By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe praised the performance of goalkeeper Mark Travers, but admitted he took a “risk” handing him his debut in the 1-0 win over Tottenham at Vitality Stadium. The 19-year-old replaced Artur Boruc in Saturday’s starting line up with the experienced Pole dropped to the bench in place of […]
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Last-gasp Ake punishes nine-man Tottenham
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Nathan Ake scored at the death to dent Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League hopes, who were reduced to nine men on a dramatic afternoon at Vitality Stadium. The game looked to be heading for a stalemate, after debutant Mark Travers had made a string of excellent saves to deny the visitors and […]
AFC Bournemouth come from behind twice to hold Saints in exhilarating six-goal contest
Written by Courtney Hill (@cjhsport) AFC Bournemouth salvaged a point away to Southampton this afternoon in a six-goal thriller. Despite being behind twice to Saints, the Cherries kept fighting, getting their equaliser in the 86th minute. Electrifying, end-t0-end and goals galore – a perfect display of why the Premier League can be so exciting for […]
Parker urges Fulham to use back to back wins as ‘stepping stone’ in bid for Premier League return
Photo credit: Kenneth Yarham / Craven Cottage Football Ground / CC BY-SA 2.0 Written by Dan Davis (@dan_davis20) Fulham caretaker manager Scott Parker described his side’s recent upturn in fortunes as a ‘stepping stone’ towards an immediate Premier League return. The Cottagers’ relegation to the second tier was confirmed after defeat against Watford, but the club have since recorded […]
Howe admits Cherries’ surprise defeat against Fulham “difficult to work out”
Written by Dan Davis (@dan_davis20) AFC Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe labelled his side’s 1-0 defeat against Championship-bound Fulham “difficult to work out”. Despite creating a flurry of openings throughout, Cherries’ wastefulness in front of goal was punished by Aleksandar Mitrovic’s second-half penalty following Jack Simpson’s poorly-timed tackle on 53 minutes. Fulham’s victory was the Londoners’ […]
Cherries downed by resurgent Fulham as Mitrovic strikes from the spot
Report by Dan Davis (@dan_davis20) at Vitality Stadium AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe’s 500th game in management was marred by a surprise defeat against an already-relegated Fulham side at Vitality Stadium. In an end-to-end encounter, neither side were able to better the heroics of either goalkeeper until Fulham edged into the lead early in the […]
Howe rues missed opportunities in Burnley defeat
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) Eddie Howe says his side struggled to cope with Burnley’s attacking threat but was left to rue missed chances in the 3-1 defeat at Vitality Stadium. The Cherries were comfortably beaten in a lacklustre display as the Clarets fought back from a goal down to move to within a point of […]
Burnley punish costly Bournemouth errors to boost survival hopes
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 […]