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Chelsea player ratings vs Bournemouth: Summer signing stuns but another debutant poor

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Smith, D. (2026, October 10). Chelsea player ratings vs Bournemouth: Summer signing stuns but another debutant poor. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-player-ratings-bournemouth-henderson-palestra-b1300274.html

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Dom Smith rated Chelsea players in their match against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. The standout performance came from new signing Jordan Henderson, who scored twice and received a rating of 9 for his home debut at the age of 36. Other notable performances included Emi Martinez with seven saves and blocks, Maxence Lacroix's aerial work, and goals from Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers.

Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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.

Written for “Chelsea vs Bournemouth Match Updates” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.

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🔮 Romeo Lavia was only told on Friday that he would be starting but was the outstanding individual for Chelsea on a day when there was initially nervousness detectable from the home fans after successive defeats by Tottenham and Liverpool, which had wiped some of the sheen off the honeymoon period for manager Xabi Alonso.

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🔮 Wesley Fofana 4 The worst player in a Chelsea shirt once again, though he did improve in the second half after a first 45 minutes that exposed him defensively. Read More Levi Colwill 6 Got his head to a few crosses and was disciplined defensively for the Blues.

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🔮 Henderson’s absence is not the only surprise on the team-sheet, with Estevao handed a rare start and Marco Palestra set to make his full Premier League debut.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Why Jordan Henderson isn't in the Chelsea squad to face Manchester United

🔮 Michael Carrick will be desperate for a positive result to ease the enormous pressure on his job, having surprisingly been offered a stay of execution despite heavy defeats by Como and Bournemouth over the past 10 days that continued a wretched start to the season and appeared to leave his position untenable.

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🔮 The duo could again partner one another against Spurs at Stamford Bridge.

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🔮 Chelsea remain interested in the Guernsey-born 23-year-old, who Bournemouth say they are willing to sell in January for around £100million if they are looking likely at that point to stave off Premier League relegation.

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🔮 Only do what you can do right because if you do something bad then it will only be negative on you.”

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🔮 Maybe in the transfer window I was a little bit crazy, because I wanted to solve things here.

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🔮 It left Harry Maguire, 33, expected to start in the Premier League and Champions League multiple times a week.

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Henderson and Joao Pedro both scored twice each, and there was a further goal from Morgan Rogers in a game Chelsea never looked like they would fail to win. asserted

they → score → game

Dom Smith was at Stamford Bridge to rate the Chelsea players’ performances… Emi Martinez 7 Made some important saves and some good claims from crosses as Chelsea won in the league again at long last. uncertain

Chelsea → rate → league

Josh Acheampong 7 Really impressive performance from the England Under-21 international, who took down one high ball and played back to Martinez to relieve the pressure. asserted

who → take → pressure

Levi Colwill 6 Didn’t quite have the aerial dominance of Lacroix but kept his concentration on an important afternoon for Chelsea. asserted

Colwill → have → Chelsea

Pedro Neto 7 Worked hard, as ever, at right wing-back and got his reward with a tackle by the by-line and unselfish cross to assist Joao Pedro just after the restart. Moises Caicedo 7 asserted

Neto → work → restart

Took up good positions and scored the early second goal with a hoick that was nodded in by a Bournemouth defender but was on its way in anyway. asserted

that → take → way

Read More Cole Palmer 7 On the day his new contract was announced, he worked hard and his movement was first rate. asserted

movement → read → day

Subs: Romeo Lavia (Caicedo, 72’) 6 Settled things down in the middle of the park and brought some of the crunching tackles Caicedo had made. asserted

Caicedo → settle → tackles

Will need to feel his way in at Chelsea, where he was subdued on his debut. asserted

he → need → debut

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