Moises Caicedo scored his first Chelsea goal in stunning fashion after firing in from the halfway line against Bournemouth.
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Chelsea hosting BournemouthCaicedo scores from halfwayFirst Blues goal after £115m moveWHAT HAPPENED?
After Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto raced out of goal to deny the onrushing Raheem Sterling, his clearance found its way to Chelsea midfielder Caicedo; who took a touch and fired a long-range effort into an empty net to send a packed Stamford Bridge wild.
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This was the Ecuadorian international's first goal since joining Chelsea from Brighton for £115 million ($145.6m) last summer.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Caicedo arrived for a British transfer fee record last August but has largely been a shadow of the player he was at Brighton compared to Chelsea. The 22-year-old produced a catalogue of errors in the first half of the season and repeatedly looked off the pace, while forming part of a dysfunctional Blues midfield. However, he has finally found his feet at Stamford Bridge and this goal shows he is recapturing his former swagger. The 2024-25 Caicedo could be a force to be reckoned with.
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Caicedo – whose goal (50.5 yards out) was the furthest scored in a Premier League game since Wayne Rooney's 57.7-yard strike for Everton in November 2017 against West Ham. He and his Chelsea team-mates will head off on his summer break after the Bournemouth clash.