Chelsea take on Bournemouth at the Vitality stadium hoping to build on their 4-2 victory over Watford and continue their winning ways.

The Blues currently sit 4th in the Premier League table, while Bournemouth are second from bottom having only won two games so far this season. But Chelsea will be wary of the threat Bournemouth pose when travelling to the south coast, with the Cherries beating a fairly inform Stoke City last week as well as recording a 3-1 victory over
However, Bournemouth also picked up a vital win away to Stoke City last week as they look to fight their way Middlesbrough in the League Cup.

Chelsea will be boosted by the return of Danny Drinkwater to the first team after the midfielder made his first appearance of the season for the Blues on Wednesday night. N’Golo Kante is a doubt for the game though, along with Victor Moses.

Joshua King and Jermain Defoe could both be in line to return to action, but Tyrone Mings is still out with a back injury until December.

Defoe is the only player to score in the Premier League against Chelsea for four different clubs (Tottenham, West Ham, Sunderland and Portsmouth) and could extend that to five clubs in this game. His next goal will be his 200th in league competition. He’s currently scored 91 for Spurs, 34 for Sunderland, 29 for West Ham, 19 for Bournemouth, 15 for Portsmouth and 11 for Toronto.

Chelsea go into the game away from home having lost their last away match against Crystal Palace, they haven’t lost successive Premier League away games since November 2015 whilst under Jose Mourinho.

Predicted XI

Courtois

Azpilicueta – Luiz – Cahill

Zappacosta – Fabregas – Bakayoko – Alonso

Hazard – Morata – Pedro

Predicted score: 0-3