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AFCB need to learn how to defend long balls

Route one football might not be what Spurs are known for, but it was very effective against Bournemouth who just couldn't cope with it. I struggle to see why Bournemouth are so susceptible to long, high balls over the top, but the defenders have to improve because every team will be trying it now after the Leicester and Spurs matches.
AFCB players still have to work out how best to deal with long high balls over the top.Delle Ali could receive his Christmas presents early when Bournemouth came to the capital. He had god movement, but really he was left alone to make the most of the long balls that he ended up on the end of. Steve Cook needs to take charge and bellow out if he is seeing a problem with the back line and Stacey and himself looked well short of judgement in both of Alli's goals. But the attackers too have to look to stop players haing time to launch these big plays from the back.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream eBook version -available now!The annoying thing is that the goals Spurs scored to get them 2-0 up were so soft. Bournemouth are gifting teams starts. They are not a good enough team to go and score four or more goals to win such games. The errors are simply of Bournemouth's own making and it just keeps happening.
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There were good moments in the game for Bournemouth, but when you have a team which is mainly only scoring from set plays and is short of striker confidence, we need a resolute defence. The back four did have Adam Smith missing because of illness, but the team is leaking goals and it's another two in this game. Eddie Howe needs to turn things around quickly in a hectic December.
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The points total looks inadequate at the moment, just four points above the relegation zone and it makes the game against Crystal Palace, who are just one place above Bournemouth absolutely huge. To be on 19 points in the first week of December would calm the nerves but a defeat would give hope to the clubs below Bournemouth in the table. It's imperative not to get sucked in now.

Harry Wilson's late show not enough to halt Spurs

Match Report
Tottenham Hotspur 3 V 2 AFCB30 November 2019Attendance: 59,626 Spurs impressive new stadiumBournemouth's first visit to the new Spurs' stadium was the so nearly match in terms of a Bournemouth comeback. The Cherries had gone 3-0 down after 69 minutes thanks to a Dele Alli double and a well-worked goal by Moussa Sissoko. The long ball is something Bournemouth fans are beginning to hate but it has been most effective at unlocking the Cherries defence. The game looked done and dusted but then Harry Wilson was put on as a sub and he quickly got Bournemouth back in the game with a superb goal from a free kick and an added time goal. He and Callum Wilson even had a chance to make it 3-3 right at the death but they couldn't sort their feet out in time before Vertonghen snatched the chance away.

Bournemouth had to make some changes with Philip Billing already having to serve a match ban for his fifth yellow card. Jefferson Lerma came back into the centre of midfield and Danjuma was preferred to Harry Wilson on the right, while Dominic Solanke had recovered from his hamstring worries to replace Adam Smith who was ill, Jack Stacey came in to replace Simon Francis from last week's starting line up. Steve Cook was given back the captaincy.

You could tell that injuries were stretching the Cherries with Gavin Kilkenny and Christian Saydee among the substitutes for the game.
AFCB make a first time visitWhile AFCB had their own problem with no sound on the BBC Radio Solent commentary of the match, we waited to see how AFCB would do on the pitch. It was good to see AFCB in their home kit and Fraser got the match underway.

Lerma missed a kick out pass from Ramsdale to put Bournemouth under pressure. Tottenham seemed happy just to keep possession early on though. Danjuma had a better second touch to get an attack away, but Rico didn't deliver the cross.

Solanke did well to find Danjumawho shot well from distance and has the keeper scrambling for a corner. Fraser's second attempt to cross was caught though by Gazzaniga.  Lerma lost possession and Alli was quick to get on the ball.

Solanke puts in a cross on eight minutes that Callum Wilson heads over. Good to see Wilson getting involved. Along shot from Rico really troubles Gazzaniga. Almost Rico's first Bournemouth goal in 10 minutes.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!It's Bournemouth playing all the football. Steve Cook has to make a brave sliding tackle to stop Harry Kane running through Bournemouth's defence on 13 minutes. A great ball into Solanke from Lewis Cook and Bournemouth have a corner.

