Chelsea player ratings vs Bournemouth: Summer signing stuns but another debutant poor

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-10 · by Dom Smith

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Dom Smith rated Chelsea players in their match against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. The standout performance came from new signing Jordan Henderson, who scored twice and received a rating of 9 for his home debut at the age of 36. Other notable performances included Emi Martinez with seven saves and blocks, Maxence Lacroix's aerial work, and goals from Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers.
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Chelsea, under manager Xabi Alonso, received a boost before their match against Bournemouth on Saturday, October 10, 2026, as players like Joao Pedro, Caicedo, James, Cole Palmer, and Marco Palestra returned to training after the three-week international break. However, Reece James was left out of the squad due to a minor injury sustained during Friday's training session. Meanwhile, Jamie Gittens is expected to be sidelined for several weeks following an ankle injury suffered with the England Under-21s. Despite some key players returning, Alonso still opted not to include James in his lineup, opting instead for a 3-4-2-1 formation with players like Joao Pedro and Moises Caicedo starting in their first Premier League match of the season. The match ended with Chelsea comfortably defeating Bournemouth 5-1, with goals from Cole Palmer, Henderson, and Joao Pedro contributing to the win.

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🔮 Henderson and Joao Pedro both scored twice each, and there was a further goal from Morgan Rogers in a game Chelsea never looked like they would fail to win.
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🔮 Jamie Gittens is unavailable and expected to be out a number of weeks after picking up an ankle injury with the England Under-21s that led him to leave the stadium on crutches following a game against Kazakhstan.
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Bournemouth Chelsea England Neto Rogers

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Chelsea ORG · 6× Joao Pedro PERSON · 3× Bournemouth ORG · 2× Caicedo PERSON · 2× Henderson PERSON · 2× Morgan Rogers PERSON · 2× Dom Smith PERSON · 1× Emi Martinez PERSON · 1× England GPE · 1× Josh Acheampong 7 PERSON · 1×

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Pedro Neto 7 Worked hard, as ever, at right wing-back and got his reward with a tackle by the by-line and unselfish cross to assist Joao Pedro just after the restart. Moises Caicedo 7
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 Henderson and Joao Pedro both scored twice each, and there was a further goal from Morgan Rogers in a game Chelsea never looked like they would fail to win.
2026-10-10 · Evening Standard
Chelsea player ratings vs Bournemouth: Summer signing stuns but another debutant poor · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Henderson and Joao Pedro both scored twice each, and there was a further goal from Morgan Rogers in a game Chelsea never looked like they would fail to win. asserted
they → score → game
Dom Smith was at Stamford Bridge to rate the Chelsea players’ performances… Emi Martinez 7 Made some important saves and some good claims from crosses as Chelsea won in the league again at long last. uncertain
Chelsea → rate → league
Josh Acheampong 7 Really impressive performance from the England Under-21 international, who took down one high ball and played back to Martinez to relieve the pressure. asserted
who → take → pressure
Levi Colwill 6 Didn’t quite have the aerial dominance of Lacroix but kept his concentration on an important afternoon for Chelsea. asserted
Colwill → have → Chelsea
Pedro Neto 7 Worked hard, as ever, at right wing-back and got his reward with a tackle by the by-line and unselfish cross to assist Joao Pedro just after the restart. Moises Caicedo 7 asserted
Neto → work → restart
Took up good positions and scored the early second goal with a hoick that was nodded in by a Bournemouth defender but was on its way in anyway. asserted
that → take → way
Read More Cole Palmer 7 On the day his new contract was announced, he worked hard and his movement was first rate. asserted
movement → read → day
Subs: Romeo Lavia (Caicedo, 72’) 6 Settled things down in the middle of the park and brought some of the crunching tackles Caicedo had made. asserted
Caicedo → settle → tackles
Will need to feel his way in at Chelsea, where he was subdued on his debut. asserted
he → need → debut
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