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  1. Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:13 GMT 2 March

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Sunderland.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Bournemouth

    Paul: Another two points given up by a slow start and missed chances. As maybe expected, the high press just isn't there at this point of the season and the front men aren't getting into the box like they were earlier. Some encouraging performances, notably Alex Scott (again) and Marcus Tavernier, although we have to find a way to get Rayan more involved.

    Adam: With a proper finisher (don't mention Antoine Semenyo), we'd be top five. Glad to not lose but gutted to not win... again.

    James: Always a threat. Always play great football - although the time-wasting at Brighton was appalling. The unbeaten run continues. European football remains a possibility.

    Geoff: On paper, it should have been 90 minutes of attacking football. Sunderland forgot to read the script, but were determined to throw themselves to the ground at every opportunity. Had there been a better referee I am quite sure all fans would have witnessed a better game.

    Sunderland

    Ann: Great away point! Sunderland have done well this season. Glad the captain is back at the helm!

    Stephen: We knew we had to do much more and perform better than we have in recent games, and we did. We had more urgency, more fizz and better structure. We were unlucky not to get the three points.

    K: A good performance against an in-form Bournemouth side. The standard of refereeing and those involved in VAR need a serious review. Week after week, there appear to be some serious errors made.

    Craig: On the face of it, a good point on the road, but in reality, another shocking performance from the officials. In what planet was the penalty shout an acceptable challenge? Three points off the magical 40 takes the pain away, but more consistency from VAR is needed.

  2. 🎧Cherries Unpicked: Eight Unbeatenpublished at 10:58 GMT 1 March

    BBC Radio Solent's Bournemouth's commentator Jordan Clark and former Bournemouth striker and current development squad manager Alan Connell, dissect a 1-1 draw for the Cherries against Sunderland in the Premier League.

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  3. Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland: What Iraola and Tavernier saidpublished at 16:03 GMT 28 February

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    Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I think probably a draw is not the result we wanted but we've paid for our slow start. It's taken us a lot of minutes to switch on. In the second half we were much better and closer to winning the game. But we've paid for this slow start. We conceded the first goal and after it becomes difficult."

    On not losing since Antoine Semenyo's transfer to Manchester City: "It's true, we are getting decent results. It's difficult to go eight games without a loss in the Premier League. We are probably drawing to much. We have been drawing a lot in the Premier League. Some of them are very good draws, others not so good.

    "Thirty-nine points, we lose today a chance to get those magical 40 points that everyone marks as the first thing. But we have to keep going. In three days we play Brentford so let's go."

    On Marcus Tavernier's great cross for Bournemouth's equaliser: "Yes, and even the first action of Ryan Christie. In the first half we said we were losing a lot at free-kicks. We said just take it quickly, and give some rhythm into the game. It was difficult today to get rhythm into the game. I don't think the referee has helped a lot. We did this a little bit more with tempo and with the subs I think we got a little bit more at least.

    "We are a team that sees the overall picture. We score a lot of goals and concede a lot of goals. Probably for us the first goal is not important because we've won a lot of games after conceding the first goal and have lost a lot of games after scoring the first goal. It's something we need to improve, the last few games we haven't started well and this makes the game more difficult. "

    Bournemouth midfielder Marcus Tavernier, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I feel like it was a scrappy game from start to finish, it was a tough battle out there.

    "We knew in the second half we had to come out fast. The gaffer pointed out that we had to put in balls early.

    "It's something we've worked on every week, especially as wide players putting the ball into the box for centre-forwards, and luckily it fell for Evanilson for his goal.

    "We never give up. We know the first half wasn't ourselves. In the second half we knew we needed a reaction and we got that today.

    "It's always the plan to try and win games of football. Today it wasn't meant to be but we dust ourselves down because we've got a quick turnaround."

    You can hear more from Andoni Iraola on BBC Sounds

    Did you know?

    • Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games (W4 D4) – only enjoying a longer streak without defeat once previously in the competition (11 between November 2024/January 2025).

    • Bournemouth have won 15 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, only Aston Villa (19) and Sunderland (16) have recovered more.