Rico does a sublime take down and turn at left back taking two Spurs players out of the game. Aurier gives the ball away. Stacey puts a cross in but Wilson can't get near it. Fraser gets a cross in but Danjuma can't get it under control. Spurs break, Kane and Son Heung-Min shoots with Steve Cook forcing the Spurs' striker wide on 19 minutes. It went just wide of the let post with Ramsdale at full stretch.

A long ball over the top, from  Alderweireld, right down the middle. Son drifts inside Stacey and touches the ball to Dele Alli and Bournemouth are a goal down on 21 minutes. Stacey, Steve Cook and Aké were nowhere near the Spurs' attackers. Stacey lost Son and a 50 yard ball has undone the Cherries - school by defending I'm afraid.

Harry Kane has a shot blocked. Stacey clears up to Fraser who is fouled. Son into Kane who gets behind, but Ramsdale saves well with his legs for a Spurs' corner. Son and Sissoko and the shot is blocked, it hits Sanchez and Sanchez smashes it in the net. It's a VAR check and handball by Sanchez, so no goal. Still 1-0 on 25 minutes.

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Fraser and Rico get the ball in the box but they can't control it. Lerma has a pot shot from range but it's weak and well wide. Rico gets a foot in to break up a Spurs' attack. Wilson tries from range but it's very wide. Danjuma was free.

Aké concedes a corner. Great header from Stacey to clear. Bournemouth survive another corner. Aké gets a way with a slip. Kane gets underneath  the ball and shoots high.

Kane, a chip into Son and he's hit the side netting with Ramsdale covering his near post. Sissoko and he's nutmegged Lewis Cook, Alli passes the ball back and it hits Steve Cook's arm but never a penalty.

Online-Bookies.org.ukBournemouth have a free kick now on 41 minutes.Fraser puts it in the box but it doesn't fall to a Bournemouth player. Danjuma gets a cross in. Lewis Cook battles back well. Solanke spares Lerma's blushes. Danjuma gets a shot off but it's right at the keeper.

Just one minute of added time. Delle Ali runs towards goal and then away from it. 1-0 at half time.

Half-time stats
Spurs possession 49%, shots 9, shots on target 2, corners 3
AFCB possession 51%, shots 8, shots on target 3, corners 2
Bournemouth are not out of it at 1-0Second half
Lerma has fouled Ndombele. Lerma not having a great game. Ramsdale gets fingers to the cross. Solanke now is dispossessed by Alderweireld.

Another long ball picks out Alli and he's rounded the last defender and it's 2-0 on 51 minutes. Stacey and Steve Cook didn't watch the run and Alderweireld's long ball opens the door again!

Bournemouth have a free kick. It's punched out and Steve Cook's volley comes off Vertonghen for a corner. Fraser's ball in to Wilson is headed over.

Wilson's chasing a pass from Fraser but Gazzaniga gets there first. Aurier down the right, pulls it back to Alli and he's spooned it over the top.

The games opening up now. Rico is still plugging away. Ndombele and Aurier crosses, Steve Cook manages to clear somehow facing his own goal.

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Harry Wilson comes o for Ryan Fraser on 63 minutes. Wilson gets the ball and Solanke, to Lewis Cook and Harry Wilson shoots over.

A ball into Alli but this time he can't take it. Rico is carded for stopping Aurier.

Son up to Alli on the left and Sissoko volleys the ball home for 3-0 on 69 minutes. That's game over. Bournemouth undone down the right side again and Rico lost his man as he peeled off.

Chance for Bournemouth, Lewis Cook drills a shot and the keeper saves low down pushing it to his left. Lewis Cook is flattened on the edge of the box. Step up Harry Wilson. Straight in the top right corner - take that José! Bournemouth are on the board.

Ndombelle is subbed for Lucas Moura on 74 minutes. Gosling replaces Lewis Cook on 74 minutes. Danjuma gets a cross over but it's too high.

