Chelsea and Bournemouth in a drab goalless draw game

Chelsea striker Liam Delap injured his shoulder during a drab 0-0 draw at Bournemouth in the Premier League. The England Under-21s forward was replaced by teenager Marc Guiu after a series of physical duels with Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi, who also later went off injured after overstretching for the ball in the second half.

Bournemouth thought they had scored in the fifth minute when forward Antoine Semenyo reacted quickest to finish from close range after Evanilson’s blocked attempt. However, Evanilson was marginally offside in the build-up and the goal was ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).

The hosts were the better side in the first half, with Semenyo showing why there is transfer interest from top clubs, by forcing a save with a long-range effort and almost setting up a tap-in for Evanilson.

Marcus Tavernier and Alex Jimenez then came close for Chelsea before Marc Cucurella headed just over from Pedro Neto’s cross in the 21st minute. Delap then had a shot blocked before going off injured.

Chelsea began to dominate after the break, with Alejandro Garnacho heading against the post.

Bournemouth held on comfortably but rarely threatened in the second half, apart from Semenyo’s dribble and shot that drew a good save from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.

Credit: bbc.com

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