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 […]
Premier League
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AFC Bournemouth work hard in 1-0 Manchester City defeat
Written by Akshay Kulkarni (@ImpatientPedant) at Vitality Stadium Manchester City ground out a 1-0 win at AFC Bournemouth in a testy encounter at the Vitality Stadium. The champions were frustrated by a flat Bournemouth back five for the whole first half. But a series of deflections finally saw Riyad Mahrez score the winner in the […]
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 […]
Cherries hit Chelsea for four in stunning victory
By Jonathan Nagioff (@jonathannagioff) AFC Bournemouth slammed in four second half goals to blitz Chelsea and run out 4-0 winners at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night. With the scores level at half time, Eddie Howe’s men produced an emphatic second half display, with two goals from Joshua King either side of a David Brooks […]