How Chelsea rated in their 3-1 victory over Bournemouth

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With seven games left to play and a seven-point lead, Chelsea seem to have one hand on the Premier League trophy as they saw off the challenge of a plucky Bournemouth side on Saturday afternoon.

After an Adam Smith own goal deflected in from a Diego Costa shot, it seemed that it could be easy work for the side dressed in white, but that wasn’t the case. Eden Hazard’s superb run and skill saw him add a second only three minutes later, but in form Josh King pulled one back for the hosts before half-time.

With Chelsea beginning to look a little under threat on the counter, with Benik Afobe going close, Marcos Alonso added a third to put the tie to bed from a free-kick in the 68th minute.

Here are how the Blues rated:

Thibaut Courtois – 7

Made a great save to prevent David Luiz from sending the ball into his own net. Nothing he could have done about the goal and looked assured.

Read on over the next few pages to see how his team-mates rated…