Chelsea vs. Bournemouth: Score and Reaction from 2015 Premier League Match

Chelsea's woes returned as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday.

Glenn Murray grabbed the only goal of the game with five minutes of normal time remaining.

Bournemouth—who had a number of opportunities themselves at the start and end of the game—defended well throughout and punished Chelsea's inability to take their chances. 

Eden Hazard once again started up front, while Diego Costa began on the bench.

The visitors began the game well and forced a number of early saves from Thibaut Courtois, who twice denied Junior Stanislas and had to be equal to Josh King's powerful effort.

Former footballer Darren Anderton was encouraged by Bournemouth's play:

Chelsea slowly worked their way back into the match, and after Pedro sent a shot over the crossbar, Hazard forced an excellent save from Artur Boruc.

The Blues finished the half strongly as Pedro's deflected effort saw Boruc produce another save and Oscar also enjoyed a couple of chances, but the Cherries remained resolute in their defending.

Squawka Football shared the half-time stats:

Costa was brought on at the break but produced little of note—save for some aggressive challenges and a failure to connect with Branislav Ivanovic's cross at the back post—until the 77th minute when he sent a volley at Boruc for the Pole to save.

The Blues were largely untroubled for most of the half as they pushed forward for the lead, but Bournemouth stood firm and restricted the hosts to feeding off scraps.

The game looked to be heading toward a stalemate, but in the 82nd minute, Murray capitalised on some poor Chelsea defending to nod home from close range following a scramble in the six-yard box.

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Chelsea desperately sought an equaliser in the dying stages, but the Cherries looked the more likely of the two to score as they fiercely won possession from the hosts and looked to hit them on the break.

After some brief signs of revival, the result serves as a timely reminder for the Blues that they're far from out of the woods just yet. Indeed, according to Sky Sports Statto, the omens don't look good for them:

The Blues travel to the in-form Leicester City in their next league outing, so things could be set to go from bad to worse.

As for Bournemouth, they have picked up a vital win to lift them out of the relegation zone. If they can replicate this performance against goal-shy Manchester United in their next game, they could well earn another stunning win.

Post-Match Reaction

Per BBC Sport's Alistair Magowan, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believed the scoreline did not reflect his side's performance: 

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The result is not fair. In the first half we were soft and did not press and were not aggressive and were not intense. In the second half everything changed. We were aggressive, created chances and had crosses and a clear penalty that the referee did not see. That is the game. In the moment when our opponent were thinking just about defending a clean sheet they cross the halfway line for the first time and scored.

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was ecstatic, telling Sky Sports (h/t Magowan): "In the first half I thought it was quite even, in the second half we had to defend, I thought we were magnificent. There were question marks about our defending but we have answered those questions today."