Bournemouth vs Chelsea LIVE

Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table after being held to a goalless draw by Bournemouth. Arsenal’s defeat to Aston Villa at Saturday lunchtime handed the Blues a massive incentive ahead of kick-off at the Vitality Stadium.

Victory on the south coast of England, thus bouncing back from the midweek loss to Leeds, and the Blues would have been six points behind the leaders. However, they had been fortunate not to fall behind to an onslaught from the Cherries late in the first half, Robert Sanchez frustrating Andoni Iraola's team with an inspired showing.

Antoine Semenyo had whacked the ball in the Chelsea net after three minutes but was denied for offside following a lengthy VAR check. That was arguably the closest

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