Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth: Henderson sets the tone with a brace
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 88 minutes in front, level for just two
- 5 goals from 1.16 xG: ruthless finishing
- 1 corner against a 6.4 seven-match average
Two goals in three minutes set the course
Jordan Henderson struck in the 2nd minute and Morgan Rogers doubled the lead a minute later, and the match never really recovered for Bournemouth. Chelsea were in front for 88 minutes of the 90, with the visitors level for only two. João Pedro made it 3-0 in the 46th minute, just after the restart, which closed off any hope of a swift fightback.
Less ball, sharper finishing
Chelsea had 40% of possession, well below their 50.3% average across seven matches this season, and won just one corner against an average of 6.4. Even so, six of their ten shots were on target. They scored five from 1.16 xG, so this looks like clinical finishing rather than a flood of chances.
The opener earned the most FN xPts
Henderson's 2nd-minute goal was worth +0.6 FN xPts, the highest value of the match, because an early lead lifts a side's expected points sharply. Rogers' goal a minute later added +0.4. João Pedro, one of three changes to the starting line-up, scored twice, while Moisés Caicedo and Joshua Kofi Acheampong made four tackles each.
Bournemouth's reply lasted three minutes
Evanilson pulled one back in the 51st minute to make it 3-1, but João Pedro scored in the 67th and Henderson in the 70th to restore a four-goal cushion. Bournemouth had the better xG per shot at 0.17 to Chelsea's 0.12, yet found the net only once. Their 15 fouls and four yellow cards also hint at a frustrating afternoon.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Jordan Henderson 9.1Dominant
He scored twice, set up another and had three shots, two on target, plus two key passes.
Henderson scored twice, assisted once and added two key passes, so most of his value came from attacking work. His 2nd-minute opener, from a Cole Palmer pass, and his assist for Rogers a minute later put Chelsea two ahead almost at once. His 70th-minute goal, three minutes after the fourth, ended any hope of a Bournemouth comeback.
Game state
1-02-03-03-14-15-1
Chelsea ahead 88 min · level 2 min · Bournemouth ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
2'
Jordan Henderson
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Cole Palmer +0.2 · BOU −0.5
+0.6
3'
Morgan Rogers
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jordan Henderson +0.1 · BOU −0.4
+0.4
46'
João Pedro
Goal · assist Pedro Neto · BOU −0.1
+0.2
51'
Evanilson
Goal · CHE −0.2
+0.1
67'
João Pedro
Goal · assist Pep Chavarría · BOU −0.1
+0.1
70'
Jordan Henderson
Goal · BOU 0.0
0.0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.2Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Bournemouth
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
ChelseaBournemouth
1.16Expected goals (xG)1.52
Compared with usual
Chelsea
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 1.16 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.52 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 10 | 16.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 13.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 40% | 50.3% | |
| Passes | 476 | 467.9 | |
| Corners | 1 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 8.6 | |
Bournemouth
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.16 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 9 | 16.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 10.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 49.1% | |
| Passes | 459 | 423.4 | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 12 | |
Timeline
- 2'
Goal
Jordan Henderson league goal #1 assist Cole Palmer
- 3'
Goal
Morgan Rogers league goal #4 assist Jordan Henderson
- 10'
Yellow
Marcus Tavernier
- 42'
Yellow
Adrien Truffert
- 45'
Sub
David Brooks → Ben Gannon-Doak
- 46'
Goal
João Pedro league goal #4 assist Pedro Neto
- 51'
Goal
Evanilson league goal #1
- 62'
Yellow
Tyler Adams
- 67'
Goal
João Pedro league goal #5 assist Pep Chavarría
- 69'
Yellow
Ryan Christie
- 70'
Goal
Jordan Henderson league goal #2
- 72'
Sub
Adam Smith → Juanlu Sánchez
- 72'
Sub
Marcus Tavernier → Á. Rodríguez
- 72'
Sub
João Pedro → Marco Palestra
- 72'
Sub
Moisés Caicedo → Roméo Lavia
- 73'
Sub
Ryan Christie → Lewis Cook
- 83'
Sub
Pedro Neto → Danny Welbeck
- 84'
Sub
Morgan Rogers → Estêvão
- 84'
Sub
Adrien Truffert → Julio Soler
- 88'
Sub
Cole Palmer → Malo Gusto
Category leaders
- Key passesBen Gannon-Doak2
- Duels wonJames Hill8/11
- DribblesPedro Neto3/5
- Defensive actionsAdrien Truffert7
- ShotsEvanilson3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonCole Palmer4
#Premier League#Chelsea#Bournemouth#Jordan Henderson#João Pedro#FN Score
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.