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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
Huddersfield v AFC Bournemouth preview: Brooks contract not about fending off bigger clubs
By Luke Donnelly (@LukeDonnelly01) AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has quashed rumours that David Brooks was handed a contract extension to fend off interested parties. Brooks who has scored six times since joining from Sheffield United in the summer, agreed a new long-term deal with the club on Monday, an extension on the four-year contract […]
Eddie Howe praises his AFC Bournemouth side after narrow City loss
Written by Akshay Kulkarni (@ImpatientPedant) Eddie Howe lauded his team’s efforts after his Bournemouth side fell to a 1-0 loss against Manchester City. The champions were made to work hard by a relatively resolute Cherries defense, normally so porous against big sides. But they eventually scored the winner after a series of deflections, Riyad Mahrez […]
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 […]