Chelsea ended their marketing campaign in type by beating Bournemouth 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to make certain of European soccer subsequent season.
Moises Caicedo opened the scoring after 17 minutes with probably the aim of the season after the £115m Ecuador worldwide discovered the again of the online from nearly the midway line.
Raheem Sterling elevated the hosts’ benefit three minutes into the second half, just for Bournemouth to instantly pull a aim again when Enes Unal’s strike was deflected in off the unlucky Benoit Badiashile.
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Moises Caicedo celebrates after placing Chelsea in entrance towards Bournemouth
In consequence, Chelsea ended the season in sixth place after a fifth straight league win for the primary time since below Thomas Tuchel in April 2022, and with it a spot in subsequent season’s Europa Convention League – though they’ll play within the Europa League if Man Metropolis beat Man Utd in Saturday’s FA Cup closing – whereas Andoni Iraola’s facet end twelfth within the desk after a club-record Premier League factors haul.
Participant scores
Chelsea: : Petrovic (7), Chalobah (7), Thiago Silva (7), Badiashile (6), Cucurella (7), Caicedo (9), Gallagher (8), Madueke (6), Palmer (7), Sterling (8), Jackson (8)
Subs: Chukwuemeka (6), Nkunku (6), Gusto (6), Casadei (6)
Bournemouth: Neto (6), Aarons (6), Zabarnyi (6), Senesi (6), Kerkez (7), Christie (7), Cook dinner (7), Semenyo (6), Kluivert (6), Tavernier (6), Unal (7)
Subs: Kelly (6), Solanke (6), Ouattara (6), Scott (6), Billing (6)
Participant of the match: Moises Caicedo
How Chelsea sealed their place in Europe subsequent season
The Blues headed into their closing sport of the marketing campaign as one of many Premier League’s in-form sides, in search of a fifth straight league win that may affirm their place in Europe subsequent season.
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Thiago Silva returned to the beginning XI for his closing Chelsea match earlier than returning to Brazil with Fluminense.
Raheem Sterling additionally got here into the facet, with Malo Gusto dropping to the bench and Mykhailo Mudryk lacking out after struggling an damage at Brighton on Wednesday.
The guests made FIVE CHANGES to the facet that went down 2-1 at house to Brentford final trip.
Boss Andoni Iraola rested top-scorer Dominic Solanke, who was benched, as are the likes of Mark Travers, Adam Smith, Lloyd Kelly and Dango Ouattara.
Brighton on Wednesday.
And changing that quintet had been Milos Kerkez, Marcus Tavernier, Enes Unal, Max Aarons and Neto.
And so they began as such, going shut twice early on via Nicolas Jackson after which Cole Palmer, earlier than taking a deserved lead in spectacular type simply previous the quarter-hour mark.
There appeared little hazard when Neto got here racing off his line to get to Jackson’s via ball simply earlier than Raheem Sterling, just for the goalkeeper’s weak clearance, below strain from Conor Gallagher, to be deposited again over his head by Caicedo simply inside his personal half for his first-ever aim for the membership.
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The house facet doubled their lead initially of the second interval when Palmer launched Sterling down the left and the England ahead then powered ahead earlier than driving a weak shot via Neto at his close to put up.
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Raheem Sterling is congratulated after scoring Chelsea’s second aim towards Bournemouth
Again got here Bournemouth, nonetheless, because the second half started in frantic vogue with two targets in two minutes, albeit Unal’s strike on aim did take a vital deflection off Badiashile on its well beyond a stranded Djordje Petrovic.
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Each groups went near including to the scoreline within the closing quarter, with substitute Dominic Solanke’s low drive flashing inches previous the far put up with 10 minutes remaining, earlier than the previous Chelsea striker one way or the other blazed over late on with the aim at his mercy.
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Moises Caicedo scores from the midway line towards Bournemouth
All that was left then was for a standing ovation for Palmer as he left the sector late on, with the Premier League Younger Participant of the Yr having been concerned in his Premier League-high thirty third aim involvement of the season, together with 22 targets, in organising Sterling’s winner.
In-form Blues finish marketing campaign in type – Opta stats
Chelsea have gained 5 consecutive Premier League video games for the primary time since March 2022 below Tomas Tuchel – they final loved an extended such run within the competitors in November 2020 (run of six below Frank Lampard).Chelsea have scored 77 targets within the Premier League this season, their third-most throughout a single marketing campaign within the competitors, behind solely 2009-10 (103) and 2016-17 (85) – each title-winning seasons.Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling has scored 10 targets and assisted an additional 4 within the Premier League towards Bournemouth, towards no different facet has he been concerned in additional targets within the competitors (additionally 14 towards West Ham).Moises Caicedo scored his first aim within the Premier League for Chelsea, whereas it was his first within the competitors since netting towards Leicester for Brighton in September 2022.Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino gained his a hundred and fiftieth match within the Premier League (19 with Southampton, 113 with Tottenham and 18 with Chelsea). It’s the seventh quickest {that a} supervisor has reached this milestone within the competitors (294 video games).
