Edinson Cavani would have helped. Or Moussa Dembele. Or even Krzysztof Piatek. But none of them arrived, and Chelsea ’s failure to buy a striker in January is now beginning to look like a costly mistake.
Nine points clear in fourth back in November, the gap has closed, and it took two goals from Marcos Alonso to rescue a point at Bournemouth.
With Tammy Abraham facing a further spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury and Olivier Giroud going scoreless again, Chelsea looked toothless up front.
They had 23 shots but had to rely on a 29-year-old wing-back for a point and are now winless in four Premier League away games - their longest such run in five years.
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