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Chelsea XI vs Bournemouth: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

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Smith, D. (2026, October 9). Chelsea XI vs Bournemouth: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-xi-vs-bournemouth-confirmed-team-news-predicted-lineup-injury-latest-premier-league-b1300174.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Dom Smith

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Chelsea will host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on October 10, 2026, marking their first game in 22 days. Jamie Gittens is out for several weeks with an ankle injury sustained during an England Under-21s match. Manager Alonso might use a 3-4-2-1 formation for the match and has included players like Martinez, Fofana, Lacroix, and others in his predicted lineup.
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Chelsea, under Xabi Alonso, are set to host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3pm BST. After a three-week break due to the international fixture period, Chelsea have received positive news as five players previously out with injuries — Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo, Reece James, and Marco Palestra — are now fit for selection. However, Jamie Gittens is unavailable after picking up an ankle injury while playing for the England Under-21s against Kazakhstan and will be out for several weeks.

Alonso mentioned that although Palmer, Joao Pedro, Caicedo, and Palestra were ready to play, Reece James was left out due to a minor training injury sustained on Friday. The predicted lineup for Chelsea is: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Palestra, James (sub), Caicedo, Hato; Rogers, Palmer; Joao Pedro. Bournemouth face the match without Alex Scott, Justin Kluivert, or Eli Junior Kroupi, complicating their lineup further.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's sporting director Laurence Stewart is set to leave after four years, and his responsibilities will be taken over by other members of the leadership team.

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Alonso PERSON · 3× Chelsea ORG · 3× Brentford ORG · 1× Cherries ORG · 1× Estevao PERSON · 1× Geovany Quenda PERSON · 1× Jamie Gittens PERSON · 1× Kazakhstan GPE · 1× Marco Rose’s PERSON · 1× the England Under-21s that ORG · 1×

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Jamie Gittens is unavailable and expected to be out a number of weeks after picking up an ankle injury with the England Under-21s that led him to leave the stadium on crutches following a game against Kazakhstan.
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🔮 Jamie Gittens is unavailable and expected to be out a number of weeks after picking up an ankle injury with the England Under-21s that led him to leave the stadium on crutches following a game against Kazakhstan.
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The Cherries’ visit to Stamford Bridge represents the first Chelsea first match in 22 days since the 3-0 defeat at Brentford before the international break. asserted
visit → represent → break
It remains to be seen which of them, and how many, Alonso names in his starting lineup to face Marco Rose’s side. asserted
Alonso → remain → side
Jamie Gittens is unavailable and expected to be out a number of weeks after picking up an ankle injury with the England Under-21s that led him to leave the stadium on crutches following a game against Kazakhstan. asserted
that → expect → Kazakhstan
In recent games, Alonso has switched between a 3-4-2-1 formation and a 4-2-3-1, not only within games but in his starting lineups. asserted
Alonso → switch → lineups
Alonso has not handed much game time to Geovany Quenda or Estevao in Chelsea’s first five Premier League games. asserted
Alonso → hand → games
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