Chelsea play Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup quarter-final.
Here Press Association Sport looks at some of the talking points ahead of the tie.
Which Chelsea will turn up?
History repeated
? A cruel defeat after a dominant second-half showing from the Cherries…#CHEBOU pic.twitter.com/Pyb6ZgrSjy
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) December 20, 2017
Chelsea and Bournemouth met at the same stage of the competition almost exactly a year ago. On December 20, 2017, Bournemouth thought they had forced extra time – no longer an option this season as drawn games go straight to penalties – when Dan Gosling scored in the 90th minute, only for Alvaro Morata to score Chelsea’s second from the restart.
Fringe benefits?
Cup boost
“Be strong ?? because things are going to get better, maybe there’s a storm now, but the rain doesn’t last forever.”
Great outlook ahead of next week, well said @jeffersonlerma ?#afcb ? https://t.co/wQlVZQpEiH
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) December 16, 2018
The Cherries have one win in seven Premier League games since their defeat of Championship high-flyers Norwich in the last round of the League Cup in late October. After a strong start to the season, the visitors will hope a positive performance and good result at Chelsea can reverse their poor run.
Best behaviour