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What the managers stated…
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino:
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Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea’s European place that was achieved on the ultimate day of the season is their first step to greater issues
“I do not know if [the meeting] goes to occur or not. On Friday evening [Chelsea co-owner] Todd [Boehly] invited me for dinner. It was a really good dinner collectively.
“I do not know in regards to the rumours in regards to the overview. My workers tomorrow are flying [on holiday]. Perhaps tonight if [club bosses] resolve one other factor or inform us to remain, [otherwise] they will go for a vacation.
“I’ll keep just a few days extra in London. My door is all the time open and my telephone goes to be on.
“If I invite you alone, and also you and me have a dinner, it isn’t for a foul factor. If I must inform you one thing, I name to go for a espresso, not for a dinner.
“At all times you’ll be able to enhance. They’ll be a lot better subsequent season. They’ll have one 12 months expertise, powerful expertise. That is the benefit of being strong and constant and never too many adjustments.
“If subsequent season we preserve 80, 85 per cent of the squad, for certain it is a large step ahead. It is about having continuity within the concepts, and the data between [the players].”
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola:
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Andoni Iraola says he loved his first season managing within the Premier League, ‘even within the worst moments’
“I end proud of the efficiency, possibly not with the consequence. We can’t ask way more of the gamers. We completed the sport stronger than them, however we miss some medical [finishing] within the opposition field.
“You need to recognize [Caicedo’s goal]. It was not simple to attain that aim and I’ve to present credit score to Caicedo.”
Pochettino would not deserve uncertainty over future
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Joe Shread:
“When it was pointed to Mauricio Pochettino that he had led Chelsea to 5 successive wins to finish the season, the supervisor rapidly identified it was really “5 and a half”.
“Pochettino is aware of that Chelsea’s late show of consistency started at half-time towards Aston Villa in April, once they recovered from 2-0 down to attract 2-2. 5 wins in a row adopted, propelling Chelsea into sixth and making certain a return to European soccer.
“However following the final-day win over Bournemouth, Pochettino additionally steered he’s not sure whether or not he has completed sufficient to return for the second season of his contract.
“Regardless of guiding a youthful and injury-hit squad into Europe and a cup closing, Chelsea proceed to be linked with different golf equipment’ managers.
“Questions had been rightly requested over Pochettino’s future at factors of what has been a turbulent season. The supervisor even admitted this week he may have been sacked after the defeat to Wolves in February.
“However for the reason that begin of 2024, Chelsea rank fourth within the Premier League, with Pochettino lastly turning this bunch of gifted younger gamers into an efficient unit.
Future vivid for Iraola and Bournemouth
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Richard Morgan:
“Bournemouth might have ended the marketing campaign with a 3rd straight Premier League defeat to slide down the standings, finally ending the marketing campaign exterior a coveted top-10 berth and in twelfth place within the desk.
“Nonetheless, that ought to not masks what a vastly spectacular first season in command of the Cherries this has been from Andoni Iraola, who endured a tricky begin to life on the south coast after changing the favored Gary O’Neil on the Vitality final summer time.
“In truth, Bournemouth had been even languishing down in nineteenth place on simply three factors from 9 video games after a 2-1 house defeat to of all groups, an O’Neil-managed Wolverhampton Wanderers again in October.
“Nonetheless, an excellent run of Champions League-type type since propelled the workforce up the standings in order that they even managed to finish the season with a membership document haul of top-flight factors, whereas solely in 2016-17 have the Cherries ever achieved a better Premier League end.
“And so long as they will preserve maintain of their most necessary gamers for subsequent season, particularly 19-goal Dominic Solanke, then there isn’t any cause why they can not obtain a top-10 league end this time subsequent 12 months.”
When does the 2024/25 Premier League season begin?
The 2023/24 season has reached its conclusion however planning has already began for the brand new marketing campaign.
A number of Premier League sides have confirmed pre-season friendlies forward of the 2024/25 time period, which kicks off on the weekend of August 17/18, whereas others have given recent kits an early airing.
The Premier League fixtures – all 380 of them – will likely be launched at 9am on Tuesday, June 18, with full protection on Sky Sports activities Information and Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms.
The brand new EFL season begins on the weekend of August 10/11 and marks the launch of Sky Sports activities+, giving extra option to sports activities followers through reside streams and a brand new devoted channel, at no further value. In a broadcasting first, each EFL sport throughout all three divisions – the Championship, League One and League Two – will likely be streamed reside on the opening weekend.
Stand by for one more busy summer time within the switch window – golf equipment can do enterprise from June 14 till August 30 and the Sky Sports activities Switch Centre will preserve you posted with all the most recent information and rumours.
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