Peter Neil Bell's Blog: Cherry Chimes, page 11

Bournemouth regain their scoring touch at Birmingham 1-3

Bournemouth like playing at St Andrews. They soon found themselves going ahead when some slick inter-passing saw Lerma weave his way across the Birmingham defence and Stanislas thread through a ball for Bournemouth's sharp shooting Arnaut Danjuma to score on nine minutes. Bournemouth lost Lewis Cook to injury halfway through the half. We have to wait to near the end of the first half for Bournemouth to extend the lead, when David Brooks saw his shot deflect in off Marc Roberts. Bournemouth extended the lead with David Brooks following up Solanke's shot that hit the post to make it 0-3, before Scott Hogan headed a goal back for Birmingham City. Bournemouth kept their heads despite a strong late flourish by Birmingham.

David Brooks scores two as Bournemouth pick up an away win.

Jason Tindall made four changes from mid-week. In came Lloyd Kelly, Lewis Cook, Junior Stanislas and Dominic Solanke. Out went Steve Cook, Dan Gosling, Josh King and Adam Smith. There was still no place for Cameron Carter-Vickers in the squad.

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Match description
It's Birmingham with the early possession and McGhee has the first shot from the right side of the box and its wide.

Kelly wins a free kick. Bournemouth has won a corner with their first attack. Danjuma is looking lively and links well with Brooks. Lerma has been caught by McGhee.

Lerma beats a couple of players and gets it forward to Solanke. The ball is moving across the box. Stanislas takes over. Stanislas makes a great pass through to Danjuma who has finished well. Cracking goal, curled into the far corner - Bournemouth 0-1 up on nine minutes.

Bournemouth have the start they wanted and have another corner. Stacey plays it to Solanke and his shot is on target but saved by Etheridge in the centre of the goal. Good start by Bournemouth. Much better than the last few games.

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Solanke is fouled on the edge of the box. Free kick chance for Bournemouth. Stanislas hits the wall and Brooks has shot over. Brooks is found in acres of space but can't get the ball down and Birmingham clear.

McGee shoots from distance but Begovic is there. Long ball from the keeper and Scott Hogan shoots wide. Lerma has fouled Jutkiewicz. Lerma gets forward and into the area but Etheridge makes a save.

Solanke has a shot that is saved. Lerma shoots over. Brooks puts in a low cross and Solanke's touch comes off a Birmingham player for a corner. Birmingham have changed to put four in midfield now as they try and stem the attacks from Bournemouth. Stansials shoots but is blocked.

Jutkiewicz gets a header on target but Begovic is there. 

Lewis Cook runs into a Birmingham player and is hurt. Dan Gosling is coming on for him. Birmingham attack, McGhee's cross is headed wide by Gardner.

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Danjuma wins a free kick. Corner now to Bournemouth. Brooks inside two defenders and shoots. The ball has deflected off of Roberts and its 0-2 to Bournemouth. Kelly plays it to Danjuma but he shoots too high.

Begovic has to make a save and tips it wide after Rico sliced his clearance. Birmingham corner.

AFCB Possession 63%, 9 Shots, 4 Shots on target, 4 Corners, 1 Fouls

Birmingham Possession 37%, 8 Shots, 2 Shots on target,  1 Corner, 5 Fouls.

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Second half
Stacey has been fouled. Lerma has gone down in a good area just outside the box. Danjuma hits the wall before Brooks is fouled. 

Kelly makes a good tackle. Mepham gets the ball and Solanke through on goals and hits the top of the left post, Brooks follows up and its 0-3 to Bournemouth. McGree is subbed for Bela on 53 minutes.

Rico fouls. Free kick to Birmingham. Bela takes it and Hogan has headed it in 1-3 at the near post. Rico concedes a corner. Kelly knocks it off for another corner. Stacey clears, another Birmingham corner. 

Bournemouth now have a corner. Another corner off Roberts. Kelly's shot is blocked. Gardner's shot is blocked. Gosling and Brooks gets down the wing and shoots but Etheridge saves.

Leko replaces Hogan on 66 minutes.

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Rico plays it across to Solanke and San José is booked for a foul. Danjuma to Brooks and his shot is saved. Bournemouth have a corner. The ball hit Roberts' hand but no penalty is given.

Roberts crosses but Dean heads wide. Stanislas picks up a yellow card after time-wasting following a foul on Kieftenbeld. Bournemouth are back in control and pick up a corner.

