Chelsea ended a run of ten games without victory with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, Sportivationng.com reports.
The Blues, who failed to win their first four Premier League games under Frank Lampard ended the negative run in style at the Vitality Stadium.
Conor Gallagher opened the scoring with a header in the ninth minute.
Matias Vina brought Bournemouth back into the game with a sublime equaliser following a flowing team move.
One that came straight off the training field 🤞
Bournemouth was using the Chelsea players as cones here ⬇️#BOUCHE pic.twitter.com/eqh6CHqxiZ
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The first half ended 1-1 with Chelsea dominating possesion and Noni Madueke causing all sort of problems for the hosts, but he was often let down by his final ball.
Badiashile scores his first Chelsea goal in style 🔥
The Blues take the lead away at Bournemouth 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/bG04eYSh9F
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Benoit Badiashile put Chelsea in the lead again in the 82nd minute from pinpoint free kick by Hakim Ziyech.
WE'VE SCORED THREE! #BOUCHE
— Chels HQ (@Chels_HQ) May 6, 2023
Joao Felix finished off a good run by Raheem Sterling for the third goal to hand Chelsea the maximum points.
Frank Lampard expressed his delight after earning his first win of his second Chelsea spell.
“I’m happy. We came in off the back of a tough run, it’s been a tough year and there is a lot work to do.
“But the performance and the result in isolation are really good, we deserved to win the game. It’s a nice step forward for the lads. To work hard and come to a place that has been very hard for a lot of teams this year… I’m very happy.”
On changes to the team, he explained: “In the modern game, those changes are huge. It’s important with the squad that we have that people feel like they can come in and affect the game.
We’ve worked towards that and I think every one of them did.
“Joao Felix gets his goal. All involved in the goals and active in the game. That’s the competition you need if you want to compete at the level we want to get to.”
Lampard added: “I don’t know why the players can’t grasp it, there are a few younger players we’ve brought in and it doesn’t matter if you’ve won a World Cup, you’re moving to the PremierLeague. There are a few players finding their feet.
“Typically at Chelsea, one or two have fed into the group and now we have more. It’s understandable that as a group finding rhythm and confidence can be difficult.
This is a first step, it won’t be plane sailing but there is talent there and the players need to come together to get us to where we want to be.”
Lampard also provided an update on Ben Chilwell, who limped off injured in the second half.
“It was his hamstring. We don’t know how serious but with a hamstring at this stage of the season he has got to be a worry for the last four games.”
Lampard will be hoping to earn another win when Chelsea host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
