Premier League referee makes history as he refuses to send off Bournemouth star who ‘clotheslined Cucurella’

Having taken the pb done Cole Palmer, things went precise incorrect successful the 2nd half.

Justin Kluivert scored from the spot aft a mediocre situation from Moise Caicedo led to the penalty.

Antoine Semenyo past enactment the Cherries successful front.

But up stepped Reece James to occurrence successful a superb 95th infinitesimal punishment and salvage a point.

Here's however the players rated...

Robert Sanchez - 5
His (or Enzo Maresca's) insistence connected playing the "riskiest walk successful football" astir outgo his broadside successful the archetypal half, but helium wasn't caught retired connected this occasion. Couldn't bash an atrocious batch astir either of the goals, a beauteous mean performance.

Moises Caicedo - 3
Was coagulated successful the archetypal fractional if not a small fortunate not to beryllium booked for a fewer "tactical" fouls. However, helium got caught retired successful the 2nd 45 and gave distant a punishment done a poorly timed tackle connected Semenyo. Not the benignant of show we've go accustomed to seeing from him arsenic his passes excessively often went astray.

Josh Acheampong - 5
Made a fewer bully blocks and tackles successful the archetypal half, but was easy beaten by Semenyo earlier helium smashed location the extremity that enactment Bournemouth successful the lead. Looked a small inexperienced retired there, but you tin archer helium has prime - was taken disconnected for Tosin successful the 2nd fractional soon aft the goal, who you would ideate volition instrumentality the starting spot going forward.

Levi Colwill - 6
Imperious successful the aerial and crossed the crushed successful the archetypal half. Didn't bash a batch incorrect information beryllium told, but nary cleanable expanse outgo him a higher score.

Marc Cucurella - 6
Stepped into his tackles good and was coagulated passim the game, keeping David Brooks quiescent connected the close for Bournemouth. Wasn't arsenic influential successful an attacking consciousness arsenic we person seen him beryllium this season, but inactive did a decent job.

Romeo Lavia - 5
Dominant successful midfield successful the archetypal half, and was superb successful transition, looking similar a maestro of his craft. Unfortunately, a second-half mistake saw him caught retired which led to the Bournemouth punishment earlier helium was past booked for a precocious tackle. Was taken disconnected soon aft helium was booked and replaced by Reece James.

Enzo Fernández (c) - 6
Worked good arsenic helium had done antecedently erstwhile fixed the licence to roam forward, knowing helium had Lavia and Caicedo down him. Bournemouth's midfield had nary reply to him with the shot astatine his feet, but arsenic for galore of the Blues, helium was overmuch quieter successful the 2nd half.

Noni Madueke - 6
Arguably deserved a first-half assistance aft helium near a defender connected the level with a mazy tally from the right-hand side, but Nicolas Jackson fluffed his lines successful beforehand of goal. Continued his bully enactment connected the shot successful the 2nd fractional and mostly created immoderate bully chances that weren't finished.

Cole Palmer - 8
Looked similar helium was retired to impressment from the start, with a cheeky nutmeg followed by a Lampard vs Hull-esque dink aboriginal connected which didn't travel off. This was each earlier the 12th infinitesimal wherever helium sat interim goalkeeper Mark Travers connected his backside with a fake changeable earlier slotting location for the opening goal. He created bully chances excessively for Jackson, but faded beauteous heavy aft his goal.

Jadon Sancho - 4
Two nutmegs successful speedy succession was the item of his archetypal half, but helium was beauteous quiescent passim the 90 minutes.

Nicolas Jackson - 6
His archetypal fractional show would person had fans raving astir however helium is the 2nd coming of Didier Drogba. But his 2nd fractional reminded america of wherefore he’s not, with 2 immense bites astatine the Cherries missed that yet outgo his side.

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Reece James (Romeo Lavia, 56) – 8
Made the cleanable comeback from his wounded woes, with a rocket of a free-kick guided into the bottommost close corner. Looked beardown and composed connected the shot aft his introduction.

Tosin Adarabioyo (Josh Acheampong, 71) - 7
Brought a spot much beingness and enactment to a Chelsea squad that looked arsenic though it was lacking precisely that tonight. Had a bully header saved by Travers astatine the death, you'd ideate helium volition beryllium starting against Wolves.

Joao Felix (Moises Caicedo, 80) - 6
Did truly good with constricted minutes connected the transportation aft being bought on. A tame effort connected extremity was saved by the Bournemouth keeper, but it was his mazy dribbling that won the free-kick that James fired location to equalise.

Pedro Neto (Noni Madueke, 80) - 5
Didn't get agelong capable to decently lukewarm into the crippled and Chelsea didn't find him enough, could astir apt number his touches connected your fingers.