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Solanke to Gosling who shoots but is blocked by Roberts. Lerma's shot is saved, but it's another corner. Kelly's shot is blocked.

Jutkiewicz fouls Kelly and is booked. Jutkiewicz from the edge of the box fires wide. Bela goes close with a drive. Birmingham are finishing strongly. Begovic concedes a corner. Dean shoots wide from outside the box.

Four minutes of added time. Kelly wins a free kick. Bournemouth have seen it out.

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Summary
Only Bournemouth's second win in seven games. Birmingham came on well at the end but Bournemouth were too good for them early on and fully-deserved the win. David Brooks will be pleased with his two goals, but it is the in-form Danjuma who leads the goal chart for the Cherries. Solane came very close to scoring when Brooks finished off his shot that came back off the post, and at the back it was a good performance without Steve Cook although the clean sheet wasn't quite possible.

AFCB line-up
AFCB Subs: Travers, Simpson. Smith, Riquelme, Gosling, King, Surridge

Birmingham
Etheridge, Colin, Dean, Roberts, San José, Boyd-Munce, Kieftenbeld, Gardner, McGree (Bela53), Jutkiewicz, Hogan (Leko 63)

Birmingham Subs: Prietro, Dacres-Cogley, Toral, Davis, Bela, Sanchez, Leko

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Can St Andrews remain a happy hunting ground for AFCB?

Bournemouth go to Birmingham knowing that they have been not scoring freely of late and after their first defeat they'll want to refind their form. The team that Jason Tindall put out last time was one of the strongest he could have put out, but he'll need to find a replacement for Steve Cook if Bournemouth don't challenge his one-match ban. Bournemouth will need to pick players that are going to fight harder for the win than in recent matches as Birmingham City are coming off the back of a home defeat and also need to reestablish St Andrews as more of a fortress.

AFCB look to carry n their strong record at St Andrews.
Birmingham will seek to redress their problems in being ought fought in their last game against Wycombe Wanderers. Aitor Karanka spoke of not being able to be complacent against Wycombe and dropping their standards but that is exactly what they did after a good 1-2 away win against Preston North End. Birmingham have been indifferent at home with two wins a draw and two defeats in their last five games at home.

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Their top scorers are striker Jerémie Bela and midfielder Gary Gardner on two goals each. Striker Lukas Jutkiewicz has also got a goal to get of the mark, but while there are a spread of other players on one goal, Birmingham have only scored four goals in their last five games. Their biggest win is a 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town, so they haven't exactly been rolling teams over but they have been competitive and have no heavy defeats.

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Adam Clayton and George Friend missed Birmingham's last game and they are the vocal players so they might be back against Bournemouth. Scott Hogan is the man that Karanka needs to start featuring on the goal sheet, as he was a big signing this summer from Aston Villa. Fans have been impressed with Mikel San Jose in midfield and Neil Etheridge in goal who was signed from Cardiff City. Birmingham City has been a rebuild project, but they are not fully settled yet and that is what Bournemouth have to take advantage of.  

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Bournemouth played well at St Andrews last time but that was against Coventry City. That may help them though to play in the same surroundings against Birmingham knowing they have had a recent positive result at the ground.
AFCB Away FormDWDDL

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Possible AFCB Line-up AFCB: Travers, Carter-Vickers, L Cook, Billing, Brooks, King, Surridge

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Was Steve Cook unlucky to be sent off at Sheffield Wednesday?

I keep watching back the challenge that Steve Cook made on Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday to see whether it should really have been a penalty or not. The decision could easily have gone either way, but referees are primed to give attackers the advantage when they have a clear sight of goal and I can see why the penalty was given, even if I think it was unlucky for Steve Cook to be sent off.

Steve Cook is punished but rightly feels unlucky to be sent off

The way that Cook used his shoulder to try and put pressure on the attacker was not clumsy it was calculated to nudge Windass sufficiently enough that he would gain control of the ball. A shoulder charge anywhere else on the pitch I would argue would be unlikely to see a foul called. But when an attacker goes down when he had looked favourite to score, it is going to give the referee a decision to make and if he judges there was excessive contact and the attacker has not dived he will point to the spot. Personally, I thought the decision was harsh as Cook used his shoulder. But that is football.

