Player ratings for Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth: James' late goal spares the Blues' blushes

Chelsea saved a late 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday, thanks in large part to captain Reece James.

With 13 shots against Bournemouth's one, Chelsea controlled the first half's stat sheet. Cole Palmer's cold low finish 13 minutes in gave Chelsea a well-earned lead.

After Antoine Semenyo was taken down by Moises Caicedo, David Brooks narrowly missed a possible red card for catching Marc Cucurella in the face, and Semenyo scored his own goal from inside the penalty area to put Bournemouth in a dominant position, Justin Kluivert tied the score shortly after the restart from the penalty spot.

Deep into stoppage time, the returning Reece James bent a beautiful free-kick into Mark Travers' bottom corner to give his team a share with the spoils, just when it appeared the Cherries would cling on for a thrilling victory.

Chelsea player ratings [4-2-3-1]

Player                                        Rating 

GK: Robert Sanchez                  6.0/10

RB: Moises Caicedo                   6.5/10

CB: Josh Acheampong              6.5/10

CB: Levi Colwill.                         7.3/10

LB: Marc Cucurella                   6.5/10

DM: Romeo Lavia                      6.8/10

DM: Enzo Fernandez                8.4/10

RM: Noni Madueke                   6.8/10

AM: Cole Palmer                        8.0/10

LM: Jadon Sancho                      7.2/10

ST: Nicolas Jackson                    8.4/10

SUB: Reece James.                      7.4/10

(56' for Lavia)

SUB: Tosin Adarabioyo              6.5/10

(71' for Acheampong)

SUB: Pedro Neto                            N/A                (81' for Madueke)

SUB: Joao Felix                               N/A

(81' for Caicedo)

Bournemouth player ratings [4-2-3-1]

Player                                         Rating 

GK: Mark Travers.                     7.9/10

RB: James Hill                             5.9/10

CB: Illia Zabarnyi                       6.6/10

CB: Dean Huijsen                       7.3/10

LB: Milos Kerkez                         6.6/10

DM: Lewis Cook.                         7.0/10

DM: Tyler Adams                        7.2/10

RM: David Brooks                        6.9/10

AM: Ryan Christie                       7.1/10

LM: Dango Ouattara                   7.9/10

ST: Antoine Semenyo                  6.3/10

SUB: Justin Kluivert                     8.1/10

[22' for Hill]

SUB: Daniel Jebbison                      N/A

[82' for Brooks]