Henderson shines as five-star Chelsea crank the pressure on Rose's Bournemouth

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] had taken the lead in four of their five league games, but that was certainly not the case here as Xabi Alonso’s side gave them a mountain to climb inside three minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palmer-cole/h8agbDt7/"]Cole Palmer[/a] was at the heart of the opener, carrying the ball half the length of the pitch and laying off to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henderson-jordan/UFMlUD6r/"]Henderson[/a], who struck a first-time curling effort in off the post after 64 seconds.[/b][/p][p][b]Remarkably, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] fans were celebrating again moments later when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] received the ball just inside the box and bent a shot beyond the reach of former Blues goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petrovic-dorde/2F8I5Zyo/"]Dorde Petrovic[/a], helped on its way by the head of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-antonio/0xBtwxKs/"]Antonio Silva[/a].[/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="4c42d3bf-94c5-41b8-8127-5f0c81429867" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="a501f190-c3f5-46a5-a7aa-2ab30955320b" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Having conceded a league-high 12 goals and without a clean sheet in 21 Premier League matches stretching back to last season, Chelsea fans will have known there was still plenty of work to do.[/p][p]And despite controlling much of the first period, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rayan/CSiH3dM4/"]Rayan[/a] could have halved the deficit when he raced in behind, only to be thwarted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-emiliano/ziCcc5jM/"]Emiliano Martinez[/a]’s quick reflexes nine minutes before the interval.[/p][p][b]That proved to be an important stop, as within a minute of the restart, Chelsea had caught Bournemouth cold once again as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neto-pedro/lxtnUkIP/"]Pedro Neto[/a] wriggled past compatriot Silva and squared for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-pedro/CAmJERl2/"]Joao Pedro[/a] to rifle into the roof of the net.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="f6694cf2-8c12-4a7d-a9dd-d6e7b863986c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="04456b9c-750b-4b44-a6a3-899c04c475b4" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]However, for a league-high 14th time since the start of last season, [b]the Blues conceded a set-piece goal from inside their six-yard box when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evanilson/lUqxFifa/"]Evanilson[/a] stuck out a leg to block [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caicedo-moises/tIqaAkDs/"]Caicedo[/a]’s clearance, diverting the ball into the net for his first goal in 16 league matches.[/b][/p][p]The Cherries looked to have a lifeline, but after a period of positivity, any chances of a comeback soon vanished.[/p][p][b]First, Joao Pedro bagged his brace when he timed his run into the box to perfection, applying another first-time finish to turn in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chavarria-pep/hGPnN7fG/"]Pep Chavarria[/a]’s fizzed pass, shortly before Henderson also scored his second of the afternoon, whipping in from a direct free-kick.[/b][/p][embed guid="3e0193b2-87c1-4214-adfb-275d6820dbfa" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2108944552673370583" social-type="twitter" /][p]Those goals understandably knocked the stuffing out of the visitors, who ultimately had no further response.[/p][p]After a chastening 3-0 defeat to Brentford before the international break, an emphatic victory here ends a run of three winless league outings, making it 10 successive head-to-heads unbeaten (W5, D5) as they climb to fifth for the time being.[/p][p]For 17th-placed Bournemouth, attention now turns to a first-ever European home game against Sturm Graz, offering a chance to build some momentum.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henderson-jordan/UFMlUD6r/"]Jordan Henderson[/a] (Chelsea)[/b][/p][embed guid="bb6d43e0-bc53-463a-b2f6-ebe2297ee514" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2108949223714537582" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/?mid=8I6zQB5t"]Click here for all the stats of the match[/a].[/b][/p]