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Steve Cook will be annoyed with himself even if he looked disbelieving when he was sent off. Had the decision been the other way around I am sure our fans would have been baying for the penalty. I am not sure we would have been demanding that the defender be sent off though. The referee seemed a bit card happy in the number of cards he produced on the night, but I was expecting a red card for two yellow card offences, not a straight red for what was considered a professional foul. The irony of the issue is that VAR might have saved Cook in the Premier League, but there's none of that in the Championship.

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So, I would say Cook was unlucky to be sent off. The attacker made the most of it but it was an annoying way to give one side the advantage in the game. The real worry for Tindall though should be how come Windass could make that run and our defenders look so flat-footed and behind the play, which gave Windass a couple of yards on the defenders enabling him to beat Begovic and potentially score? Bournemouth need to solve that problem in upcoming games rather than dwell too long on the actual foul as it was called. Steve Cook wouldn't have had to make such a challenge in the box if he had been more aware of Windass' run.

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The defeat was coming

Jason Tindall was rightly annoyed by the performance of his team against Sheffield Wednesday but he used very strong words that didn't hide his annoyance.  By saying that "One team was fighting for their lives here tonight, and I think there was another team that turned up here tonight that tough their ability would be enough to win the game and I think that is the lesson we have got to learn from today," Tindall was making no doubt that the players need to step up their game.

Bournemouth look to have misplaced confidence going into games.
Bournemouth have been starting slowly in far too many games and it happened again against Sheffield Wednesday. The team is being too casual and not showing the hunger that has driven the team before. Bournemouth need that terrier hunger that we used to see from players like Harry Arter, and while the players at the club are arguably of a higher standard now, they haven't been showing the full package which needs a desire and work ethic to win games.
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Jason Tindall was consistent in making late changes to the team in the second half but there wasn't enough intensity about Bournemouth's play to get them a goal. While Sheffield Wednesday found it easy to play the ball in behind Bournemouth's defenders there was little attempt to remedy the problem and that is ultimately what led to the goal. Winning second balls should be some of the basics of the game, but Bournemouth's players are far too relaxed about it.
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The defeat was coming and it has been on the cards for the last three or four games. But the players couldn't react this time. That is what is ranking fans I think. We could all see it despite the unbeaten run. Bournemouth have been found out. They are not fully at it. Playing with calmness is more a case of overconfidence.

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Jason Tindall can say it is not his strongest side, but the fans know it was just about the strongest side he could put out. There are no major injuries. The players are just short of being mac sharp for whatever reason. The question is will Tindall's words have any impact on the players and will we see a better performance at Birmingham? Now Tindall has the option of starting Rodrigo Riquelme and even Cameron Carter-Vickers. The defeat could be a blessing in disguise - Bournemouth don't need passengers.

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10-man Bournemouth run out of saviours at Sheffield Wednesday

The Cherries failed to excite in this game and went down to 10-men when Steve Cook misjudged an attempt to get back to Josh Windass and put him off from putting Sheffield Wednesday ahead. With Barry Bannan scoring from the penalty Bournemouth tried reshuffling the deck, but this time there were no late saviours. Sheffield Wednesday also went down to 10-men as well in the last few minutes, but Bournemouth couldn't find a leveller for the scorebaord.

Steve Cook gets his marching orders.

Bournemouth were at full strength to take on Sheffield Wednesday. In came Josh King, Dan Gosling, David Brooks and Jefferson Lerma. Dominic Solanke, Lewis Cook and Junior Stanislas moved to the bench, while Philip Billing didn't make the squad.

Match description
Bournemouth attack from the off and win a corner. Lloyd Kelly has to concede a corner to Sheffield Wednesday at the other end. Steve Cook heads clear and Danjuma attacks.

Lerma through to Brooks and he has a shot that goes wide of the post. Kachunga does well and crosses but Chris Mepham clears. Steve Cok blocks well.

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Begovic concedes another corner. Rico is fouled by Kachunga who receives a yellow card. Adam Smith concedes a corner. Bannan crosses but Börner heads wide.

Plenty of early pressure from the home side. Bournemouth need to get more control. Gosling fouls Odubajo on the right-wing. It's pretty even in terms of possession so far. Bannan takes the free kick and Begovic just does enough as Liam Palmer heads wide.

Pelupessy has fouled David Brooks. Josh Windass shoots inside the box and Begovic saves. Danjuma is fouled before Bournemouth win a corner. Adam Smith fouls Windass.