Stacey has a shot that just misses the bottom left post.

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Son is away and Steve cook gets back brilliantly to stop the shot. Alli again and as he comes on Ramsdale saves ow to his right. Great save. Steve Cook wasn't getting the block in that time.

Gosling out to Harry Wilson and it's come off Dier for a corner. Another corner for Bournemouth.

Danjuma into Solanke and the cross come shot is almost reached by Gosling in the six yard box. Danjuma wins a corner. Solanke pulled back for Gosling - and it's blocked! Gosling should have scored.

Lo Celso replaces Son Heung-Min on 88 minutes. Lerma is being pulled away by Ramsdale but Lerma has been carded - he had stepped on Alli's foot.

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Six minutes of added time go up. Bournemouth have a corner. and Gosling heads it at the foot of the post, side netting. Alli is subbed by Winks. Danjuma gets in behind and Harry Wilson has his and Bournemouth;'s second goal 3-2. Gosling was in front of the keeper. Will the goal stand? VAR says GOAL!

A great chance, Harry Wilson and Callum Wilson are in but Vertonghen has got across and Harry Wilson can't get a shot off!  That's it 3-2.
Maybe a better result next timeSummary
Late drama almost gave Bournemouth a chance of getting something from this game.  Harry Wilson was superb when he came on and perhaps should have started. But Danjuma had played well and it was the back four that still don't look right for Bournemouth. Stacey was picked on and the long ball gave Bournemouth problems all day. Lerma will annoy Howe with his needless yellow card - nit his best game. Bournemouth have work to do and Gosling could be a player that Howe might give more than 20 minutes, while Harry Wilson must be in line for a start against Palace.

A big thanks for the pictures from Damien Hill and Michael Dunne.
AFCB Subs: Boruc, Simpson, Mepham, Gosling, Kilkenny, H Wilson, Saydee
AFCB Ratings
Ramsdale 7, Stacey 4, S Cook 6, Aké 6, Rico 6, Danjuma 7, Lerma 5, L Cook 6, (Gosling 6) Fraser 5 (H Wilson 8), Solanke 6, C Wilson 5

Cherry Chimes' MoM: Harry Wilson

Ref Watch: Lee Mason 7/10 had a good game.

Spurs
22 Gazzaniga, 24 Aurier, 4 Alderweireld, 6 D Sánchez, 5 Vertonghen,
28 Ndombele (Lucas Moura 74), 15 Dier, 17 Sissoko, 20 Alli (Winks 90+4),
7 Son Heung-Min (Le Celso 88), 10 Kane

Spurs' Subs
3 Rose, 8 Winks, 16 Walker-Peters, 18 Lo Celso, 23 Eriksen, 27 Lucas Moura, 41 Whiteman

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Bournemouth need a big performance at Spurs

The problem for Bournemouth isn't just that Spurs have a new manager and have their first Premier League game for him at home, the Cherries will also be without Josh King for a second week and up front they are likely to be without Dominic Solanke as well.
Bournemouth need their A game in London.I just hope that Eddie still plays 4-4-2 rather than playing with three at the back after the terrible performance last weekend. Bournemouth need to pay to their strengths and not worry about the opposition overly. If Bournemouth can get players to support Callum Wilson they may have a chance of an upset.


Online-Bookies.org.ukWho should Eddie bring into the side? I'd play Harry Wilson in behind Callum up front, in the number 10 position. Fraser has hopefully overcome his dead leg and can play on the left while Arnaut Danjuma has done enough for me to start on the right.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!While Lerma can be restored in central midfield, I'd like to see Lewis Cook keep his position, Philip Billing is serving his match ban and Dan Gosling will perhaps be on the bench. The back four should then be familiar to everyone with Rico, Aké, Steve Cook and Adam Smith while Ramsdale is the first name on the sheet in goal.

