CHELSEA visit Bournemouth on Saturday after boss Antonio Conte declared that six wins from their final eight games will secure the Premier League title.
Conte’s Blues are seven points clear at the top of the table following Wednesday night’s win over Manchester City.
However, they could have been ten clear had Tottenham not scored three goals in five minutes to secure a comeback victory over Swansea.
But Conte won’t be distracted by other teams and will do everything in his power to make sure Chelsea record their 24th win of the campaign at the Vitality Stadium.
Victor Moses returns to right wing-back after missing the last two games with an injury.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth are flying high in 13th position, seven points clear of the drop zone, and Eddie Howe will be keen to ensure the good times keep on rolling after drawing against Liverpool this week.
But they will be without influential midfielder Andrew Surman, who could miss the rest of the season with a medial knee ligament injury.
Callum Wilson is also out with a similar problem, while Tyrone Mings continues to serve a suspension.
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What TV channel is Bournemouth vs Chelsea on?
Bournemouth vs Chelsea will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 4K UHD from 5pm on Saturday, 8th April.
What time does Bournemouth vs Chelsea kick-off?
Bournemouth vs Chelsea will begin at 5.30pm on the dot, and you can keep up-to-date with all the latest action by following SunSport’s live match blog.
What are the odds?
Chelsea are clear favourites to win at 8/13, with Bournemouth 11/2 for victory and a draw rated at 13/4.
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- Bournemouth have lost six of their eight games against Chelsea in all competitions (W2). Their only win at home came in their first game against them in September 1988.
- After losing 1-0 to the Cherries in December 2015, Chelsea have won their last two against Bournemouth netting seven goals.
- Eden Hazard has scored three times in three previous Premier League appearances against Bournemouth.
- Antonio Conte’s side have won 33 points from their 15 away games so far in 2016-17; only twice in Chelsea’s history have they picked up more points at this stage of the season (35 in 2003/04 and 38 in 2004/05).
- The Blues have lost only once in their last 12 Premier League away matches, winning nine (D2).
- Bournemouth have won consecutive Premier League fixtures at the Vitality Stadium, netting five goals in the process. They could win three in a row for just the second time in the competition (also in October 2016).
- Josh King has doubled his Premier League goal tally from last season (6) with 12 goals, scoring nine goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances for the Cherries
- King has been directly involved in five goals in his last five Premier League appearances at the Vitality Stadium (four goals, one assist).
- Diego Costa has netted just one goal in his last five away appearances in the Premier League, this after scoring eight in his previous nine this season.
- Costa hasn’t scored in any of his last three Premier League appearances and he’s never gone four in a row in the competition without scoring. The last time he did this in league competition was in La Liga with Atletico Madrid in January 2014.
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