Bournemouth
| FULL NAME | AFC Bournemouth (Association Football Club) |
| NICKNAMES | The Cherries |
| FOUNDED | 1899, 126 years ago |
| GROUND | Dean Court / Vitality Stadium; Boscombe, suburb of Bournemouth |
| CAPACITY | 11,307 |
| OWNER | Black Knight Football Club UK Ltd. |
| CHAIRMAN | Bill Foley |
| HEAD COACH | Andoni Iraola |
| 2023–24 | 12th of 20 |
The Cherries finished 9th last year; an improvement from the previous year’s finish at 12th. They have been active in the transfer market while not really making any big name moves. They did acquire goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea for approx $30 mil and they need a center half after selling Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid for a tidy profit and Milos Kerkez to Liverpool. Even though their stadium only holds 11,000+ fans they seem to make a profit by selling their best players each season to teams with deeper pockets and higher expectations.
They have about as difficult an opening match as can be imagined with an away fixture at Liverpool. They also have to face The Reds without perhaps their best player, defender Lewis Cook, who has a ligament problem that will keep him sidelined perhaps until September. Expect some entertaining football from the Cherries this year, as usual, but don’t be surprised if they finish just about in the same league position as last year.
SCHEDULE
All times are Mountain Standard Time
| Home | Time | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 7 | ||
| Bournemouth | 12:30 | Tottenham |
| Mon Jan 19 | ||
| Brighton | 1:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Jan 24 | ||
| Bournemouth | 10:30 | Liverpool |
| Sat Jan 31 | ||
| Wolverhampton | 8:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sun Feb 7 | ||
| Bournemouth | 8:00 | Aston Villa |
| Wed Feb 11 | ||
| Everton | 1:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Feb 21 | ||
| West Ham | 8:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Feb 28 | ||
| Bournemouth | 8:00 | Sunderland/td> |
| Wed Mar 4 | ||
| Bournemouth | 13:00 | Brentford |
| Home | Time | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Sat Mar 14 | ||
| Burnley | 09:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Mar 21 | ||
| Bournemouth | 09:00 | Man City |
| Sat Apr 11 | ||
| Arsenal | 08:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Apr 18 | ||
| Newcastle U | 08:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sat Apr 25 | ||
| Bournemouth | 08:00 | Leeds U |
| Sat May 2 | ||
| Bournemouth | 08:00 | Crystal Palace |
| Sat May 9 | ||
| Fulham | 08:00 | Bournemouth |
| Sun May 17 | ||
| Bournemouth | 08:00 | Man City |
| Sun May 24 | ||
| Notts For | 09:00 | Bournemouth |
BOURNEMOUTH MATCH PREDICTIONS
| WEEK 21 BOURNEMOUTH MATCH PREDICTIONS | ||
| Bournemouth | Jan 7 | Tottenham |
| Bournemouth held Arsenal to some degree last time and only lost by the one goal. For some reason Tottenham seem to be better away from their home ground. Without taking out any big loans to finance this move, I will take Spurs to win this. Tottenham +1/2 | ||