DomainJava .COM – Reece James deserves to be called a Chelsea hero when his team faces Bournemouth, Wednesday 15 January 2025.
Why not, because thanks to a dramatic equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time from Reece James, Chelsea survived defeat.
More than that, this goal ensured his team achieved a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday (15/1/2025).
Chelsea appeared dominant in the first half and opened the scoring through Cole Palmer’s goal, but they failed to take advantage of a number of opportunities. Bournemouth, who appeared more solid in the second half, managed to steal the lead until the final minutes of the match.
Chelsea’s first goal was created thanks to neat cooperation between Nicolas Jackson who provided an assist for Palmer. Palmer then rounded the Bournemouth goalkeeper and scored into the bottom corner of the net.
Despite dominating the first half, Chelsea failed to add goals even though they had many opportunities. Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers performed brilliantly with several important saves, while Jackson failed to take advantage of several golden opportunities.
Bournemouth came back in the second half and won a penalty after Moises Caicedo fouled Antoine Semenyo in the penalty box. Justin Kluivert executed the penalty perfectly, equalizing 1-1 in the 50th minute.
Antoine Semenyo then scored a beautiful goal to put Bournemouth 2-1 up, taking advantage of the narrow space in the penalty box. Chelsea, who continued to press, seemed to have difficulty scoring the equalizing goal.
