Caicedo's long shot helps clinch European football for Chelsea

When Mauricio Pochettino sits down with Chelsea's board for the review that will determine whether he continues as head coach, perhaps he can point to the fact that he has imbued his collection of young talents with so much confidence that European football was secured in part thanks to Moisés Caicedo scoring from halfway.

- Jacob Steinberg

Chelsea                       2

Bournemouth              1

It turns out that this is what £115m buys these days: crunching tackles, perceptive passing and a goal of the season contender.

Yet before merely looking at the extravagance of the spending, it is worth remembering that it has taken Pochettino's coaching to knit everything together.

Pochettino refused to say whether he received assurances on his future from Todd Boehly after going out for "a very nice dinner" with Chelsea's co-owner last Friday.

"All I can tell you is on Friday night, Todd invited me for a dinner and it was a very nice dinner together," he said. "But I don't know about the rumours about the review. My staff tomorrow are flying for their holidays. I am going to stay in London for a few more days. I am always open.

My phone is going to be on." This entertaining 2-1 win against Bournemouth was further proof that Chelsea, who will play in the Europa League rather than the Europa Conference League if Manchester City beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final, do not need more upheaval.