Bournemouth will host West Ham on Saturday still bristling with a sense of injustice over the ban handed to Tyrone Mings. Bournemouth will host West Ham on Saturday still bristling with a sense of injustice over the ban handed to Tyrone Mings.
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Pep Guardiola targets Premier League leaders Chelsea as Man City climb to second
Pep Guardiola refused to rule out the prospect of Manchester City catching Chelsea after they moved up to second and within eight points of the Premier League leaders with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth. The Spaniard’s team impressed throughout at the Vitality Stadium with their intensity, ball retention and creativity as Raheem Sterling’s first-half finish and an own goal from Tyrone Mings secured victory.
Bournemouth lose top scorer Wilson for rest of the season
LONDON: Bournemouth’s top goalscorer Callum Wilson has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in training, the Premier League side said on Thursday.” We are all devastated for Callum,” manager Eddie Howe told the club website after scans confirmed the striker had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Wednesday.”
Southampton, Bournemouth hit by injuries to key players
Southampton and Bournemouth lost key players to long-term injuries on Thursday in a big blow to their Premier League campaigns. Virgil van Dijk will be out for up to three months with an ankle injury, Southampton manager Claude Puel said, meaning the centre back will definitely miss the League Cup final against Manchester United on Feb. 26. “It’s an important problem and difficult for us,” Puel said.
AFC Bournemouth: Howe bewildered by ‘strange’ timing of Cherries’ Palace clash
EDDIE Howe says it is “bizarre” that Cherries will go into Premier League combat with Crystal Palace just hours before the transfer market shuts up shop until the summer. But the manager insists he will spend the day focused solely on a match that could go a long way towards securing Cherries’ top-flight survival – while leaving off-pitch matters “in the hands of other people”.
AFC Bournemouth: Wilson not for sale at any price insists Howe
EDDIE Howe insisted “no amount of money could buy Callum Wilson”, after the Cherries striker had been linked with a A 20million move to West Brom. Wilson’s future has been a regular source of speculation since he returned from a serious knee injury at the end of last season.
AFC Bournemouth: Principled Eddie needs to adapt, says former Gunners’ star Dixon
LEE Dixon says Eddie Howe needs to adapt his game plan to bring a halt to Cherries ‘ “astonishing” run of conceding three goals in eight of their past 10 games. Dixon, four times an English title winner with Arsenal, believes Howe is paying the price for his rigid adherence to an expansive style of football.
Millwall manager Neil Harris inspired an impressive 3-0 defeat of Premier League Bournemouth
Millwall manager Neil Harris insisted his team could have beaten Bournemouth by a greater margin than their 3-0 scoreline – but revealed he would swap their FA Cup upset for victory over rivals Charlton next week. A convincing performance against Premier League opposition, with goals from Steve Morison, Shaun Cummings and Shane Ferguson, secured the League One side’s place in the competition’s fourth round.
Millwall manager Neil Harris inspired an impressive 3-0 defeat of Premier League Bournemouth
Millwall manager Neil Harris insisted his team could have beaten Bournemouth by a greater margin than their 3-0 scoreline – but revealed he would swap their FA Cup upset for victory over rivals Charlton next week. A convincing performance against Premier League opposition, with goals from Steve Morison, Shaun Cummings and Shane Ferguson, secured the League One side’s place in the competition’s fourth round.
Sorry Swansea swept aside by rampant Bournemouth
Managerless Swansea will welcome in the new year bottom of the Premier League after Bournemouth completed a comfortable 3-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium. Benik Afobe and Ryan Fraser scored first-half goals before substitute Josh King added the gloss two minutes from time.
Sport24.co.za | Rodriguez double fires Saints past Cherries
Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez bagged a brace to inspire his side’s 3-1 win against local rivals Bournemouth on Sunday. Rodriguez hadn’t scored in the Premier League since August but he ended that barren stretch with a second half double in the south coast derby at Dean Court.