Bournemouth and Chelsea played out an entertaining match in Saturday's late kick-off, which despite only managing a goal between them, was packed full of action.

The Cherries were left rueing their missed chances after Chelsea scored a late winner on 86 minutes, with Christopher Nkunku muscling his way through three Bournemouth players before placing a neat finish beyond Mark Travers.

Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke replacement, Evanilson, won a penalty towards the end of the first half but could not convert it with Blues 'keeper, Robert Sanchez, diving to his left and pushing the ball away for a corner.

There was a sense of frustration around the Vitality Stadium that the home side could not convert their numerous chances and collect an arguably deserved three points.

But the team still put in a performance to be proud of, so without further ado, here is VAVEL's take on how the Bournemouth players got on under the floodlights.

Mark Travers - 6

Travers started his first Premier League game this season after new loan signing Kepa Arrizabalaga was ineligible to play against his parent club, Chelsea.

He was expected to have a busy game but it seemed almost the opposite, with his teammates in midfield and defence ahead of him doing the work to nullify Chelsea's attack.

Apart from a couple of saves and picking the ball out of the net, he had a relatively quiet game.

Adam Smith - 7

The Bournemouth legend was appearing in his 380th game for the club after signing a contract extension in the week.

Smith was up against Pedro Neto and, later, Jadon Sancho and did a tremendous job against both players.

It seemed Chelsea were targeting Smith and his pace by constantly playing on his side, but all in all, the 33-year-old had a solid game.

Illia Zabarnyi - 6

Having to manage the pacey Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku is not an easy job, but Zabarnyi came out of this test in pretty good shape.

For the goal, he was outmuscled by substitute and goalscorer Nkunku, which was the only downside to another solid performance.

Marcos Senesi - 6

Much like his defensive partner, Senesi did well up against formidable attacking opposition.

There were times when he was turned by opposition players, but overall, his defending and passing play was decent.

Milos Kerkez - 6

It often seems like Kerkez cannot feel tired and it was very much the case in this game too.

The Hungarian was always bombing up and down the wing, whilst doing his defensive duties against Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer.

He was key in crossing dangerous balls and even providing space for other players to provide those killer balls.

Lewis Cook - 7

Cook was key in stopping Chelsea from playing through the middle with Cole Palmer or Moises Caicedo, as the Leeds lad harassed and nibbled at the two players, stunting their quality for large parts of the game.

Later, he dropped a little deeper and ran less but it was another great display for this underrated player.

Ryan Christie - 7

There is a clear difference between a Bournemouth side with and without Christie on the pitch.

Christie was tenacious and relentless in his running, closing down players and constantly asking for the ball off of his teammates.

Once he left the pitch, there was a noticeable difference in the Cherries' intensity and work rate.

Justin Kluivert - 7

It seemed like the Dutchman really enjoyed his time out on the pitch, with Kluivert seeming like he was taking the game by its horns at times.

He started the game in the centre but was later moved to the left side where he was full of running, strength and trickery and was a thorn in the side of the Chelsea players for his time on the pitch.

Antoine Semenyo - 7

Bournemouth used Semenyo's strength and leap against Marc Cucurella to much success, as the Ghanaian seemed to win every ball that was lumped up to him.

Semenyo was able to get behind the Chelsea defenders on many occasions but just could not make his hard work count.

Once again, it was clear how key Semenyo is to this Bournemouth squad and how much of a threat he provides when going forward.

Marcus Tavernier - 7

Tavernier was a livewire all game and his exhausted demeanour come his eventual substitution was a reflection of his work rate on and off the ball.

After smacking the crossbar from a long-range effort in the first half, Tavernier continued to provide dangerous balls for his fellow teammates to attack and was rather unlucky not to get either a goal or assist for his hard work.

Evanilson - 6

Bournemouth's record signing had a bit of a game to forget after having his penalty saved by Robert Sanchez, as well as a few other chances that fell his way.

It was not for a lack of trying, however, and his work rate and determination was present throughout the game.

But with that said, he will be remembered in this game only for missing a golden opportunity to open his Bournemouth goalscoring account and getting his team 1-0 up when they very much deserved it.

Hopefully, the penalty miss does not set him back in getting his first goal and he can shake the monkey off of his back sooner rather than later.

Substitutes: Alex Scott - 5

Could not match the performance of Ryan Christie and seemed a little slow on the ball and closing down Chelsea players.

Luis Sinisterra - 6

Played reasonably once introduced, but struggled to be that outlet that Evanilson was against the two Chelsea central defenders.

He was eventually moved wide where he provided more of a threat, but the momentum of the match changed by this point, which saw him struggle to have a real impact.

Julian Araujo - 6

Replaced a tired Adam Smith and matched Jadon Sancho on his side for pace, so did a solid job overall.

Enes Unal - 5

Had a chance in injury time which was well saved by Sanchez, but perhaps came on too late to make much of an impact up front.

Philip Billing - 5

Came on but could not match the intensity made by his teammates for over an hour of the game and did not provide much of a threat either.