Kachunga, already on a yellow, is living dangerously fouling Lerma. Lerma does well in midfield but can't get the ball to King.

Brooks does well to find Danjuma, but the Dutchman slips when he was just about to put Gosling through. Kachunga misses a header near the centre of the box. Gosling has won a free kick.

Sheffield Wednesday break but Windass is offside. Kelly fouls Kachunga. Lerma has fouled Pelupessy and is booked. Windass shoots from the direct free kick and misses the goal. Bournemouth win a corner off of Iorfa. Five minutes to half-time. Another poof first 45-minutes by AFCB. Mepham has put his headed effort wide from the corner. A shot of any kind is a rarity from AFCB this half.

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Pelupessy is carded for a foul on Lerma. Plamer has now got a yellow card as he takes out Brooks who was heading to goal. Two minutes of added time. Rico shoots wide from outside the box.

Danjuma takes aim and his dipping shot is tipped over for a corner.

AFCB possession 60%, shots 7, shots on target 1, corner 4, fouls 6
Sheffield Weds possession 40%, shots 6, shots on target 0, corners 3, fouls 11.

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Second half
Kachunga still hasn't stopped his fouling as he catches Mepham. Brooks and Danjuma are linking well. Smith gets the ball to King in the box, the cross is hit hard and Rico can't quite get to it at the far post.

Josh King is getting on the ball. He finds Brooks but the shot is blocked. Börner concedes a corner. Lerma heads it past the left post. Bournemouth are gettng closer.

Sheffield Wednesday's corner and Kachinga heads across the box but there's no Wednesday player around. Palmer goes close with a shot in the box but it goes wide.

Adam Smith crosses and Josh King heads wide. Rico is fouled by Odubajo. Börner is carded for a foul on King. Lerma fouls Palmer.

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Adam Smith wins a free kick and Danjuma's shot is deflected for a corner. Bournemouth have most of the possession but this game is in the balance.

Bournemouth substitute Brooks and on comes Solanke on 67 minutes. Windass is in the box against Begovic and should score but Steve Cook intervenes, Windass is down and Sheffield Wednesday have a penalty. Steve Cook has been sent off. Wednesday go 1-0 up after Barry Bannan scores from the spot on 71 minutes.

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Lewis Cook comes on for Danjuma and fouls Kachunga. King almost gets through but Palmer defends well. Wildsmith parries the corner and Gosling misses the chance to stick it home in the six yard box.

Paterson replaces Kachunga and Stacey replaces Rico on 80 minutes. Brown replaces Reach on 84 minutes. Adam Smith has fouled Pelupessy. Paterson's shot is saved. Bournemouth break and Kelly wins a free kick. Mepham misses with a header.

Marriott comes on for Windass. Six minutes of added time. Kadeem Harris is red carded for a foul on Lerma. It's 10 v 10 but times has almost run out.

Lewis Cook crosses and Gosling heads well but it's saved. Lerma fouls Paterson. 

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Summary
Well the unbeaten record goes which was perhaps becoming a burden. Bournemouth didn't start well again and the flat first half wasn't so easy for Tindall to turnaround this time. Bournemouth held most of the possession, but the shooting was wayward and with Steve Cook unlucky to be sent off Begovic couldn't save the penalty. It was a poor night and many of the players will be disappointed with their performances.

AFCB line-up AFCB Subs: Travers, Stacey, Simpson. L Cook, Riquelme, Stanislas, Solanke
Sheffield Wednesday
28 Wildsmith, 2 Palmer, 27 Iorfa, 13 Börner, 22 Odubajo, 8 Pelupessy, 10 Bannan, 7 K Harris, 11 Reach (Brown 84), 45 Kachunga (Paterson 80),18 Windass (Marriott 88)

Sheffield Weds Subs
5 Paterson, 9 Marriott, 17 Dele-Bashiru, 20 Rhodes, 24 Brown, 25 Dawson, 29 Hunt
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10-men Bournemouth run out of saviours at Sheffield Wednesday

The Cherries failed to excite in this game and went down to 10-men when Steve Cook misjudged an attempt to get back to Josh Windass and put him off from putting Sheffield Wednesday ahead. With Barry Bannan scoring from the penalty Bournemouth tried reshuffling the deck, but this time there were no late saviours. Sheffield Wednesday also went down to 10-men as well in the last few minutes, but Bournemouth couldn't find a leveller for the scorebaord.

