Chelsea star, Victor Moses, on Saturday returned to action after missing two Premier League games due to an injury.
The Nigerian was on for 90 minutes before leaving the pitch for Kurt Zouma as Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points after defeating Bournemouth by three goals to one at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries put in a spirited performance and gave themselves a lifeline on the stroke of half time when Joshua King found the net with the half of a deflection, but Marcos Alonso’s impressive free kick in the second period put the game beyond them.
Eddie Howe’s men took the game to their opponents and almost hit them on the break in the second minute, Ryan Fraser’s cross forcing Thibaut Courtois into action via a wicked deflection off David Luiz.
Bournemouth made a brighter start to the match than Chelsea, but they fell behind against the run of play in the 17th minute when Diego Costa’s scuffed shot from close range was turned into his own net by Adam Smith.
Chelsea took control of the game after moving ahead and they did further damage just three minutes later when N’Golo Kante picked out Eden Hazard with a long ball, allowing the Belgian international to beat the offside trap, round Artur Boruc and slide the ball into the bottom corner.
Bournemouth look submissive for only a brief spell as they were back on the front foot in the 29th minute, Charlie Daniels’s measured cross finding Benik Afobe in the box and the ex-Wolves man rattled the post with a volley.
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