Andoni Iraola says preparing to face Chelsea has been ‘very difficult’ (Bournemouth)

Andoni Iraola has described Bournemouth’s preparations to face Chelsea as ‘very difficult’ due to the wealth of attacking players in Enzo Maresca’s side.

Chelsea, who drew 1-1 at home to Crystal Palace before the international break, resume their Premier League campaign with a trip to Bournemouth on Saturday.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, staged a brilliant comeback from two goals down to beat Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park in their last match.

Maresca could hand a debut to Jadon Sancho, who joined on loan from Manchester United, while Cole Palmer is expected to start after missing the international break due to a minor injury.
Joao Felix, Pedro Neto, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku and Mykhailo Mudryk are also pushing to be part of Maresca’s attacking line-up.

When asked how tricky it is to prepare his side to face Chelsea because of their attacking options, Iraola replied: ‘For me it’s very difficult.

‘It’s a very difficult game for us, tactically, because they have so many different ways to do what looks the same but depending on the players they use – outside, inside, it changes a lot, how we defend, so we have to prepare for a lot of things.

Chelsea have scored seven goals in their opening three Premier League games (Shutterstock)

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