Steve Cook gets his marching orders.

Bournemouth were at full strength to take on Sheffield Wednesday. In came Josh King, Dan Gosling, David Brooks and Jefferson Lerma. Dominic Solanke, Lewis Cook and Junior Stanislas moved to the bench, while Philip Billing didn't make the squad.

Match description
Bournemouth attack from the off and win a corner. Lloyd Kelly has to concede a corner to Sheffield Wednesday at the other end. Steve Cook heads clear and Danjuma attacks.

Lerma through to Brooks and he has a shot that goes wide of the post. Kachunga does well and crosses but Chris Mepham clears. Steve Cok blocks well.

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Begovic concedes another corner. Rico is fouled by Kachunga who receives a yellow card. Adam Smith concedes a corner. Bannan crosses but Börner heads wide.

Plenty of early pressure from the home side. Bournemouth need to get more control. Gosling fouls Odubajo on the right-wing. It's pretty even in terms of possession so far. Bannan takes the free kick and Begovic just does enough as Liam Palmer heads wide.

Pelupessy has fouled David Brooks. Josh Windass shoots inside the box and Begovic saves. Danjuma is fouled before Bournemouth win a corner. Adam Smith fouls Windass.

Kachunga, already on a yellow, is living dangerously fouling Lerma. Lerma does well in midfield but can't get the ball to King.

Brooks does well to find Danjuma, but the Dutchman slips when he was just about to put Gosling through. Kachunga misses a header near the centre of the box. Gosling has won a free kick.

Sheffield Wednesday break but Windass is offside. Kelly fouls Kachunga. Lerma has fouled Pelupessy and is booked. Windass shoots from the direct free kick and misses the goal. Bournemouth win a corner off of Iorfa. Five minutes to half-time. Another poof first 45-minutes by AFCB. Mepham has put his headed effort wide from the corner. A shot of any kind is a rarity from AFCB this half.

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Pelupessy is carded for a foul on Lerma. Plamer has now got a yellow card as he takes out Brooks who was heading to goal. Two minutes of added time. Rico shoots wide from outside the box.

Danjuma takes aim and his dipping shot is tipped over for a corner.

AFCB possession 60%, shots 7, shots on target 1, corner 4, fouls 6
Sheffield Weds possession 40%, shots 6, shots on target 0, corners 3, fouls 11.

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Second half
Kachunga still hasn't stopped his fouling as he catches Mepham. Brooks and Danjuma are linking well. Smith gets the ball to King in the box, the cross is hit hard and Rico can't quite get to it at the far post.

Josh King is getting on the ball. He finds Brooks but the shot is blocked. Börner concedes a corner. Lerma heads it past the left post. Bournemouth are gettng closer.

Sheffield Wednesday's corner and Kachinga heads across the box but there's no Wednesday player around. Palmer goes close with a shot in the box but it goes wide.

Adam Smith crosses and Josh King heads wide. Rico is fouled by Odubajo. Börner is carded for a foul on King. Lerma fouls Palmer.

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Adam Smith wins a free kick and Danjuma's shot is deflected for a corner. Bournemouth have most of the possession but this game is in the balance.

Bournemouth substitute Brooks and on comes Solanke on 67 minutes. Windass is in the box against Begovic and should score but Steve Cook intervenes, Windass is down and Sheffield Wednesday have a penalty. Steve Cook has been sent off. Wednesday go 1-0 up after Barry Bannan scores from the spot on 71 minutes.

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Lewis Cook comes on for Danjuma and fouls Kachunga. King almost gets through but Palmer defends well. Wildsmith parries the corner and Gosling misses the chance to stick it home in the six yard box.

Paterson replaces Kachunga and Stacey replaces Rico on 80 minutes. Brown replaces Reach on 84 minutes. Adam Smith has fouled Pelupessy. Paterson's shot is saved. Bournemouth break and Kelly wins a free kick. Mepham misses with a header.

Marriott comes on for Windass. Six minutes of added time. Kadeem Harris is red carded for a foul on Lerma. It's 10 v 10 but times has almost run out.

Lewis Cook crosses and Gosling heads well but it's saved. Lerma fouls Paterson. 

