Chelsea have lost three of their last four matches but can still move level on points with third-placed Manchester City with a win on Saturday.
AFC Bournemouth are aiming to end a run of five consecutive defeats which has left them only one point above the bottom three.
Team news
Fikayo Tomori (hip) is ruled out for Chelsea but head coach Frank Lampard expects the defender to return to training next week.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek continues his rehabilitation from a long-term Achilles problem.
AFC Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake is ruled out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the defeat at Liverpool last weekend.
Fellow defender Steve Cook had surgery on a fractured wrist this week and misses out, but Joshua King and Callum Wilson (both hamstring) could be in contention.
Did you know?
None of the 15 meetings between Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth in all competitions have ended in a draw, with the Blues winning 11.
Since the Cherries were promoted to the Premier League in 2015, only Liverpool, with three wins, have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the competition more times than AFC Bournemouth's two.
Tammy Abraham can be the first Englishman to score in three consecutive Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea since Frank Lampard in August 2010.
Harry Wilson is AFC Bournemouth’s top Premier League scorer this season, and five of his six goals have come away from home.
Match officials
Referee: Graham Scott. Assistants: Neil Davies, Derek Eaton. Fourth official: Darren Bond. VAR: Simon Hooper. Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan.
