Premier League: Henderson, Pedro lead Chelsea to victory over Bournemouth
Jordan Henderson produced a match-winning performance to lead Chelsea to a 5-1 win over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The 36-year-old scored a brace in his home debut for the club, powering in a stunning effort in the second minute to set Chelsea on their way to a comfortable victory.
Xabi Alonso handed Moises Caicedo his first start of the season alongside Henderson in the midfield while João Pedro also returned from a knee injury scare.
Chelsea enjoyed a dream start, taking a 2-0 lead in the first three minutes thanks to goals from Henderson and a curling effort from Morgan Rogers.
The Blues held on to take the lead into the break before João Pedro’s unstoppable finish made it 3-0 immediately after the restart.
Evanilson pulled one back for Bournemouth in the 51st minute before Chelsea turned on the gear with another two goals in three minutes to seal the win.
João Pedro finished off Pep Chavarria’s cross with aplomb in the 67th minute.
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Three minutes later, Jordan Henderson scored a sublime free-kick to make it 5-1.
Chelsea will return to Premier League action against Everton next Saturday, while Bournemouth will take the search for their first win to Sunderland next Sunday.
In the other Premier League matches on Saturday, Arsenal earned a 2-1 win over Leeds United, Aston Villa played out a 2-2 draw with Brentford, Ipswich Town defeated Fulham 2-1.
Brighton recorded 2-0 away win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Top Stats From Chelsea vs Bournemouth, According to OPTA Stats.
Jordan Henderson (36y 115d) is the oldest @ChelseaFC player to be directly involved in 3+ goals in a Premier League match (2 goals, 1 assist), and oldest for any side since Cristiano Ronaldo in April 2022 (37 v Norwich).
Only Emile Heskey against Derby County in April 1998 inside the opening two minutes has a player both scored and assisted earlier in a Premier League game than Jordan Henderson against Bournemouth (02:29).
With just 2:29 played, this is the earliest that Chelsea have ever been 2-0 up in a Premier League match.
