Overview
- Kick-off is Tuesday, December 30 at 7:30pm at Stamford Bridge, with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event.
- Chelsea enter off a 2-1 home loss to Aston Villa and have one win in their last five Premier League matches after slipping to fifth.
- Bournemouth travel on a nine-game league winless run that included a 4-1 defeat at Brentford and their nine away fixtures have produced 43 goals.
- Chelsea list Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Dario Essugo as out, Marc Cucurella is a doubt, and Bournemouth are without Tyler Adams for months with an MCL injury as Alex Scott is to be assessed.
- Bookmakers make Chelsea clear favourites (around 8-15, with Bournemouth 9-2), analysts highlight the potential for a high-scoring game, and outlets have published predicted line-ups.