Chelsea captain Reece James spared the Blues' blushes by netting a last-gasp free kick that pinched a point in a 2-2 stalemate with AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday evening.

A stunning and unlikely Bournemouth turnaround was completed just under 20 minutes later when Semenyo ran at Chelsea youngster Josh Acheampong - making his first home league start at centre-back - and thundered past a helpless Sanchez after being played in by Christie to leave Stamford Bridge shocked.

That song has become all too rare at Chelsea over the past two years, but James picked a captain’s moment to remind everyone why they sing it at Stamford Bridge. This was a game of two halves but the point of demarcation was not the half-time break — it was the 56th minute.