By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Burnley fought back from a goal down to comfortably beat Bournemouth 3-1 at Vitality Stadium and pull clear of the relegation zone. The Cherries opened the scoring through an Ashley Barnes own goal from a free kick (4), however were pegged back by Chris Wood’s far post header, (18) as Asmir […]
Howe: New training ground is a boost
By Luke Donnelly (@LukeDonnelly01) AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has said it is “brilliant news” that plans have been approved for a new training ground ahead of his side’s fixture against Burnley. The club confirmed this week that they will begin work on building a new state-of-the-art training complex will begin imminently on the 57-acre […]
Bournemouth Manager Eddie Howe looking upwards ahead of Leicester clash
By Kieran Green AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has said his side are still looking upwards, despite the fact that they are anything but safe. The Cherries go into Saturday’s game away at Leicester City three points behind their opponents, knowing that a win could propel them to 11th in the table, whilst a loss […]
Kilimanjaro fundraisers host five-a-side football tournament in aid of Hope for Children
A charity five-a-side football tournament took place yesterday afternoon, all in aid of international charity Hope for Children. Organisers, Jessica Reid and Ruby Ellis, put together the event to raise funds for their Kilimanjaro climb at the end of August. Many teams descended onto Bournemouth University’s astro pitches including CSKA Vinyl, Ladz on Toure as […]
Benitez: We dropped two points
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez said he was disappointed his side only secured a point, despite Matt Ritchie’s last-gasp equaliser. The Magpies took the lead on the stroke of half time through Salomon Rondon’s superb free kick but were pegged back by Josh King’s second half brace. Ritchie’s sublime volley in stoppage […]
Ritchie snatches dramatic Newcastle point
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Matt Ritchie scored a last-gasp equaliser to deny his former side all three points in a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. The Cherries looked to have secured a crucial victory after Josh King’s second half brace, including a penalty had cancelled out Salomon Rondon’s first half free […]
‘Risk to life’: Flytipping along Bournemouth railways raises concerns to safety
Boscombe councillor, Andy Jones, voiced his concerns about the latest dump of rubbish along the railways in Bournemouth. Emma Renwick and Clare Stephenson discuss the main implications around this issue:
Howe: We have to be perfect against Man City
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) AFC Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says his side must put in a “perfect” display to beat Manchester City tomorrow and insists they remain in a relegation battle. Bournemouth are without a Premier League win in five games after their 5-1 thrashing at Arsenal on Wednesday night. But despite being nine points […]
Eddie Howe awarded ‘Freedom of Bournemouth’ award ahead of AFC Bournemouth’s trip to Arsenal
By Luke Donnelly (@LukeDonnelly01) Cherries’ boss Eddie Howe has been awarded the highest honour by Bournemouth Borough Council for the work he has done since first taking the Bournemouth job in 2008. Howe said: “It’s an award that I feel very honoured to accept, when you look at the journey the club’s been on in […]
Lerma suspension a ‘huge blow’ says Howe
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) AFC Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said Jefferson Lerma’s two-match suspension is a huge blow for his side but refused to question his discipline following the 1-1 draw with Wolves on Saturday. Lerma, on nine bookings heading into the match picked up his tenth after lunging in on Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho […]