Chelsea host Bournemouth in matchweek six of the Premier League

Chelsea host Bournemouth on 10 October 2026 at 17:00 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides in matchweek six of the 2026/27 Premier League season, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Chelsea sit in 10th place in the table with 7 points from 5 matches, after two wins, one draw and two defeats, scoring 10 goals and conceding 12. Bournemouth, meanwhile, are 17th with just 3 points from 5 matches, without a win, with 3 draws and two defeats, scoring 6 goals and conceding 8.

In their last 5 matches, Chelsea lost 0-3 away to Brentford and 1-2 to Arsenal, and drew 2-2 at home with Hull City, against two wins over Brighton 4-3 and Fulham 3-2. Bournemouth's recent results were a 0-1 home defeat to Liverpool, a 2-1 away win over Real Sociedad, and three draws with Brentford 2-2, Newcastle United 2-2 and Everton 1-1.

In previous meetings between the two sides, their last match ended in a 2-2 draw at Chelsea's ground on 30 December 2025. Before that, the two sides drew 0-0 at Bournemouth's ground on 6 December 2025, and also drew 2-2 at Chelsea's ground on 14 January 2025. In two earlier meetings, Chelsea beat Bournemouth 0-1 away on 14 September 2024, and also beat them 2-1 at home on 19 May 2024.

Chelsea are missing a number of players through injury, namely Jamie Germain Bynoe-Gittens, Reece Lewis James, Joao Pedro, Cole Germain Palmer, Moises Isaac Caicedo Corozo, Emmanuel Esse Emegha and M. Balestra.

Bournemouth are also missing players through injury, including J. Araujo, Kluivert, Alex Scott, A. Adli, David Brooks, Justin Kluivert and F. Milosavljevic.