Bournemouth Vs Chelsea: A Battle Of Two Teams That Need Victory

Mauricio Pochettino already felt pressured, to win. (photo: twitter @chelsea)

This September 17th week will witness a meeting between two clubs who desperately need a win. This happened when Bournemouth hosted Chelsea in the Premier League match.

The international break may provide little chance for the two clubs to breathe a sigh of relief. But the return of the Premier League competition will direct the spotlight of supporters back at The Cherries and the Blues.

Chelsea need more wins this weekend after only collecting four points from four games this season. Unconsistent and unsatisfactory performances make Mauricio Pochettino already feel pressured, with a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in the last game only making the situation even more complicated.

Andoni Iraola also faced questions in Bournemouth's team after slowly starting his career in English football. The team from England's south coast are still looking for their first Premier League win after only winning two draws so far. That includes a lucky draw in their last game with a score of 2-2 against Brentford.

Iraola still has a number of players missing for the game against Chelsea, including their new players Alex Scott and Tyler Adams who were brought in this summer. Both players have not played for Bournemouth despite having joined the big dowry and are likely to be in the treatment room for some time.

Ryan Fredericks, Dango Outatara, and Emiliano Marcondes are also expected to miss Chelsea's visit. Iraola may be interested in starting Luis Sinisterra, a summer loan player. But a question mark appears, whether his long journey with the Colombian national team in the international break will have an impact on his readiness that remains to be seen.

Chelsea's injury list has not decreased during the international break, with a number of first-team players still out.

Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana, and Carney Chukwuemeka have been absent for the long term. Meanwhile, new summer player Romeo Lavia also suffered an ankle injury that is likely to keep her out for some time.

Trevoh Chalobah will miss his visit to Bournemouth, as will Reece James, Benoit Badiashile, and Armando Broja - all three are close to returning to full physical condition, but Sunday's games may come a bit too soon.

Pochettino will likely stick to the 3-4-2-1 formation for one more game, although he may be tempted to return to the 4-2-3-1 formation to give his team a little more structure.

The same can be said for Bournemouth, which still looks very defensively open, despite the threat of a decent attack. Even though Chelsea have failed to take advantage of chances, Cherries doesn't want to leave too many opportunities open to their talented opponents.

Overall, Chelsea should still find a way to win this game, although it may not be so beautiful. Their superior quality should have won this game, even though Bournemouth has the capacity to make playing difficult for Chelsea.

Player Composition Forecast

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Billing, Cook; Tavernier, Christie, Sinisterra; Solanke

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Sanchez; Dissasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Caicedo, Fernandez, Chilwell; Palmer, Sterling; Jackson

Chelsea remains an unpredictable team. On paper, their quality should have resulted in an easy win at Vitality this Sunday, but performances, and especially their results in the past month, are below this season's standards.