Chelsea goal to regain the lead. Played some great passes and looked strong in defence. Should be playing more. AFP
Benoit Badiashile – 8. Should have got tighter to Vina for Bournemouth’s equaliser but more than made amends by scoring his first Chelsea goal to regain the lead. Played some great passes and looked strong in defence. Should be playing more. AFP
Ben Chilwell – 6. A decent showing from the England fullback, although didn’t offer much going forward. Pulled up with what looked like a hamstring issue to continue his rotten injury luck. AFP
Ben Chilwell – 6. A decent showing from the England fullback, although didn’t offer much going forward. Pulled up with what looked like a hamstring issue to continue his rotten injury luck. AFP
N’Golo Kante – 7. Provided the cross for Gallagher’s header to open the scoring and delivered a typically busy and energetic display. An early booking meant he was subbed in the second half to avoid a potential red. PA
N’Golo Kante – 7. Provided the cross for Gallagher’s header to open the scoring and delivered a typically busy and energetic display. An early booking meant he was subbed in the second half to avoid a potential red. PA
Enzo Fernandez – 6. Calm and collected on the ball, always providing an outlet in central midfield. Didn’t exactly control the game but played his part in a long overdue win. PA
Enzo Fernandez – 6. Calm and collected on the ball, always providing an outlet in central midfield. Didn’t exactly control the game but played his part in a long overdue win. PA
Conor Gallagher – 7. Scored a lovely header to give Chelsea the lead and was in the right place to make a goal-line block. Did his job in midfield. AFP
Conor Gallagher – 7. Scored a lovely header to give Chelsea the lead and was in the right place to make a goal-line block. Did his job in midfield. AFP
Noni Madueke – 7. Chelsea’s biggest attacking threat, particularly in the first half, but he lacked end product. While he tormented the Bournemouth defence when on the ball, his crossing and shooting let hm down. Looks an exciting talent though. Getty
Noni Madueke – 7. Chelsea’s biggest attacking threat, particularly in the first half, but he lacked end product. While he tormented the Bournemouth defence when on the ball, his crossing and shooting let hm down. Looks an exciting talent though. Getty
Kai Havertz – 5. Played across the front line to keep the Bournemouth defence alert but never produced any goal threat. The German is being wasted at centre forward. The next Chelsea manager needs to play Havertz in his preferred role behind the striker. Reuters
Kai Havertz – 5. Played across the front line to keep the Bournemouth defence alert but never produced any goal threat. The German is being wasted at centre forward. The next Chelsea manager needs to play Havertz in his preferred role behind the striker. Reuters
Mykhailo Mudryk – 5. Passed the ball with pace and tried to use his speed to good effect but it was ultimately an ineffective display from the Ukrainian winger before getting substituted. Reuters
Mykhailo Mudryk – 5. Passed the ball with pace and tried to use his speed to good effect but it was ultimately an ineffective display from the Ukrainian winger before getting substituted. Reuters
SUBS: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Kante 63’) – 6. Decent performance from the substitute to help Chelsea regain control of the game. Getty
SUBS: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Kante 63’) – 6. Decent performance from the substitute to help Chelsea regain control of the game. Getty
Raheem Sterling (Mudryk 63’) – 7. Fantastic run and quick pass to set up Felix for Chelsea’s third. Sterling’s brightest performance for Chelsea in quite some time. AFP
Raheem Sterling (Mudryk 63’) – 7. Fantastic run and quick pass to set up Felix for Chelsea’s third. Sterling’s brightest performance for Chelsea in quite some time. AFP
Cesar Azpilicueta (Chilwell 75’) – N/A. Brought on for the injured Chilwell and did his job to help Chelsea close out the victory. AFP
Cesar Azpilicueta (Chilwell 75’) – N/A. Brought on for the injured Chilwell and did his job to help Chelsea close out the victory. AFP
Hakim Ziyech (Madueke 76’) – 8. Immediately provided better end product than Madueke with a cross that just evaded Havertz. Dangerous every time he was on the ball and delivered a brilliant free-kick for Badiashile’s goal. PA
Hakim Ziyech (Madueke 76’) – 8. Immediately provided better end product than Madueke with a cross that just evaded Havertz. Dangerous every time he was on the ball and delivered a brilliant free-kick for Badiashile’s goal. PA
Joao Felix (Havertz 84’) – 7. Scored moments after coming on with a composed first-time finish. AFP
Joao Felix (Havertz 84’) – 7. Scored moments after coming on with a composed first-time finish. AFP

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Bournemouth v Chelsea ratings: Christie 8, Solanke 5; Badiashile 8, Madueke 7

Blues end nine-match winless run with a 3-1 Premier League victory at Vitality Stadium

Jon Turner

May 06, 2023

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Chelsea claimed their first win under interim manager Frank Lampard with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday to snap a nine-match winless run in all competitions.

Late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix helped Chelsea move up to 11th with 42 points while Bournemouth slipped to 14th, three points behind the London side having played a game more.

Bournemouth had two opportunities to take the lead in the first five minutes but the Chelsea defence stood firm before midfielder Conor Gallagher scored with a well-timed header to give the visitors the lead.

But Chelsea were pegged back when Bournemouth played a delightful sequence of one-touch passes for Ryan Christie to set up Matias Vina, who curled his shot from the edge of the box past Kepa Arrizabalaga and into the top corner.

Late in the second half, Chelsea capitalised on Bournemouth's weakness on set-pieces this season when Hakim Ziyech delivered the ball from a free kick to the far post where Badiashile beat Neto to score his first goal for the club.

That gave Chelsea a lift and they quickly made it 3-1 to seal the three points when Raheem Sterling went on a driving run into the box before poking the ball to Felix who finished with ease.

Check out the photo gallery above for the player ratings from Vitality Stadium. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or swipe if using a mobile device.

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A project that did do justice to Bell arrived the next year: Sabine Krayenbuhl and Zeva Oelbaum’s Letters from Baghdad: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Gertrude Bell. Drawing on more than 1,000 pieces of archival footage, 1,700 documents and 1,600 letters, the filmmakers painstakingly pieced together a compelling narrative that managed to convey both the depth of Bell’s experience and her tortured love life.

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Two biographies have been written about Bell, and both are worth reading: Georgina Howell’s 2006 book Queen of the Desert and Janet Wallach’s 1996 effort Desert Queen. Bell published several books documenting her travels and there are also several volumes of her letters, although they are hard to find in print. Original documents are housed at the Gertrude Bell Archive at the University of Newcastle, which has an online catalogue.
 

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Group A: India, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

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Saturday, January 18, v Canada

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Saturday, January 25, v South Africa

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