Bournemouth vs Chelsea Betting Tips: Latest odds, team news, preview and predictions

Chelsea can cap a fine week with victory against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Blues were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal in their last Premier League match and their insipid performance drew stinging criticism from Maurizio Sarri, although he will have been delighted by his side's reaction to that loss in north London.

Last week, Chelsea won their Carabao Cup semi-final tie against Tottenham on penalties before comfortably seeing off Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Latest odds

Chelsea are 2/3 (1.67) favourites with SportPesa to secure victory against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.

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Eddie Howe's men beat West Ham United last weekend, but the Cherries have won just three of their last 15 fixtures.​ SportPesa go 4/1 (5.0) that Bournemouth beat the Blues and 3/1 (4.0) that this match ends in a stalemate.

Team news

Lewis Cook, Dominic Solanke and Simon Francis are all out for the hosts. Callum Wilson, who has scored 10 Premier League goals this term and was previously a transfer target for the Blues, will lead the Cherries' attack.

Gonzalo Higuain is expected to make his Premier League debut for the Blues. The striker, who played under Sarri at Napoli will relish the prospect of once again linking up with the Italian boss.

Top six struggles?

Bournemouth have lost just three home league matches this season - but each of those defeats came against sides currently in the top six.

All three of those fixtures featured at least three goals and SportPesa offer 20/29 (1.69) that the trend for goals continues in this clash.

Home comforts?

Bournemouth have scored at least two goals in four of their last five league matches on home soil whilst Chelsea have managed just one clean sheet in their last eight matches away from Stamford Bridge.

SportPesa offer 49/20 (3.45) that the Cherries score more than once against the Blues and go 29/4 (8.25) that Bournemouth win a match in which more than two goals are scored.

Prediction

Better value, though, could lie in backing the buoyant Blues to win a match in which at least three goals are scored. SportPesa's 13/10 (2.30) shot would have landed in five of Chelsea's last seven away wins in all competitions.

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