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Summary
Well the unbeaten record goes which was perhaps becoming a burden. Bournemouth didn't start well again and the flat first half wasn't so easy for Tindall to turnaround this time. Bournemouth held most of the possession, but the shooting was wayward and with Steve Cook unlucky to be sent off Begovic couldn't save the penalty. It was a poor night and many of the players will be disappointed with their performances.

AFCB line-up AFCB Subs: Travers, Stacey, Simpson. L Cook, Riquelme, Stanislas, Solanke
Sheffield Wednesday
28 Wildsmith, 2 Palmer, 27 Iorfa, 13 Börner, 22 Odubajo, 8 Pelupessy, 10 Bannan, 7 K Harris, 11 Reach (Brown 84), 45 Kachunga (Paterson 80),18 Windass (Marriott 88)

Sheffield Weds Subs
5 Paterson, 9 Marriott, 17 Dele-Bashiru, 20 Rhodes, 24 Brown, 25 Dawson, 29 Hunt
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AFCB have to be wary of Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday may be bottom of the league but they have amounted to six points from their nine games and would be 21st and out of the relegation zone if it weren't for their points deduction. Considering that Bournemouth couldn't beat Derby at home who are also in the relegation zone, there is no room for complacency

AFCB haven't won away since 2nd October.

The Owls have not found goalscoring that simple with six goals so far. Josh Windas is the top scorer on two, but the other goals have been shared between, Jordan Rhodes, Elias Kachunga, Callum Paterson and Barry Bannan. They have won just two games beating Cardiff and Birmingham away, but are yet to win at home. Goals against have also reached double figures on 10.

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Sheffield Wednesday are likely to have defender Tom Lees back from suspension for the match with Bournemouth, but Joost van Aaken will still be serving his suspension from the Luton game when he was sent off. Joe Wildsmith started in goal last match for the first time this season but he couldn't stop the bad run Wednesday are on which has now been extended to four defeats in a row.
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Gary Monk expressed last game that they haven't found their cutting-edge in front of goals and hadn't had the rub of the green. They are looking for that one win to build confidence, but Bournemouth also need to start finding a better goalscoring record themselves away from home with just two goals in their last two away games following that excellent 1-3 away performance at Coventry.
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Bournemouth could well start with David Brooks as Junior Stanislas is a doubt and Lerma could well be back in contention, although could be held back for the weekend against Birmingham City.

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Possible AFCB line-up AFCB Subs: Travers, Simpson, Carter-Vickers, Lerma, Riquelme, King, Surridge

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Tindall is having to turn games around to keep unbeaten run going

Jason Tindall had to give another inspiring half-time talk to see Bournemouth start to fire against Derby County at the weekend. The team remains unbeaten, but it's certainly not frightening the rest of the division by only playing to their potential for 45 minutes in games. The opening half of matches is becoming a problem and it is the substitutes that have been bailing AFCB out in the last couple of games.

AFCB remain slow starters in games.
We still haven't seen much of Rodrigo Riquelme but he certainly made a name for himself with his calmly taken finish late-on against Derb County. Up to that point, Bournemouth were struggling to get many shots on targets, but Tindall had raided the sub's bench to put on more firepower. It did the trick, but Jason has to try and work out why the team didn't perform in the first half.

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For me, the missing figure was Jefferson Lerma. Without Lerma bossing the midfield and keeping AFCB pushing forward, the team looks fragile and Derby were certainly able to dominate early on. Tindall has been putting others in before Philip Billing, but in this recent match he chose to rest Gosling and with Lerma also out injured, there wasn't enough bite in midfield. Billing gave the free kick away for the Derby goal and Lewis Cook was also guilty of losing the ball cheaply at times.

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Bournemouth do at least have a lot of strength in defence. Steve Cook single-handedly took it upon himself to keep the Cherries in the game at times. He certainly saved two points with his goalmouth clearance near the end, and he seems to pop up just about everywhere he Bournemouth have been looking stretched. Steve Cook has probably been Bournemouth's best player in October along with Asmir Begovic, and that says much about how the team has been scrambling for points.

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While the team is still unbeaten, it is clear that when a couple of their best players are not in the starting line-up, Bournemouth can struggle to get going. It's great to see Bournemouth have the resolve to come back in games but Tindall has to get them starting games better if he wants three points more often.

