Category: Bournemouth

Bournemouth vs West Ham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

West Ham United will be hoping to continue their recent resurgence with a third successive win as they head to Bournemouth, who have lost just one of their last eight Premier League matches. The hosts showed real determination to cling on to a point in their last league outing at Leicester City after having Simon Francis sent off for a foul which led to a disputed penalty kick, which was well saved by Artur Boruc. The Pole’s goal did occasionally lead a charmed life at the King Power Stadium, but at the same…

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How Bournemouth became bigger than AC Milan

Vincent Van Genechten

Powerful TV money has made even the smallest Premier League able to spend big during the transfer window, some even more than traditional European giants, according to The Daily Mail. It’s already an established phenomenon that most of the Premier League’s clubs can now compete with virtually every club in the major leagues of Europe for top players aside from the ‘mega’ clubs of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. Last summer alone saw some of the Premier League’s ‘smaller’ clubs hire stars from teams with much more illustrious…

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Leicester vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan
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Kept off the top of the Premier League only by goal difference at the halfway mark, Leicester will be after their first win in three matches as they host a Bournemouth side looking to extend the gap between themselves and the bottom three. After seeing their terrific run come to an end on Boxing Day with defeat at Liverpool, Claudio Ranieri’s team did well to earn a point at home to Manchester City three days later, especially as had they lost it may have allowed a few doubts to creep…

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Arsenal vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

The pressure will be on Arsenal as they look to hit back from their Boxing Day misery with victory at home to a Bournemouth side that has not lost in six Premier League outings. There was nothing in the game at Southampton until they were undone by a terrific long range strike, but Arsenal’s display from then on was far from good enough and belied their status as a team which would have gone top of the Premier League had they managed to win. It was some way away from…

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Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two of the Premier League’s form teams will battle for supremacy on Boxing Day at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth entertain a Crystal Palace side that is now just a point off the the top four. A run of three successive wins has lifted the Cherries towards mid-table and have given them a four point cushion above the bottom three, so they should enter a sequence of three matches in the space of a week with confidence and relish rather than with a feeling of apprehension. Despite calls in some quarters…

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West Brom vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Bournemouth will be aiming to win for the third successive Premier League game when they make the trip to the Hawthorns to face the stern test that West Bromwich Albion invariably provide. Only a cruel deflection in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of the game prevented West Brom from coming away with all three points at Liverpool last weekend, where the danger they pose from set-pieces was very evident. Defenders Craig Dawson and Jonas Olsson were the ones to profit from dead-ball situations, with the latter…

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Bournemouth vs Man Utd – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester United will be hoping to go some way towards banishing the memory of their Champions League disappointment in the week by getting the better of a buoyant Bournemouth side. Over 30 years ago, the Cherries claimed the scalp of their visitors in the FA Cup while under the stewardship of Harry Redknapp, but last weekend’s win away to champions Chelsea prompted current boss Eddie Howe to describe it as the biggest result in the club’s history. It is hard to argue with that, especially given the state they were in just a matter…

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Chelsea vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Chelsea will be intent on securing back to back home wins in the Premier League for the first time this season when they host a Bournemouth side which is still in the bottom three despite late heroics last time out. The most pleasing aspect for Jose Mourinho his side’s last match away to rivals Tottenham was the quality of Chelsea’s defending, as they looked much more secure at the back than they had at any other time this term, especially considering the strength of the opposition. While centre-backs Gary Cahill…

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Bournemouth vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Free-scoring Everton will be aiming to win away from home for the first time since the end of September when they visit struggling Bournemouth, who ended a four-game losing streak last time out. It turned out to be another frustrating afternoon for Cherries as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw at Swansea City despite being the better side for long periods. Unlike their previous outing against Newcastle United, they made their early dominance count thanks to goals from Josh King and Dan Gosling, but committed the cardinal sin of…

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Swansea vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two sides in desperate need of a positive result clash at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City face a Bournemouth side which has slipped into the drop zone following four successive defeats. The Swans have dropped to 14th place after a run of just one win in eight, and their home form of late has been uncharacteristically poor, with goals also at a premium. They really need Bafetimbi Gomis to rediscover his sparkling early season goalscoring touch if they are to lift themselves back up the table, but for that…

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Bournemouth vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be aiming to escape the Premier League’s bottom three at the expense of Bournemouth by continuing the Cherries’ losing streak when they meet in Saturday’s early kick-off. The home side have lost all four of their matches in all competitions since the last international break and now lie just one place above the drop zone and a single point ahead of their opponents, so this is a critical encounter. They have struggled to compete against quality opposition in recent weeks, and although they showed some signs of…

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Southampton vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Struggling Bournemouth will be determined to turn things around after two successive heavy defeats in the Premier League when they make the short journey to the St. Mary’s Stadium to take on local rivals Southampton. The home side come into this in good form and will feel that they should be slightly higher up the table after sharing the points in their last two league outings. The game against Leicester City a fortnight ago should definitely have resulted in victory as they squandered a two-goal lead, but last weekend they…

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Bournemouth vs Tottenham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Bournemouth will be aiming to halt their slide towards the wrong end of the Premier League table by defeating a Tottenham side that is unbeaten in the top-flight since the opening day of the season. It is much easier said than done, but Eddie Howe’s men could really have done with a solid start to their last game away to leaders Manchester City. Instead, they found themselves two goals down within 10 minutes and although they managed to pull one back, the hope that brought was short lived as they…

