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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

AFC Bournemouth U21 vs Chelsea U21

21 Aug 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season

AFC Bournemouth U21

HOME
2:1HT 1–1

Chelsea U21

AWAY
⚽ Day 45′⚽ Day 89′
⚽ Watson 38′ (Penalty)
The Wyatt Homes Stadium, DorsetReferee: S. MulhallRecorded clock 90′ + 11′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

AFC Bournemouth U21 win 2–1

Match Finished in the regular season of the Premier League 2. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

AFC Bournemouth U21Chelsea U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

AFC Bournemouth U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Alan Connell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    AllanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Lyall-RajendraProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    ScafeProfile: Defender
    Off 66′
  4. 6
    AliProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 45′
  5. 3
    Ademide SolankeProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 7
    StevensProfile: Midfielder
    Off 76′
  7. 4
    ChristieProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 86′
  8. 8
    Ben WinterburnProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 58′Off 59′
  9. 10
    Malcom DacostaProfile: Midfielder
    Off 59′
  10. 11
    Remy Rees-DottinProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 76′
  11. 9
    DayProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 45′Normal Goal 89′Yellow Card 90+9′

Substitutes7

  1. 13
    WestcottProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 14
    SillsProfile: Midfielder
    On 59′
  3. 15
    Harold WilliamProfile: Defender
    On 66′
  4. 16
    ChubinidzeProfile: Midfielder
    On 76′
  5. 17
    NyarkoProfile: Midfielder
    On 59′
  6. 18
    OsazeeProfile: Attacker
    On 76′
  7. 19
    NdimukumProfile: Midfielder

Chelsea U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Harry Hudson

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Freddy BernalProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Lewi RichardsProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Off 84′
  3. 5
    Calvin DiakiteProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Off 64′
  4. 4
    OsagieProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    Olutayo SubuloyeProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+9′
  6. 6
    WatsonProfile: Midfielder
    Penalty 38′
  7. 7
    CardosoProfile: Midfielder
    Off 90+6′
  8. 8
    Mahdi Nicoll-JazuliProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Harrison BettoniProfile: Midfielder
  10. 11
    Sol GordonProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Chizaram EzenwataProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off

Substitutes7

  1. 12
    Riley EbhoProfile: Defender
    On 84′
  2. 13
    CollinsonProfile: Goalkeeper
  3. 14
    WaiteProfile: Defender
    On 90+6′Yellow Card 90+10′
  4. 15
    Alfie OsborneProfile: Defender
  5. 16
    HallProfile: Defender
  6. 17
    GrimwadeProfile: Midfielder
  7. 18
    GreenwoodProfile: Midfielder
    On 64′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. PenaltyChelsea U21

    Watson

  2. Yellow CardAFC Bournemouth U21

    Ali

  3. Normal GoalAFC Bournemouth U21

    Day · Assist: Malcom Dacosta

  4. Yellow CardAFC Bournemouth U21

    Ben Winterburn

  5. SubstitutionAFC Bournemouth U21

    Off Ben Winterburn On Sills

  6. SubstitutionAFC Bournemouth U21

    Off Malcom Dacosta On Nyarko

  7. SubstitutionChelsea U21

    Off Calvin Diakite On Greenwood

  8. SubstitutionAFC Bournemouth U21

    Off Scafe On Harold William

  9. SubstitutionAFC Bournemouth U21

    Off Stevens On Chubinidze

  10. SubstitutionAFC Bournemouth U21

    Off Remy Rees-Dottin On Osazee

  11. SubstitutionChelsea U21

    Off Lewi Richards On Riley Ebho

  12. Yellow CardAFC Bournemouth U21

    Christie

  13. Normal GoalAFC Bournemouth U21

    Day · Assist: Christie

  14. SubstitutionChelsea U21

    Off Cardoso On Waite

  15. Yellow CardAFC Bournemouth U21

    Day

  16. Yellow CardChelsea U21

    Olutayo Subuloye

  17. Yellow CardChelsea U21

    Waite

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

AFC Bournemouth U21

No earlier results in this import.

Chelsea U21

No earlier results in this import.

Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.