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The only bit that worries me is that Eddie Howe doesn't have many options to change games on the bench. Dan Gosling is a good option to have as he always gives everything, but if David Brooks is not available, we could be seeing Kevin Kilkenny or Alex Dobre on the bench as attacking options.
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Bournemouth certainly need a big performance. With last week still fresh in the memory I think the players will be playing with gritted teeth not to concede early and this is perhaps the biggest away text AFCB have had so far this season. If they can get something at Spurs it would really restore some faith in the players.


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Backs to the wall time for Cherries

Steve Cook said it all when he spoke to BBC Radio Solent after the match against Wolves, "It's backs against the wall time." Indeed, AFCB's players have to be counted now and while the results in the last two games have been narrow defeats, it's the performances that will really nark fans.
Can Bournemouth get back to inning games?Bournemouth will lose games in the Premier League and the fans will know that, but what we don't want to see is games thrown away and it's hard not to think that the points were really handed on a plate to Newcastle and Wolves in the last two games. There was pride in getting three clean sheets a short while ago and now that kind of mentality has completely deserted the players. Switching to a back five was perhaps ill-advised by Eddie Howe as he tried to match up with Wolves' system. It seems clear to me that the players are just not settled with playing that formation and at home the fans want to see the side go at teams, not sit back and try and hit on the break.

Callum Wilson just isn't getting any support, and if King is not available, Bournemouth need another player to play up with Callum up top. It appears that Solanke pulled a muscle in the warm up and so he could only sit on the bench and could not be used in the second half, but not having another forward to pick is another failing of the club at the moment. They let Mousset go, who is doing well and have not yet replaced him.

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Every player has to look at himself now and ask are they really a Premier League player that wants to get this club into the top 10? They are not playing with the heart and pride of players that are in the Sheffield United team for example, and I don't believe that Bournemouth's players are any less talented than that side. It's all about going out on the pitch with a determination not to get beaten and a pride in your performance. Of late there has not been enough application and they'll need to find some of that when going to some tough ground in the next few weeks.


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Happy Birthday Eddie Howe! 42 years young

Is it too soon to say Mourinho has turned it around at Spurs?

José Mourinho has had a good start at Spurs. A 2-3 win away at West Ham's London stadium and a 4-2 home win to Olympiakos would seem reasonable to most people looking at Spurs' results, but in both games Spurs have conceded goals and Mourinho won't always win games if his team continues to concede two goals a game.
Can Bournemouth replicate their 1-0 win against Spurs last season or are Spurs much too strong?The form of Dele Alli has seen a sudden revival under Mourinho and if the so-called special one can get Erickson to stay at Spurs then he is probably already going to be adorned by the home crowd. The feel good factor will be starting to grow, but there will be those that don't like Mourinho no matter what he achieves for his new club. I suspect those tensions will be just beneath the surface, and if a team like Bournemouth can frustrate and get on top of Mourinho's team in the early part of the game, we could see a very different opinion form of Mourinho's first few games in charge.

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Bournemouth will go to Spurs knowing that they beat them 1-0 at Dean Court the last time they played and yet were hammered 5-0 in the away game last season. This will be the first time the two teams have played at Spur's new stadium. The big  pitch at Wembley was not a happy hunting ground for Bournemouth, but they can feel they have a clean sheet to defend at this new stadium with no past history there
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Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!We know Spurs are a good side and have been out of sorts under Pochettino. It is probably a harder game now than it would have been if Spurs had not parted company with Pochettino. But it is what it is. Bournemouth only sit a point below Spurs in the table and Eddie Howe should be using that as an incentive not to lose ground on Spurs but to get into the top 10 by beating them.

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Spurs form is not great with four wins and five draws. At home they have beaten Southampton, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace but have drawn with Sheffield United and Watford and lost to Newcastle United. So, if Bournemouth can get to half-time on equal terms, it could start to play on the Spurs' players' minds that they are struggling to beat sides at home. Bournemouth themselves have to make themselves harder to beat after last weekend and we could find that Mourinho has not yet corrected all of Spurs' failings.