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Riquelme volley salvages a 1-1 draw for AFCB against Derby

Another slow start from Bournemouth led to the visitors going ahead after Billing had given a free kick away on the edge of the box. Graeme Shinnie stabbed the ball into the goal after a scramble in the box and Bournemouth found it hard to get going until the end of the first half when Solanke looked like he would score, but Marschall tipped the ball over the bar. Bournemouth chucked the subs on in the second half but it was the last of them, Rodrigo Riquelme that volleyed an equaliser on 81 minutes to save Bournemouth's unbeaten record. The real hero though was Steve Cook who saved a shot on the line with his face. That kind of commitment is just so brave and he deserves man of the match for that alone.

AFCB have to fight hard just to get a draw against Derby Co.

Jason Tindall kept the rotation going by bringing back Diego Rico, Arnaut Danjuma and Philip Billing back to the starting line-up. Out went Josh King, Lloyd Kelly and Dan Gosling while David Brooks returned to the subs bench.

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Match Description
Derby County get the game underway and Jack Stacey gets the first tackle in. Jason Knight is booked for a sliding foul on Adam Smith.

Derby set up 5-2-3 when they haven't got the ball trying to stop Adam Smith and Jack Stacey joining AFCB's attack.  Rico fouls. Waghorn curls a shot over the bar. Lawrence and Rooney linked up well before passing to Wehorn.

Rooney for Shinnie and his shot is blocked. Solanke on the counter but Stanislas is beaten to the ball by Clarke. Stacey makes a foul. Steve Cook fouls. Derby keep winning the ball back in AFCB's half.

Bournemouth defend a free kick. Matt Clarke heads just onto the roof of the net. Rico was a bit slow in keeping hold of Clarke. Billing fouls Knight on the edge of the box. Bournemouth need more discipline and Billing has been booked.

Rooney's free kick hits the wall, it's a scramble Waghorn wins the knockdown and Graeme Shinnie has scored 0-1 to Derby County. Adam Smith and Soanke couldn't clear in time. It went in off Steve Cook on 14 minutes.

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Billing is blocked. Stanislas wins a free kick. Bournemouth haven't got into their stride yet. The free kick is punched clear by Marshall. Solanke is fouled. Lawrence goes down under pressure from Steve Cook but it's gone behind for a goal kick.

Adam Smith and Danjuma. Danjuma goes down but nothing doing. Rico is booked for a foul on Bryne. Solanke heads clear.  

Stanislas can't beat Shinnie. Knight and Waghorn in the middle but the shot is right at Begovic. Byrne on the right is tackled by Lewis Cook.

Billing to Solanke on the left. Adam Smith back to Billing. Good possession, but Danjuma lost the ball. Solanke turns well and chips to the far post. Stacey shoots poorly at Marshall.

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Stacey is into the area and Clarke tackles. Waghorn on the break and Mepham slides in. Stanislas is in trouble. Clarke took his knee. Stanislas is up. Stacey's shot from the centre of the box is saved.

Stanislas over hits a pass. Shinnie and Knight are dominating midfield. Solanke puts a shot wide. Billing to Stanislas and Solanke sees his shot saved over the bar. Great save by the keeper. 

Derby are under pressure, but clear the corner. Four minutes of added time. Stacey and Danjuma. Danjuma has overrun it.

AFCB possession 70%, 3 shots, 2 shots on target, 1 corner 10 fouls
Derby Co possession 30%, 6 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 corners, 7 fouls.

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Second Half
Josh King replaces Stanislas. Lawrence shoots wide from outside the box. King to Danjuma and Billing fires wide. 

Byrne breaks. Adam Smith gets back at him. Lawrence and Clarke, but Bournemouth clear. King is tackled by Shinnie. King is offside.

Danjuma and Shinnie tackles for a Bournemouth corner. Steve Cook send a pass out to Rico. Stacey comes forward. Danjuma can't beat Byrne. Mepham is down.

Clarke clears another Bournemouth attack. Adam Smith has intercepted off Knight. 

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Steve Cook wins possession off Lawrence. Derby are dropping deep. Holmes comes on for Rooney on 60 minutes. Danjuma across goal and Shinnie clears. Free kick to Bournemouth as Rico is fouled.

Rico into the area with the free kick but it's cleared. 

Lewis Cook through to Danjuma, he's hit the post. Danjuma again and Marshall makes the save on 63 minutes.

Brooks is on for Stacey on 69 minutes. Bournemouth go to a 4-3-3. Derby are sitting back. Brooks in field and King tries to lay it off for Solanke but Marshall has the ball.

