This archive report was first published on 14 December 2019.
Chelsea's hopes of bouncing back from last weekend's surprise loss at Everton were dashed as they slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat against struggling Bournemouth on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard's side have now lost four of their last five league games, with the latest setback coming courtesy of Dan Gosling's late goal, which was initially ruled out for offside before a lengthy VAR review confirmed the midfielder was onside when he netted.
Chelsea's poor run in the Premier League has been a major concern for the team, and this latest loss will only add to the pressure on Lampard to turn things around.
Despite reaching the Champions League last 16 with a win over Lille on Tuesday, Chelsea's performance against Bournemouth was laboured, with the team struggling to create chances and looking increasingly ragged at the back.
The loss was especially galling for Chelsea, who were facing an injury-hit Bournemouth side that was missing eight players through injury.
However, Bournemouth made life difficult for Chelsea, with Ryan Fraser wriggling past Antonio Rudiger on the right of the Chelsea area and drilling a low shot that Kepa Arrizabalaga saved at his near post.
Mason Mount had a chance to open the scoring when Jorginho picked out his run into the Bournemouth area with a delicate pass, but Aaron Ramsdale pushed away the shot.
Chelsea's fans were growing audibly frustrated as the team struggled to turn territorial dominance into tangible reward, with Bournemouth following a strategy of sitting deep and making it hard for Chelsea to break down.
It was a rare moment of menace for Chelsea when Bournemouth defender Jack Stacey came within inches of accidently easing the angst in the stands when he almost miscued a clearance into his own net.
However, Chelsea's poor performance continued, with the team looking increasingly ragged at the back and being nearly caught when Josh King found Gosling, who couldn't convert with the goal at his mercy.
Chelsea finally worked a sight of goal but left-back Emerson squandered a golden opportunity, heading straight at Ramsdale from point-blank range after Cesar Azpilicueta's header looped into his path.
It was the crucial moment as Bournemouth made the most of their luck to snatch the points in the 84th minute, with Azpilicueta's clearance being headed back into the Chelsea area by Jefferson Lerma and Gosling hooking the ball over his shoulder and past Kepa despite Azpilicueta's attempt to clear off the line.
Initially, the goal was disallowed for offside against Gosling, but the review showed the midfielder was onside, allowing Bournemouth to celebrate wildly as Chelsea stood shell-shocked.
Kovacic tried to rescue a point in stoppage-time, but his blast was repelled by Ramsdale.
