Henderson, 36, scores twice as Chelsea thrash Bournemouth 5-1

📰 Beaten heavily at Brentford before the break, Chelsea bounced back to thrash Bournemouth 5-1, led by two goals from 36-year-old Jordan Henderson. 📌 Key points ⚡ Henderson scored his first Chelsea goal after 68 seconds. ⏱️ Chelsea were 2-0 up after 2 minutes 29 seconds. 🎯 Henderson added a second with a free-kick from around 25 yards in the 70th minute. ⚽ Joao Pedro also scored twice on his return to fitness. 📈 Chelsea won for the first time in four league games and climbed to fifth. 📝 What happened ⚡ Chelsea flew out of the blocks. Henderson struck from the edge of the box after Cole Palmer's run and cut-back, and a minute later Morgan Rogers' shot deflected in off Antonio Silva. According to Sky Sports, the 2-0 lead after 2:29 is Chelsea's earliest in Premier League history. 🧤 Bournemouth had chances. Rayan was through one-on-one several times, but Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martínez kept him out. ⚽ Thirty seconds into the second half, Silva's error let Pedro Neto cut back for Joao Pedro to score. Evanilson pulled one back in the 51st minute, but Joao Pedro struck again in the 67th and Henderson's free-kick three minutes later completed the scoring. 🎙️ Xabi Alonso said: "Today it was a very complete performance," praising Henderson's all-round midfield play as well as his goals. Bournemouth boss Marco Rose admitted: "We were not ready, we were not sharp enough." 📊 By the numbers • Time to 2-0: 2 minutes 29 seconds (Chelsea's earliest in the Premier League) • Henderson's opener: 68 seconds • Chelsea league games without a clean sheet: 22 in a row • Bournemouth: three points from six games, still winless 🔭 Why it matters Chelsea announced Palmer's extension to 2034 earlier that day, and Palmer then set up Henderson's opener. But the defensive problem remains, with no clean sheet in 22 league games. Chelsea travel to Everton on 17 October, then host Tottenham on 24 October.