Marcos Alonso scored twice as Chelsea threw away a half-time lead before grabbing a late point against Bournemouth. Here’s how we rated each Blues player in the 2-2 draw.
The Argentine once again did all that was asked of him – and a bit more – making a couple of excellent first-half blocks thanks to some fine positional play.
Struggled badly in the first half, when he was given major problems by Josh King. Improved after the break but it was still not a good day for the skipper.
Christensen was outjumped for the first Bournemouh goal and looked a little more nervy than he has in recent weeks, perhaps missing the experience and noisy presence of Antonio Rudiger.
An unconvincing display from Tomori, who was very lucky to get away with an early lapse in concentration from which Phil Billing should scored. The big defender looked a little rusty on his return to the side and was replaced with just under 30 minutes remaining.
Some uncharacteristic careless moments with his delivery in attacking areas early on were soon forgotten as he once again showed what a talent he is. James and Alonso were Chelsea’s best attacking players which, although impressive from their perspective, is deeply troubling for the team.
Sluggish in midfield. A real off-day for the Italy international.
Competed well but was short of his best. Much better in the second half than the first.
A match where the wing-back’s attacking instincts shone and he could have easily ended up with four goals to his name, not just two. As good an attacking full-back as there is to see in the Premier League on a day when his defensive shortcomings were not obvious
Typically busy and industrious, Pedro was as surprise starter and did make an impact with his part in the equaliser, taking up a smart position and striking a sweet shot which led to Alonso’s heading in.
Nothing much went his way in an attacking sense but he worked hard and tracked back when needed.
The Frenchman was solid with his back to goal and his fine strike came back off the bar for Alonso’s opener. But he missed a glorious chance to double the lead soon after the interval, hopelessly mis-kicking from close range.
Didn’t make much of an impact after coming on just after the hour mark.
Did add some much-needed energy in midfield after his introduction.
Lively after coming on for the final 20 minutes.
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