Begovic clears. Shinnie is taken out by Adam Smith. It's one-way traffic. Danjuma across the face of goal. Derby are trying to hang on to a 0-1 win. Bournemouth's unbeaten record isunder threat. Riquelme is coming on now for Billing.

Larwence and Byrne. Holmes and Lawrence fires across goal and it's come off Steve Cook for Derby's first corner. Knight drives it at goal but Begovic saves well.

Lewis Cook up to King and he's down on the edge of the box - free kick. Shinnie made the foul. Brooks is lining it up. Brooks hits the wall. Rico crosses and it's volleyed in by Riquelme. Superb finish. What a first goal for the new signing.

Wisdom is on for te Wierke on 81 minutes.

Riquelme is fouled. Danjuma in the box pulls it back. King and Smith and Danjuma at the far post but the flag has gone up. Knight to Buchanhan, blocked on the line by Steve Cook. That was an amazing block by Steve Cook - game saving. It caught Cook on the side of the face and he is flat on the ground.

King into the near post and Solanke and it's a corner off of Clarke. Rico takes. Brooks and it's headed away. Danjuma and Rico. Rodrigues, Brooks and back to Danjuma but he can't get there before Marshall on 88 minutes.

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Can Bournemouth get a late winner? Buchanan, half-cleared. Brooks on the counter is tackled. Lewis Cook long to King. Brooks and Danjuma to Ridrgues and the drive goes behind for a goal kick. Five added minutes.

Solanke and Danjuma tries to go around Marshall but the keeper has saved it for a throw-in. Lewis Cook to Riquelme who crosses.  Derby substitute Waghorn for Sibley. 

Danjuma against Byrne Solanke and King turns and fires wide. Bournemouth are coming on strong but is it too late. Sibley out to Buchanan. His cross is blocked. 

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Summary
Bournemouth have to find a way to start games better than this. Derby were much the better side in the first half with Shinnie dominating midfield. Without Lerma Bournemouth look short of steel in the middle. Bournemouth had to bring on Brooks, King and Riquelme to fight their way back into the age and game and it was another late Bournemouth game that salvaged a point.

AFCB line-up

AFCB Subs: Travers, Simpson, Gosling, Riquelme, King, Surridge

Derby: 1 Marshall, 6 te Wierke (Wisdom 81), 12 Bryne, 4 Shinnie, 16 Clarke, 26 Buchanan,  33 Davies, 38 Knight, 10 Lawrence, 32 Rooney (Holmes 60), 9 Waghorn (Sibley 90+2), 

Derby Subs: Ross, Wisdom, Forsyth, Bielik, Kazim-Richards, Sibley, Holmes.

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Back-to-back wins are what AFCB require

We have seen Bournemouth go on an unbeaten run of eight-games but they are some way behind Reading who are top the league. The Cherries really need to see back-to-back wins to start putting some pressure on the leaders, and yet playing Derby at home won't be a simple game because Derby are desperate for points for other reasons.

It may be too soon for Lerma to come back.

Derby County may not have started well, but Martyn Waghorn has started to get his goals going with two so far and one in the last match against Cardiff City that was so nearly the winner. Derby themselves are not losing games now but have been drawing their fixtures, and so they know they only need a bit of luck to start picking up more points. While Wayne Rooney is their talisman who has been self-isolating, h for this match is likely to be available to Philip Cocu and we know he can be a match-winner. 

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Bournemouth have to keep their consistency levels high and by bringing in David Brooks that might help freshen up the team. With Danjuma already hitting form, Bournemouth look to be in great strength on both flanks. The Cherries are looking more settled at the back as well having kept another clean sheet against Bristol City and Asmir Begovic is in terrific form. The unsung hero for me so far this season though is Jack Stacey. He has been fantastic going forward and has given the team much more creativity when they break and with Steve Cook doing well at blocking and getting to tackles first, the signs are starting to look better again for Bournemouth.

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Now it is a case of kicking on. The players stepped up against Bristol City but could easily have come out worse in that game. Getting a whole 90-minute performance is now what Jason Tindall will want. We saw it against Coventry but that was before the international break and it is those standards that Bournemouth have to start hitting regularly.

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It is probably time that Dominic Solanke showed what a player he can be and I'm expecting him to start showing the goal form he has been desperate to provide. He is getting nearer and this game is another chance for him to prove a few doubters wrong.

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