Chelsea will be out to avoid a fourth successive Premier League defeat when they return to Stamford Bridge to take on Bournemouth on Tuesday.
The sixth-placed Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in a winter friendly, while the 14th-placed Cherries lost their EFL Cup fourth-round tie to Newcastle United this week by the same scoreline, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. BOURNEMOUTH
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CHELSEA
Out: Armando Broja (ACL), Hakim Ziyech (international), Mateo Kovacic (international), N'Golo Kante (thigh), Wesley Fofana (knee), Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (hamstring), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (calf)
Doubtful: Mason Mount (calf), Kepa Arrizabalaga (foot)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mendy; Chalobah, Silva, Koulibaly; James, Jorginho, Gallagher, Cucurella; Mount, Aubameyang, Sterling
BOURNEMOUTH
Out: David Brooks (thigh), Neto (thigh)
Doubtful: Ben Pearson (illness), Ryan Fredericks (illness), Joe Rothwell (illness), Jefferson Lerma (knee), Marcus Tavernier (unspecified), Lloyd Kelly (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Travers; Smith, Mepham, Senesi, Zemura; Christie, Cook, Lerma, Anthony; Billing, Solanke
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
