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'That can come back to bite you in the arse!' - Free-kick hero Reece James tears into Chelsea team-mates for wasting chances in disappointing draw with Bournemouth

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<p>James scored a brilliant injury-time free-kick to rescue a point for Chelsea against Bournemouth. The Blues had taken the lead through Cole Palmer but a penalty from Justin Kluivert and a fine finish from Antoine Semenyo appeared to have set the Cherries on the road to victory, until James netted his exceptional set-piece.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>After the game, the right-back tore into his team-mates for failing to put the game to bed. Indeed, throughout the 90 minutes, Enzo Maresca's side had 26 shots to Bournemouth's seven, with 10 on target, and James was disappointed that his late intervention was required.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking to <em>TNT Sports</em>, James said: "There's positives to take away from the game, going behind to come back and take a point but there's negatives not taking chances. Mixed emotions."</p><p>Asked if he thought a draw was a fair result, James replied: "To be honest I don't. We had a few clear cut chances we should have taken in the first half and put the game to bed. That can come back to bite you in the arse. That's across football globally, if you don't take chances it could come back and hurt you."</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"If you don't take chances, that can come back and bite you"<br><br>Reece James believes Chelsea should've got more than just a point from their game against Bournemouth 👀<br><br>🎙️ <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffBrazier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeffBrazier</a> <br><br>📺 <a href="https://twitter.com/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tntsports</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@discoveryplusUK</a> <a href="https://t.co/btwfOmhhq9">pic.twitter.com/btwfOmhhq9</a></p>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1879281970355532067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT JAMES SAID

<p>Chelsea are now fourth in the Premier League table, two points ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle, although the Magpies have a game in hand. They are also 10 points behind leaders Liverpool. </p>

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'That can come back to bite you in the arse!' - Free-kick hero Reece James tears into Chelsea team-mates for wasting chances in disappointing draw with Bournemouth | Goal.com

Reece James has slammed his Chelsea team-mates for failing to take their chances in Tuesday&apos;s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. 

&apos;That can come back to bite you in the arse!&apos; - Free-kick hero Reece James tears into Chelsea team-mates for wasting chances in disappointing draw with Bournemouth