Chelsea under Enzo Maresca are a team of moments, it is what happens in between them which is problematic. Their latest emotional release came in the 95th minute, trailing to Bournemouth with only themselves to blame before Reece James scored a wonderful free-kick. It was his first goal since August 2022 and a glorious one, but it should not have been necessary.
City’s short-lived revival came to an end on Tuesday night
Bournemouth midfielder controversially escaped a sending off after making contact with the face of Marc Cucurella
The striker received online abuse after the FA Cup defeat by Tottenham.