After seventeen played matches, Chelsea is in first position with forty-three points. In last round, they played against Crystal Palace and they won the match. Crystal palace played really well in first half and they even had some scoring chances. However, Chelsea waited their opportunity patiently and it came in forty-third minute. Diego Costa scored great header after crossing 0:1. In second part of the match, Chelsea occasionally chooses to go for an attack but result did not change anymore. Chelsea has seven wins and one loss in eight matches they played at home in this season. They scored twenty-one goals while their opponents only four. Together with Liverpool, Chelsea posses the most efficient attacking line. If we know that Chelsea’s defensive lines display the best home performance than there is great chance that Chelsea will seek revenge for last year’s defeat.
Bournemouth has six wins, three draws and eight losses after seventeen rounds in Premier League. In seventeenth round, they played at home against Southampton and they lost that match. In sixth minute of the match, Nathan Ake scores after corner kick 1:0 and that was all that Bournemouth had to offer that day. Eight minutes after, equalizer came 1:1. In third minute of second part, Southampton turns over the result 1:2. Five minutes before the end, Southampton scores once more to secure their away victory 1:3. Bournemouth played eight games and they collected one win, two draws and five losses. Bournemouth conceded sixteen goals. Their attackers scored seven goals. After two consecutive lost away matches, it is hard to say if they will be able to defend draw against Chelsea.