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Man City vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester City will be looking to recement their place at the top of the Premier League when they take on Bournemouth in a meeting of two sides at opposite ends of the top-flight’s financial spectrum. The hosts were decidedly ordinary for 40 minutes in their last match against lowly Newcastle United and were lucky to be just the one goal behind as their defence struggled to impose themselves, but fortunately for them Sergio Aguero soon took centre stage with a magnificent individual performance and a stunning display of goalscoring. The…

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Five most deadly Premier League strikers in the Premier League this season: Man United new boy already making strong impact

Steve Green

Popular football statto’s Squawka have compiled a list (via Metro) detailing who the Premier League’s top five strikers have been so far this season with regards to their shots to goals conversion rate. And thanks to his impressive start, Manchester United new boy Anthony Martial has burst on to the scene already. The £36m man is proving that those doubters who raised their eyebrows at his arrival on transfer deadline day. However, he hasn’t managed to top list, so scroll below to see who has… 5. Romelu Lukaku – Everton…

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Bournemouth vs Watford – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Not much has gone right for Bournemouth in the last week, so they will be yearning for victory on Saturday to lift their spirits, with fellow promoted side Watford providing the opposition. After drawing level at Stoke City, it looked as if Eddie Howe’s men were the more likely side to go on to win the game having gained reward for increased second half pressure. However, they conceded the decisive goal with seven minutes left and failed to come up with a response, ensuring that it was a thoroughly miserable…

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Tottenham and Man United stars make 59-name leaked Balon d’Or shortlist

Steve Green

A contender list for the 2016 Balon d’Or has apparently been leaked online (via Metro) and shows a few startling additions. Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney have all made the list, but strangely are joined by the likes of Christian Atsu of Bournemouth, Swindon’s Massimo Luongo and Leicester striker Shinji Okazaki. All of the usual suspects are there, too, with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eden Hazard all included, with the list set to be whittled down to…

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Bad Breaks – Top five injury blows of the new season: Man United defender and Lionel Messi included

Steve Green

We present you the top 5 injury blows of the new season so far, one of them worthy of a horror movie scene where Shaw broke his right leg on two places. The season is under way and already we have seen two gruesome injuries and both have happened in the Champions League. Luke Shaw has suffered one of the most terrible injuries football fans have seen in recent years receiving a double fracture on his right leg after Hector Moreno caught it with a slide tackle in Manchester United’s…

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Stoke vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Determined to lift themselves out of the bottom three, Stoke City will be hoping to claim their first Premier League victory of the season over a confident Bournemouth side who they have not faced since the 2001-02 season when they were both in the third tier. There was a marked improvement from the Potters in their last game against Leicester City, with the return of long-term absentee Bojan Krkic to the starting XI making a massive difference in terms of their attacking play. His presence inspired more inventiveness and incision,…

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Bournemouth vs Sunderland – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Bournemouth will be hoping that it will be third time lucky in their attempts to notch their first home Premier League win as they come up against a Sunderland side that sits 19th the in table with only two points from a possible 15. After a decent opening to the campaign, the Cherries dipped below the required standard as they were well beaten by fellow promoted club Norwich City last time out in a game that looked close on paper. They rarely gained a significant foothold in the encounter, and were forced on to…

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Norwich vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Norwich City and Bournemouth have both taken a fairly respectable four points from as many games since promotion to the Premier League and will have their eyes set on improving their standing further when they meet on Saturday. Strong performances against Sunderland and Stoke City meant the Canaries came into their last match at Southampton high on confidence, but two careless bookings for Steven Whitaker in the first half seriously affected their game-plan and they ended up soundly beaten, thanks largely to a failure to hold out until half-time. Striker…

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Worst Premier League signings XI: Cursed defender lines up alongside £36m Man United striker

Jordan Harris

The closure of the transfer window means that every manager in the Premier League has now got to press on with the squad at his disposal knowing that until January, he can make no changes and no additions. Perhaps it is the pressure of whether to stick or twist with the squad that has forced some managers to make some pretty dreadful and uninspiring signings in the hope that they can help their new club achieve their aspirations. Here is the XI we believe will not be able to deliver…

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10 players Premier League clubs could still sign after transfer deadline day: Arsenal could make a signing after all

Steve Green

The transfer window may be closed now, but that doesn’t mean the transfer activity will end there. A number of top players are currently without clubs, and as such can move on free transfers outside of the window. And for clubs in need, there are still some very viable options out there, and below we’re bringing you the ten best players that could still stun the Premier League with a late move. 10. Ron Vlaar Having left Aston Villa at the end of last season, the Dutch international then confirmed…

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Bournemouth vs Leicester – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

After their incident-packed first Premier League win last time out, Bournemouth return home to face a Leicester City side which has seven points from a possible nine through playing an equally entertaining style of football. The general feeling in the Cherries camp after the first two games was one that they had been slightly hard done by having slipped to narrow defeats in both, but they emphatically put things right at West Ham United with some marvellous attacking play and a much-needed ruthlessness in front of goal. The assault at…

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Arsenal overtake Chelsea to become London’s only £1bn club

Steve Green

Arsenal fans are already questioning Arsene Wenger’s inactivity in the transfer window so far, and those questions are about to get that much louder after learning that the club is the capital city’s only side worth £1billion. A new study by Dr Tom Markham (via Sporting Intelligence) has revealed that The Gunners are the country’s only team worth over £1billion, which draws their city rivals Chelsea and Tottenham. #mufc and #afc the only PL clubs worth more than £1bn (By @TMfootyfinance http://t.co/Y8CfasfaFR pic.twitter.com/mDVappKsVJ — sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) August 21, 2015 The…

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