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 […]
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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 […]
Young Lions condemned to defeat after late winner for Germany U21
A late controversial goal from Germany’s Felix Uduokhai condemned England U21s to their first defeat in two years at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium. The centre-back smashed the young Germans ahead in stoppage time after a great Benjamin Henrichs cross, but England were waiting for play to be stopped after an injury to Kyle Walker-Peters. It […]
Kilimanjaro fundraisers host five-a-side football tournament in aid of Hope for Children
A charity five-a-side football tournament took place yesterday afternoon, all in aid of international charity Hope for Children. Organisers, Jessica Reid and Ruby Ellis, put together the event to raise funds for their Kilimanjaro climb at the end of August. Many teams descended onto Bournemouth University’s astro pitches including CSKA Vinyl, Ladz on Toure as […]
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 […]