Bournemouth pulled off one of the shock results of the season by beating Premier League champions Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The Cherries travelled to London sitting just two points above the dropzone, but three second-half goals in the space of 16 minutes from Callum Wilson, Junior Stanislas and Nathan Ake saw them leave with a surprise victory.
Chelsea’s best chance of the game came from a corner moments later, which Pedro swung into the centre of the penalty area, finding his captain Gary Cahill, whose header was just inches over.
The hosts began the second period on the front foot and came close from a free kick in the 50th minute, with Marcos Alonso curling a shot narrowly over the bar.
However, Bournemouth hit the Blues with a blistering counter straight from the restart, which ended with Ibe threading a through-ball to Wilson, allowing the forward to slide the ball beyond Courtois and into the net from close range.
Bournemouth took full advantage of Chelsea’s bluntness in the final third and hit them with another counter in the 64th minute, Wilson unleashing Stanislas along the left channel before the latter chipped the ball over Courtois and over the line to double the visitors’ advantage.
There was no way back for the hosts three minutes later when Ake netted Bournemouth’s third, a goal which marked the first time his side have scored three away to a top-six opponent in the Premier League.
Bournemouth’s surprise win brought Chelsea’s run of eight home games unbeaten to an abrupt end, and saw them drop below Liverpool into third place in the table on goal difference.
Howe’s side, meanwhile, has climbed three places to 10th and are now on a run of six games without defeat.
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