EPL: Chelsea tipped to beat Bournemouth

As the EPL return this week following the World Cup break, there are interesting lineups to watch out for including the games between Chelsea and Bournemouth, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest and Liverpool vs Aston Villa.

Ahead of the match, former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has predicted outcomes of Premier League matches including that of Chelsea and Bournemouth.

Chelsea will host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday and will hope to return to the Premier League stronger, having struggled in the English top flight before the World Cup break.

At the moment, the Blues are eighth on the table, 16 points behind leaders Arsenal and are winless in their previous five matches.

Lawrenson believed the game is an easy one for Chelsea, who he said will comfortably beat the Cherries on Tuesday. In his column for Paddy Power, he wrote:

“I think this will be a straightforward 2-0 win for Chelsea,” he wrote on Paddy Power.