Chelsea beat Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge, Henderson and Pedro scoring twice each

Mixed · 2Chelsea beat Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday 10 October. 1 2 Centre · 1Jordan Henderson, 36 and a former Liverpool captain, scored twice and set up a third goal for Morgan Rogers, while Joao Pedro also scored twice. 1 Centre · 1Chelsea were 2-0 up after two minutes and 29 seconds: Henderson scored the opener from Cole Palmer's pass, and Rogers' curling shot, which took a deflection off Antonio Silva, made it two. 1 3

Centre · 1Pedro made it 3-0 forty seconds into the second half, finishing Pedro Neto's pull-back. Five minutes later Bournemouth pulled one back when a corner that Moises Caicedo tried to clear ricocheted off Evanilson and into the net. 1 Centre · 1Pedro added a fourth in the 67th minute after Rogers fed Pep Chavarria, and Henderson completed the scoring with a curling free-kick. 1 Centre · 1It was Chelsea's first win in four Premier League games, after a three-game winless run before the international break that ended in a 3-0 defeat at Brentford. The Evening Standard called it their best win yet under manager Xabi Alonso. 1 3

Centre · 1Chelsea again failed to keep a clean sheet, extending their run without one in the league to 22 games. Bournemouth remain winless this season. 3 1 Centre · 1Alonso started Henderson ahead of Romeo Lavia in midfield, with Reece James unavailable after a small training injury. Caicedo returned from injury and was replaced after 72 minutes to avoid overloading him. Asked whether Chelsea signed Henderson for his goals, Alonso said: "We signed him for everything." 3 Centre · 1CNA said Caicedo, 24, made his first start of the season after a calf problem, having lasted only 14 minutes as a substitute in August. Alonso said: "With him we have a better midfield area and when you are better in the middle you have a more complete team and something to build around." 4

Centre · 1Right back Marco Palestra, signed from Atalanta in the close season, made his debut as a substitute, and CNA said Alonso put Reece James's absence down to a knee injury in training on Friday. 4 Centre · 1Palmer, who set up the opening goal, had announced a new contract until 2034 shortly before the match. 1 Centre · 1The Evening Standard cautioned that Chelsea's attacking approach looked unsustainable over a season, while its match analysis argued the midfield was the key to the win. 1 3

Right · 1Arab News described Henderson's goal and assist as the second-fastest goal and assist combination in Premier League history, and said it was his first goal for Chelsea, in his second appearance since a free transfer. 5 Mixed · 2Alonso said he had no explanation for the two early goals ("no credit to me") and called the display "very complete", adding that Chelsea lost control briefly after Evanilson made it 3-1 in the 51st minute but finished strongly with two goals in three minutes. 5 4 Centre · 1CNA noted Bournemouth, under new manager Marco Rose, have not won in six games and were missing Alex Scott, Eli Kroupi and Justin Kluivert. 4