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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
AFC Bournemouth win the League title. (Image: Richard Crease) THE Cherries set their sights on the treble as they travel to AFC Totton to face Southampton U21s in the Hampshire Senior Trophy. A re-run of the final in the past two seasons, AFC Bournemouth coming out on top in each, Steve Cuss’s side are hoping to defend the title for the third time.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
3 1/1 ADAM Smith said the Cherries can do something special this season but they must show the defensive strength that helped them to a 1-0 win over Fulham on Monday night. Speaking to the Daily Echo after the game, the Cherries skipper was pleased the side ground out a win to end a poor run of form that had seen them fail to win in six games. Smith said it was ‘good vibes’ in the Bournemouth dressing room after the final whistle.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
Evanilson was brought down with 10 minutes to play. (Image: Richard Crease) ANDONI Iraola believes his Cherries side should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 win over Fulham on Monday night. Bournemouth were leading and under pressure from the visitors but came forward and Evanilson went down under the challenge of Fulham keeper Bernd Leno.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
Marco Silva (Image: Richard Crease) FULHAM boss Marco Silva was left fuming that the Cherries were not reduced to ten men in the first half of their 1-0 win over the Cottagers. The Portuguese boss said Marcos Senesi should have seen red and been sent off in the final minutes of the first half, after he went in for a slide challenge on Joachim Andersen and was booked.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
POOLE Pirates get their treble defence underway on Wednesday night when they travel to fierce rivals Oxford in the BSN Series. Pirates renew old rivalries with the Cheetahs after dramatic meetings at the end of 2024, as Poole went on to win the BSN Series, league and KO Cup. The Dorset side feature in the Southern Group of the series, along with Oxford and Plymouth, and they will be hopeful of getting the season started on the front foot.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
5 1/1 THE Cherries secured a vital three points as they beat Fulham with a resolute defensive performance on Monday night. The result saw them leapfrog the Cottagers and Brighton into eighth in the Premier League, with Andoni Iraola saying the season is well and truly alive as they hunt European football. It was a fantastic team performance, with a number of standout performances.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
2 1/1 POOLE Pirates’ legendary team manager Neil Middleditch is relishing getting the 2025 season underway as the side aim to defend their treble from 2024. Middleditch clinched his 30th, and then 31st trophies last season, and he said it would be a tough act to follow in the upcoming campaign. But he is confident the side assembled at Wimborne Road is capable of replicating it.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
THE Cherries season is ‘alive’ as they chase Europe following their 1-0 win over Fulham on Monday night, Andoni Iraola said. The boss was very pleased with his side’s performance as they produced a stubborn defensive showing to hold the Cottagers off after Antonie Semenyo gave them the lead in the very first minute of the game. And that moved them to eighth in the Premier League, which may be good enough to secure qualification to the Europa Conference League, come the end of the season.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
9 1/1 THE Cherries returned to winning ways and moved up to eighth in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Fulham. Bournemouth led inside the opening minute as Antoine Semenyo scored his first league goal since January, a lead the hosts carried into the break. The visitors piled on the pressure in the second half, but were unable to break down a stubborn Cherries defence and Bournemouth sealed their first three points since mid-February.
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bournemouthecho.co.uk | Alexander Smith
Eddie Howe (Image: Richard Crease) CHERRIES legend and Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe will miss the club’s next two games after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Howe watched the Magpies’ 4-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday from his hospital bed after being admitted on Friday evening having been feeling unwell for several days.