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In other news, no Rival Lines this week as the Spurs' podcaster has not come back to me in time.

Steve Cook is the new leader at AFCB

After captaining the side for most of 2019, I think it is clear that Steve Cook is the new leader of AFCB now. Simon Francis may have come back to take on his captain duties, but you have to be a leader on and off the pitch and Francis no longer has those attributes.
Steve Cook will be the player to pick AFCB up for Spurs.It was Steve Cook who tried to make amends for the bad start that AFCB had. He rose well to head in his first goal of the season with a little help from Traore. His goal meant something not just to him but all the fans. It signalled that we have won games in the past where we have been in seemingly hopeless positions and have gone on to get something. This time it didn't happen against Wolves, but the whole ground was uplifted by Cook's goal and his efforts to hit back.

Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!He is a player that has been in most of those dramatic AFCB games of recent years. He doesn't want to lose that feeling that the impossible is always on when he plays in an AFCB shirt and that connection with the fans is so important for the club. When players believe and the fans believe, strange things can happen. We have seen it before.

Online-Bookies.org.ukWe have to look to someone to see AFCB trying to do better and on last Saturday that man was Steve Cook. He was keen to lead the side even when it had been in a poor position and he almost made up for the mistakes that others had made. Some days it is Steve that makes the mistakes, but you now that he always tries. He was emotionally gutted by the result against Wolves. You could tell it hurt and that is what Eddie Howe needs in a player who can lead the side.

Steve Cook is a talisman that AFCB fans and players can get around and we need his passion now in the upcoming games to get back on track.

At least Lerma and Danjuma were great

At least Eddie Howe could smile a little at the performances of Arnaud Danjum and Jefferson Lerma on Saturday. The two payers had a pretty thankless task of trying to lift the side after a disastrous first half. Lerma is proving that he just can't be left out of the side and Danjuma's desire to want to play well was shown to be more effective than a switched off Harry Wilson.
Lerma is on the prowl.What I liked about Danjuma is that he tried to take the game to Wolves. He may not have had the best control and the best passing game to unpick Wolves' defence, but he went at them head on and made the defenders have to try and stop him. We just didn't see that front footed determination from Harry Wilson in the first half and Bournemouth are a team that need battlers. It's what gets the crowd gong, and if Danjuma can play with that grit in his teeth to have a real go, then he'll become a favourite at Dean Court, because we love a trier.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!It's not the same with Lerma. He just has a quality that is beyond the rest of the current team in my view. He drifts across the pitch with an effortless ease and can sense danger straight away, which is what Bournemouth lacked first half. The first half was all about reaction to Wolves' play. There was no bite in Bournemouth's tackling and they didn't do enough to anticipate what Wolves might do next. Lerma is a player that sniffs out possible interceptions. The only time when I thought AFCB might jump on a chance in the first half was when Ryan Fraser tried to get in off a back pass.

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Jefferson may have been only at 80 per cent because of his travelling, but Lerma's 80 per cent is much higher than most players' 100 per cent. It underlined to me that Bournemouth are still a player short in the middle when Lerma is not available. They need one more world-class central midfielder to really push up this league. I suppose Dan Gosling and Lewis Cook can be sensational on their day, but it's going to take time for both of these players to get back to their best and I still don't see Philip Billing taking a game by the scruff of its neck yet. Lerma can do that and Bournemouth look a pale imitation of what they can be when Lerma is not on the starting line up. 

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Are Bournemouth under achieving?

The Cherries have not got off to not too bad a start in the league. Having been in the top 10 for a lot of the first three months, it has been a case of looking up the table. Now that the club has slipped back to 11th the doubts have started to creep in.
AFCB have missed out in games where they have often been favourites to win.Apart from Sheffield United though, can we really say we are surprised by any of the teams above AFCB? I can't see that Bournemouth should be much higher than where they are in the league. There have been some poor performances, or to be more truthful some games where Bournemouth have only turned up for one half. That's the crazy thing. Are the players over worked or not fully focussed? I am sure that Eddie Howe would love to know the answers.