  4. Analysis: Cherries extend run despite slow startpublished at 15:12 GMT 28 February

    Emily Salley
    BBC Sport journalist

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    Only Manchester United (10 games) are on a longer unbeaten run in the top flight than Bournemouth.

    But the Cherries looked far from their in-form best in the first half on Saturday, spurning chances to score while struggling to contain Sunderland.

    Junior Kroupi skewed a strike well wide after latching on to a loose ball, while Alex Scott could not replicate Eliezer Mayenda's opener when Robin Roefs palmed the ball straight to him.

    There will be some debate over whether Sunderland should have been reduced to 10 men in the first half, with Iraola left furious on the touchline when he thought Roefs had unfairly denied Kroupi a goalscoring opportunity.

    But Bournemouth themselves were perhaps fortunate not to see red when the VAR decided to stick with Jared Gillet's on-field decision to show Tyler Adams a yellow card only for his studs-up challenge on Granit Xhaka.

    Regardless of those decisions - and their own slow start - Bournemouth will feel they should have fought back to steal all three points after a late flurry of chances.

  5. Bournemouth v Sunderland: Team newspublished at 11:33 GMT 28 February

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    Andoni Iraola makes two changes to the Bournemouth side that played out a goalless draw with West Ham last weekend.

    Striker Evanilson drops to the bench along with Amine Adli, with David Brooks and Marcus Tavernier coming into the starting line-up.

    Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Brooks, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier.

    Subs: Mandas, Evanilson, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic.

    Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris makes four changes after a 3-1 home defeat by Fulham.

    Captain Granit Xhaka returns to the starting line-up for the first time since 17 January after recovering from an ankle injury.

    Lutsharel Geertruida, Eliezer Malenda and Chemsdine Talbi also come into the side, with Romaine Mundle and Jocelin Ta Bi set for a "few weeks or months" out after suffering injuries against the Cottagers.

    Sunderland XI: Roefs, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Diarra, Mayenda, Talbi.

    Subs: Ellborg, Angulo, Rigg, O'Nien, Isidor, Traore, Aleksic, H Jones, J Jones.

    Graphic showing Sunderland line-upImage source, BBC Sport
  6. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:29 GMT 28 February

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  7. 'It's clear the impact Iraola has had on us players'published at 10:15 GMT 28 February

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    Bournemouth's Ryan Christie says the players are "all desperate" for boss Andoni Iraola to sign a new contract to stay at the club.

    "I don't think you'll find many people at this club hoping he goes somewhere else this summer," the midfielder told BBC Radio Solent.

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  8. Bournemouth v Sunderland: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:44 GMT 27 February

    Tom McCoy
    BBC Sport journalist

    Sunderland make the long journey to the south coast vying for their first league double over Bournemouth since 1990. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Saturday's match (12:30 GMT).

    In-form Cherries aim to extend unbeaten run

    Bournemouth have been one of the Premier League's streakiest sides this season. They ended October second in the table after losing just one of their first nine league fixtures but plummeted down the standings following an 11-match winless sequence.

    However, despite selling star man Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City in January, the Cherries are staging a formidable third act. Andoni Iraola's team are one of the top flight's form sides right now and have avoided defeat in each of their past seven league games – only Manchester United are currently on a longer unbeaten run.

    Victory on Saturday would take them seventh, for a few hours at least, and boost their hopes of qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history. An achievement of that scale would underline why Iraola is one of the game's most in-demand managers.

    Yet after last weekend's goalless draw at West Ham, Iraola was looking down the table rather than up, stressing that his priority is getting 40 points on the board to secure safety.

    He was also disappointed with his side's uncharacteristically passive first-half display at London Stadium, complaining his players didn't win enough duels and "were not being aggressive on the ball".

    A list of the longest current unbeaten runs in the Premier League. Bournemouth are undefeated in their past seven top-flight games, which ranks second overall behind Manchester United (10 matches)

    Sunderland on the slide

    A run of three consecutive league defeats has seen Sunderland overtaken by Bournemouth, with the Black Cats also dropping out of the top half of the table.

    The newly promoted club have been this season's surprise package and with 36 points on the board have probably already done enough to achieve their key objective – staying up.

