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Bournemouth pulled off the giant killing of the season when they heaped more pressure on Chelsea with an unlikely 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge. "It must rank as the best individual result in the club's history,” Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe told reporters after his side’s victory, and who could argue with him.
Both of these two sides have had their fair share of bad luck this season; the Cherries’ fine performances haven’t been rewarded by a positive league standing, while Chelsea’s woes have been compounded by a series of poor refereeing decisions or critical moments that have gone against the Pensioners.
In some portions of the media, this battle between the unlucky and the damned was billed—somewhat cheekily—as a relegation six-pointer.
After the match, while Bournemouth will be quietly confident of escaping the drop, Jose Mourinho was being forced to answer questions—increasingly serious—about his own side’s prospects for the campaign ahead.
But Blues fans have been wait to wait for their side’s long-awaited revival.
They weren’t all that bad against Bournemouth, with Willian lively, and Eden Hazard showing moments of the brilliance that marked him out as the EPL’s finest last year.
However, Mourinho’s superstars, title winners and, in the case of Cesc Fabregas and Pedro, former world champions, were undone by Glenn Murray, a player who, over the years, has never quite convinced as a consistent EPL leading man.
Perhaps he was partially offside when picked out by Steve Cook’s cross, perhaps, on a different day, Thibaut Courtois would have got there sooner—reasons for anguish on the part of Mourinho, doubtless—but this moment, this match, this day, was all about Bournemouth.
If that was the best individual result in the club’s history, then Murray’s winner must be among Bournemouth’s greatest-ever moments!
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