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Chelsea FC To Play Spoilers Or Kingmakers

By Tarek Hisham

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Eden Hazard of Chelsea runs with the ball under pressure from Hector Bellerin of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 24, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Eden Hazard of Chelsea runs with the ball under pressure from Hector Bellerin of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on January 24, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Bournemouth’s English striker Glenn Murray (L) scores past Chelsea’s English defender Gary Cahill (R) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in London on December 5, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRKRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
Bournemouth’s English striker Glenn Murray (L) scores past Chelsea’s English defender Gary Cahill (R) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in London on December 5, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRKRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) /

Saturday April 23rd – Chelsea at Bournemouth

The Cherries landed one of the final blows to Jose Mourinho’s tenure as Chelsea manager when they came to Stamford Bridge on December 5th and won 1-0 on a late Glenn Murray goal. It was a match that was typical of Bournemouth’s fighting spirit and it propelled them to a victory over Manchester United the following week.

Eddie Howe’s men have been one of the surprises of the season and currently sit 15th in the table, five points clear of the relegation zone. This is even more remarkable considering the sheer number of injuries they had had to deal with but things are steadying at Dean Court.

They still have to play some of their relegation rivals in Newcastle United and Aston Villa but come late April a result against Chelsea may be vital to their survival. Newcastle expect to pull themselves out of danger but in doing so may drag down the Cherries who will need an exceptional run of form to keep them in the Premier League.

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