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Bournemouth
2024–25 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football Club
ChairmanBill Foley
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumDean Court
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Semenyo (4)
All:
Antoine Semenyo (4)
Highest home attendance11,243 v Southampton, Premier League, 30 September 2024
Lowest home attendance11,161 v Newcastle United, Premier League, 25 August 2024
Average home league attendance11,221
Biggest win3–1 v Southampton, Premier League, 30 September 2024
2–0 v Arsenal, Premier League, 19 October 2024
Biggest defeat0–3 v Liverpool, Premier League, 21 September 2024
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The 2024–25 season is the 123rd season in the history of AFC Bournemouth and the club's third consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their eighth season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club are participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CF Turkey Enes Ünal Spain Getafe £13,000,000 [1]
14 June 2024[b] GK New Zealand Alex Paulsen New Zealand Wellington Phoenix £850,000 [2]
10 July 2024 CF Canada Daniel Jebbison England Sheffield United £1,500,000 [3]
11 July 2024 CF England Koby Mottoh[c] England Portsmouth Free [4]
30 July 2024 CB Spain Dean Huijsen Italy Juventus £12,800,000 [5]
13 August 2024 RB Mexico Julián Araujo Spain Barcelona £8,500,000 [6]
16 August 2024 CF Brazil Evanilson Portugal Porto £40,200,000 [7]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  3. ^ Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
28 June 2024 CM England Jack Wadham England Sutton United Undisclosed [8]
15 July 2024 CF Wales Kieffer Moore England Sheffield United £2,000,000 [9]
10 August 2024 CF England Dominic Solanke England Tottenham Hotspur £65,000,000 [10]
29 August 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Gavin Kilkenny England Swindon Town Undisclosed [11]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
29 August 2024 GK Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga England Chelsea End of Season [12]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 LW Spain Michael Dacosta Gonzalez England Crawley Town 3 September 2024[a] [13][14]
10 July 2024 CM England Charlie Osborne Austria Hartberg End of Season [15]
11 July 2024 CM England Joe Rothwell England Leeds United End of Season [16]
26 July 2024 RB England Finn Tonks England Torquay United End of Season [17]
1 August 2024 CF England Daniel Adu-Adjei England Carlisle United End of Season [18]
3 August 2024 GK England Billy Terrell England Weymouth End of Season [19]
16 August 2024 RM France Romain Faivre France Brest End of Season [20]
21 August 2024 LW England Dominic Sadi England Carlisle United End of Season [21]
23 August 2024 LB France Noa Boutin England Eastleigh End of Season [22]
26 August 2024 AM Ivory Coast Hamed Traorè France Auxerre End of Season [23]
29 August 2024 LW England Jaidon Anthony England Burnley End of Season [24]
30 August 2024 CF Canada Daniel Jebbison England Watford End of Season [25]
30 August 2024 GK New Zealand Alex Paulsen New Zealand Auckland FC End of Season [26]
30 August 2024 GK Brazil Neto England Arsenal End of Season [27]
30 August 2024 CB Wales Chris Mepham England Sunderland End of Season [28]
  1. ^ Loan was terminated early due to injury.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Lloyd Kelly England Newcastle United 1 July 2024 [29][30]
30 June 2024 CF Jamaica Jamal Lowe England Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2024 [29][31]
30 June 2024 CB England Harry Redknapp England Dorchester Town 1 July 2024 [29][32]
30 June 2024 GK England Cameron Plain England Poole Town 31 July 2024 [29][33]
30 June 2024 LW England Baylin Johnson Wales Cardiff City 7 August 2024 [29][34]
30 June 2024 AM Denmark Emiliano Marcondes England Norwich City 4 October 2024 [29][35]
30 June 2024 GK England Noah Crisp [29]
30 June 2024 CB England Ollie Eagle [29]
30 June 2024 RB England Ryan Fredericks [29]
30 June 2024 LB Republic of Ireland Ben Greenwood [29]
30 June 2024 CB England Jack Holman [29]
30 June 2024 AM England Ferdinand Okoh [29]
30 June 2024 CF England Euan Pollock [29]
30 June 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph [29]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 April, Bournemouth announced a pre-season tour to Los Angeles, with a friendly against Wrexham.[36][37] Two home friendlies against Spanish opposition was later confirmed, Rayo Vallecano and Girona.[38] On 1 July, a second fixture for the United States tour was announced, against Arsenal.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly Wrexham 1–1 Bournemouth Santa Barbara, United States
16:00 PDT
(00:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 13,322
24 July 2024 Friendly Arsenal 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Bournemouth Carson, United States
19:30 PDT
(03:30 BST)
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Brandon Stevis (United States)
Penalties
4 August 2024 Friendly Bournemouth 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Kings Park
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: Tim Robinson (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly Bournemouth 3–2 Girona Kings Park
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:00 kick-off, but was moved to help facilitate Girona's immediate return to Spain.[40]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 040.00
FA Cup January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 28 August 2024 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 11 4 3 4 13 13 +0 036.36

