After losing three of their first five Premier League home matches against Bournemouth (W2), Chelsea are now unbeaten in their last three against the Cherries at Stamford Bridge (W2 D1).
Bournemouth are winless in their last eight Premier League matches against Chelsea (D4 L4), with the last two ending in draws – only two of the first 15 meetings between the teams have ended in draws.
This is only the second time Chelsea have faced an opponent twice in the same month in the Premier League, having previously drawn twice with Manchester United in December 1998.
This is the first time Bournemouth are facing an opponent twice in the same month in the Premier League. They last did so in any division in April 2011, losing against Bristol Rovers and winning at home.
All eight of Bournemouth’s Premier League goals at Stamford Bridge vs Chelsea have been scored in the second half – they have taken 39 shots without scoring in the first half of eight matches.
Chelsea lost 2–0 at Ipswich in their final league game of 2024. They have not lost their last league game in consecutive calendar years since 1990/1991, both times against Luton Town.
Bournemouth have won their last league game in only one of the last seven calendar years (D1 L5), beating Cardiff City 3–0 in December 2021.
When Chelsea have ended their calendar year with a home league game, they have lost only one of their last 22 matches (W13 D8), a 3–1 defeat to Aston Villa in December 2011.
Chelsea’s Joao Pedro has been involved in five goals in both matches for Brighton in his team’s final Premier League match of the calendar year in the past two years – he scored two goals and provided one assist against Spurs in 2023 and had two assists against Aston Villa in 2024.
Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has already scored at Anfield and Old Trafford in the Premier League this season. A goal here would make him the fourth player to score at each of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United in the same Premier League campaign, after Kevin Nolan in 2001–02, Gabriel Agbonlahor in 2006–07 and Robin van Persie in 2011–12.