Chelsea FC defeat Bournemouth 4-1: Five talking points

Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Pedro (2nd R) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on April 23, 2016. / AFP / GLYN KIRK / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) /

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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – APRIL 23: Matt Miazga of Chelsea arrives prior to the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium on April 23, 2016 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) /

1. Lineup Shuffle Continues

As has been customary for the past few weeks, and will be until the end of the season, manager Guus Hiddink opted to rotate the team a bit more for today’s match. Most notably, John Obi Mikel, a natural defensive midfielder, would get the start in central defense. New boy Matt Miazga impressed early on, but showed signs of inexperience, and clearly hadn’t done enough to impress Hiddink in the lead up to the match.

Eden Hazard would finally make his return to the starting eleven after nearly five weeks out of the lineup. Asmir Begovic would get another chance to impress for the suspended Thibaut Courtois, while the likes of Alexandre Pato, Radamel Falcao and Ruben Loftus-Cheek would all be available off the bench.

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