Last updated: 2 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2024–25 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 4 4 2 17 14 +3 16
9 Fulham 10 4 3 3 14 13 +1 15
10 Bournemouth 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 15
11 Newcastle United 10 4 3 3 10 10 0 15
12 Brentford 10 4 1 5 19 20 −1 13
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[41]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 3 3 13 12  +1 15 3 1 1 8 4  +4 1 2 2 5 8  −3

Last updated: 2 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWLLWLWDW
Position914811131113111110
Points1255588111215
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June 2024, the Premier League fixtures were released.[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2024 1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,763
Referee: Michael Oliver
25 August 2024 2 Bournemouth 1–1 Newcastle United Kings Park
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,161
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[43]
31 August 2024 3 Everton 2–3 Bournemouth Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,805
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 September 2024 4 Bournemouth 0–1 Chelsea Kings Park
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,235
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[43]
21 September 2024 5 Liverpool 3–0 Bournemouth Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,347
Referee: Tony Harrington
30 September 2024 6 Bournemouth 3–1 Southampton Kings Park
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,243
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[43]
5 October 2024 7 Leicester City 1–0 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,706
Referee: Darren Bond
19 October 2024 8 Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal Kings Park
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,235
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, then moved to 20 October, but was reverted back to 19 October, due to Arsenal's involvement in the UEFA Champions League, for live Sky Sports broadcast.[44]
26 October 2024 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Bournemouth Aston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,165
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
2 November 2024 10 Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City Kings Park
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 November 2024 11 Brentford v Bournemouth Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
23 November 2024 12 Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
30 November 2024 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
5 December 2024 14 Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur Kings Park
20:15 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 December, but was moved for live Amazon Prime Video broadcast.[45]
8 December 2024 15 Ipswich Town v Bournemouth Ipswich
14:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
16 December 2024 16 Bournemouth v West Ham United Kings Park
20:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
22 December 2024 17 Manchester United v Bournemouth Manchester
14:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved due to Manchester United's involvement in the Carabao Cup.[46]
26 December 2024 18 Bournemouth v Crystal Palace Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture to be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.
29 December 2024 19 Fulham v Bournemouth Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
4 January 2025 20 Bournemouth v Everton Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
14 January 2025 21 Chelsea v Bournemouth Fulham
19:30 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15 January, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.
18 January 2025 22 Newcastle United v Bournemouth Newcastle
12:30 GMT Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.
25 January 2024 23 Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
1 February 2025 24 Bournemouth v Liverpool Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
15 February 2025 25 Southampton v Bournemouth Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
22 February 2025 26 Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
25 February 2025 27 Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth Falmer
19:45 GMT Stadium: American Express Stadium
8 March 2025 28 Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth Tottenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
15 March 2025 29 Bournemouth v Brentford Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
1 April 2025 30 Bournemouth v Ipswich Town Kings Park
19:45 BST Stadium: Dean Court
5 April 2025 31 West Ham United v Bournemouth Stratford
15:00 BST Stadium: London Stadium
12 April 2025 32 Bournemouth v Fulham Kings Park
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
19 April 2025 33 Crystal Palace v Bournemouth Selhurst
15:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
26 April 2025 34 Bournemouth v Manchester United Kings Park
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
3 May 2025 35 Arsenal v Bournemouth Holloway
15:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
10 May 2025 36 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Kings Park
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
18 May 2025 37 Manchester City v Bournemouth Manchester
15:00 BST Stadium: Etihad Stadium
25 May 2025 38 Bournemouth v Leicester City Kings Park
16:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not competing in any European competitions, Bournemouth entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to fellow Premier League side West Ham United, where they were eliminated from the competition after defeat.[47][48]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 August 2024 Second round West Ham United 1–0 Bournemouth Stratford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 47,381
Referee: Peter Bankes

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 2 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Spain ESP Dean Huijsen 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Hungary HUN Milos Kerkez 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Lewis Cook 11 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Senesi 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Wales WAL David Brooks 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Alex Scott 9 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Evanilson 10 3 8+1 3 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Christie 11 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW Burkina Faso BFA Dango Ouattara 9 1 4+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 MF United States USA Tyler Adams 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Kepa Arrizabalaga 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Adam Smith 11 0 5+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England ENG Marcus Tavernier 11 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW Colombia COL Luis Sinisterra 9 1 1+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Netherlands NED Justin Kluivert 11 1 7+3 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF Mexico MEX Julián Araujo 8 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
23 DF England ENG James Hill 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 FW Ghana GHA Antoine Semenyo 11 4 10+0 4 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 FW Turkey TUR Enes Ünal 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Ukraine UKR Illya Zabarnyi 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Denmark DEN Philip Billing 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Travers 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
1 GK Brazil BRA Neto 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW Canada CAN Daniel Jebbison 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

References

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