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A magnificent lobbed goal from the halfway line by Moises Caicedo and a twisting effort from Raheem Sterling earned Chelsea a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in their last Premier League game on Sunday and a place in European competition next season.
Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto rushed out of his area in the 17th minute to stop a fast advancing Sterling but his clearance dropped to Caicedo and the Ecuadorean lobbed a perfect shot from the halfway line straight into the net for his first Chelsea goal.
Two minutes into the second half, Sterling doubled the lead rounding two defenders before slipping the ball through Neto’s legs at the near post. But barely a minute later Bournemouth got one back when Enes Unal’s shot took a big deflection off Benoit Badiashile into the Chelsea net.
The result means Chelsea finish sixth in the table, earning a place in the Europa League if champions Manchester City win the FA Cup final next weekend or the Europa Conference League, if Manchester United beat their city rivals.
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Mauricio Pochettino says he does not know whether next week’s planned talks over his future with the Chelsea board will happen now or not.
Pochettino was due to meet with co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, as well as club owners, next week in a performance review that would determine his future.
His side beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Sunday to finish his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge with five straight wins. Victory secured them European football for next season.
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Mauricio Pochettino has explained why he did not join his Chelsea players in doing a lap of honour around the Stamford Bridge pitch after the Blues’ 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
Chelsea qualified for European football on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.
After the game, Thiago Silva was serenaded by his team-mates and spoke to fans on the pitch over the loudspeaker ahead of leaving the club this summer following four years at Chelsea. He will return to Brazilian club Fluminense.
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For so much of this season it didn’t look possible, but a rehabilitative end to the season from Chelsea means European football will return to Stamford Bridge next term.
The Blues will have to wait to discover whether that means competing in the Europa League or instead the Europa Conference League. It will be the former unless Manchester United beat their city rivals in next weekend’s FA Cup final.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side will not concern themselves with permutations outside of their control, though. It is, after all, by focusing on themselves that they have even got themselves into this position, ending the season a much more cohesive unit that they began it.
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Chelsea qualified for European football next season as they completed the season with a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth.
It remains to be seen whether it will be Europa League or Europa Conference League football, but Chelsea did all they could as goals by Moises Caicedo and Raheem Sterling helped them past the Cherries, whose only goal came from Enes Unal.
A sixth-place finish marks a sizeable improvement from last season, when the Blues finished 12th.
Dom Smith was at Stamford Bridge to rate the Chelsea performances…
Moises Caicedo scored his first goal for Chelsea and from the halfway line no less as the Blues beat Bournemouth to claim a top-six finish in the Premier League on the final day.
They’ve done it! Chelsea have finished sixth and will play in Europe, though the competition is still to de determined.
If Manchester City win the FA Cup final, it will be the Europa League.
If Manchester United win, it’ll be the Conference League.
96 mins: Solanke puts over from close range!
93 mins: Gallagher sees an effort tipped over by Neto!
4 minutes of the season still to play.
89 mins: We’re headed for added time here.
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