What has slowed the pace down is the amount of injured players. Perhaps Danjuma, Mepham, Stacey and Solanke didn't expect to walk into the first team line up, but with the injuries picking up, it won't be long before some of them get more opportunities for a further  full 90 minutes. Bournemouth need perhaps a slightly better squad to cover the injuries as they are finding themselves short, for example, up front.

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Things haven't gone quite to plan. But when do they? Bournemouth have to shake off any feelings that they are good enough to just coast through a season. It needs hard work to get points and the next run of games will be the ones that decide where AFCB are likely to end the season. Facing the big six may seem like a problem considering the current form of the team, but I expect that the players will be looking forward to these games against the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea. If they can also get the better of one or more of them, then it could reinvigorate this season and put a different light on what might be achievable.

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A dreadful first half hour against Wolves

Just when you hope that Bournemouth have taken a lesson from their game before the international break, we were served up an indifferent first half against Wolves, and an experienced captain was left holding his head in his hands after making a couple of mistakes. Self-inflicted handicaps are something you can't do in the Premier league, and if you keep doing that you'll soon find yourself in the bottom end of the table.
AFCB didn't hit the ground running against Wolves.The game very quickly went away from the Cherries because they didn't concentrate on two set-pieces, and they let their guard down at really important times. While Aaron Ramsdale may be disappointed with not getting closer to the first goal, he had no chance in stopping the second. Ramsdale actually had a good game, Steve Cook says he is the only player that performed in the first half and that's just not good enough by the rest of the team.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!Putting the first half behind the team is now what Eddie Howe will be trying to focus on. While you can look at what went wrong, it's important to put it behind the players and work on some positives for Tottenham. With Simon Francis not being involved the players can look to work on a back four and put the back three idea out of mind. The shape of the team is what Howe has to get right first of all against Spurs and get back to being hard to beat.


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It must have been very difficult going into that dressing room at half-time. The crowd were despondent at the performance and the players won't have felt any different. Some credit has to be handed out for managing to change that atmosphere around in a spirited second half, but Bournemouth shouldn't have put themselves in that position. 

Yes, Wolves played well but they were gifted opportunities to get ahead in the game and they could manage the Bournemouth fightback well enough to ensure they left with all three points. Bournemouth have to take the pain of defeat and make sure they don't play as badly in their next 90 minutes of football.


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Set-piece chaos for Cherries

Bournemouth's strong defensive prowess took another hit at the weekend. While Wolves have not been the highest scorers by any means in the league, they didn't find anything too difficult about unlocking the Cherries' defence.
Two free kick incidents ruined AFCB Saturday.Two set-pieces were the door that Wolves needed to win the game. It must be agonisingly annoying for Eddie Howe when the team can't defend properly at such moments. The team has the opportunity to get ready and be prepared for the free kicks when they come in, but Bournemouth just didn't have all the basis covered and they looked extremely vulnerable when Wolves had free kicks.

Ramsdale didn't really get off the ground quick enough for Moutinho's goal. Why that was I'm not sure. Perhaps he didn't think the shot would be direct and more likely to be a cross. But he was caught out by a marvellous shot and Moutinho probably put it in the only small space that he could to beat Ramsdale. It was hit very high and had a very sharp dip on it.

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Less forgivable was the second goal. The ball between Harry Wilson and Lewis Cook was expertly played, but Bournemouth were caught on the back foot and once the cross from Traore was put right in front of Raul Jimenez, it was simple for the striker to score, having got ahead of Nathan Aké.
Advertisement Eddie Had a Dream is on sale now!Wolves were alert to the opportunity of scoring whenever they had a dead ball situation, and you have to ask why Bournemouth always looked flat when they had given a free kick away. There is a mental alert button that needs to be pressed when Bournemouth are in these situations and they can't keep going to sleep.