Furious Sarri keeps Chelsea players in dressing room for 50 minutes

Maurizio Sarri spent more than 50 minutes speaking to his players in the dressing room after Wednesday night’s 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth.

The Italian booted out all of his coaching staff, as he was left solely with his squad after Chelsea’s heaviest Premier League defeat since September 1996 when they lost 5-1 to Liverpool. The performance prompted jeers from the travelling fans.

Joshua King scored a brace and set up David Brooks before Charlie Daniels headed in a last-gasp fourth which saw Chelsea drop to fifth, below London rivals Arsenal on goal difference.

The defeat was Chelsea’s third in a row on the road in all competitions and Sarri’s decision to haul off Premier League debutant Gonzalo Higuain after Brooks’ strike was also met with disdain from the visiting fans.

Blues supporters will also be demanding an explanation as to why Callum Hudson-Odoi was omitted from their matchday squad altogether

Cherries boss Eddie Howe said: “It has been a good night. Chelsea did well, Boruc made some world class saves. We built on that and in the end scored some wonderful goals.

Asked if it was better than the 3-0 last season, he added: “Possibly. That game was slightly different, I think we played better football in that game last season. This game we rode our luck early but counter attacked superbly. That is a feature I’ll remember from this game.”