Chelsea captain Reece James spared the Blues' blushes by netting a last-gasp free kick that pinched a point in a 2-2 stalemate with AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday evening.

Chelsea scored a late equalizer to draw 2-2 at home against Bournemouth on Tuesday, as Reece James was the hero. The Blues had 26 shots to Bournemouth's seven but they needed a late, late equalizer to grab a point.

Reece James scored his first Premier League goal since August 2022 to rescue a draw for Chelsea at home to Bournemouth. Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Nicolas Jackson set up Cole Palmer to continue their fine run of goal combinations only for Justin Kluivert to equalise with a 50th-minute penalty.

Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth get set to tangle Tuesday in London in a matchup with top-8 positioning on the line in the English Premier League standings.

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Chelsea came out of the blocks with plenty of energy and intent, and could’ve opened the scoring inside of the first minute. While that didn’t quite happen, we didn’t have to wait too long for the opening goal,