    The Wearsiders were hard to beat in the first half of the campaign but have not maintained that stubborn streak since the turn of the year, losing five Premier League fixtures in 2026 – one more than in 2025.

    However, head coach Regis le Bris insists perspective is required. "In the Premier League, it's not unusual for us and for every team in the league – you can be in the top six and you can have a long sequence of poor results," he said following last weekend's defeat.

    "We are now in this part of the journey – resilience, togetherness, consistency and standards are always the same values we need and we won't give up."

    A comparison of Sunderland's Premier League record in 2025 (W7, D7, L4) and 2026 (W2, D2, L5).
  9. Sutton's predictions: Bournemouth v Sunderlandpublished at 18:11 GMT 27 February

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    Sunderland just seem to be fading a little bit.

    They went fourth in the table when they beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Stadium of Light at the end of November, but their results have tailed off recently and they have missed Granit Xhaka's influence in recent weeks.

    Xhaka came off the bench in last week's defeat by Fulham and, if he starts this time, they will be better organised here.

    I still fancy Bournemouth to win it, though. They always create chances and Rayan has done well since signing in January to replace Antoine Semenyo.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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  10. Winning and winning fastpublished at 18:11 GMT 27 February

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    My first chance as a manager came with Bournemouth in the summer of 1992. At first I was not thinking much beyond my first game - a draw on Preston's plastic pitch by the way - and neither, it seems, was my chairman, Norman Hayward.

    I'd been given a club car, which was about 20 years old and, a few months into my first season, we went up to watch Grimsby play one night.

    We drove there in his Mercedes and on the way back he dropped me off where I'd parked up. The windscreen was iced up so I turned on my engine and Norman got out his credit card to try to scrape the ice off.

    While he was doing that, I heard him shouting: "Oh no, I can't believe it!" I thought he had snapped his credit card but he'd actually seen my tax disc. "They've given you 12 months. I told them six months!"

    I laughed and said: "Thanks Norman, that gives me loads of confidence!"

    Still, I was fortunate to get the chance at Bournemouth, and also lucky in that I received some good advice on how I might stick around.

    I always remember the late Alec Stock - another member of the 1,000 club, who had long spells in charge of Leyton Orient, QPR and Fulham as well as with Yeovil, Roma, Luton and Bournemouth - ringing me up one night and explaining why I should work on a three-year plan.

    The first season, he said, was to assess the players, staff, and get to grips with all the other aspects of how the club is run.

    The second season was to reset it, to get it working on and off the pitch and win all the battles to get things my own way for the third season which, according to Alec, was the season that everyone - supporters, directors and yourself - should see progress.

    He also told me any manager would only ever be judged a success by producing a winning team.

    During my time at Bournemouth, I learned how true that was - never mind how hard you worked or how much you did to protect your club financially, management was all about winning.

    Norman was a hard chairman, but he was honest and we remain friends today. I was left more determined than ever to get back in the saddle and go again.

    Read Tony's column on the challenge of leading a club

  11. 🎧 Season ticket relocation is 'critical' - Frevolapublished at 17:49 GMT 27 February

    Bournemouth president of business operations Jim Frevola insists relocating season ticket holders to make way for a refreshed hospitality offering is "critical" to retaining the club's Premier League status.

    About 600 season ticket holders have been contacted to say they will have to move seats as part of the club's redevelopment of Vitality Stadium, which would increase the capacity from 11,000 to 20,000.

    Speaking at a media conference on Friday, Cherries coach Andoni Iraola spoke of the need for fans and club to work together to create "the best atmosphere we can".

    Fans have expressed disappointment that the long-serving loyalty of season ticket holders is coming second to the need to accommodate hospitality guests.

    But Frevola said that such a decision is standard, and is required to protect the club's future.

    "The reality is for a football club, this is pretty normal," Frevola told BBC Radio Solent's Cherries Unpicked podcast.

    "The reality is that a redevelopment programme needs lots and lots of money, we've got to be able to add hospitality, as that's really what drives our revenue.

    "It's critical for the programme to go through. Without growing the matchday revenue, we're not keeping up with the revenue.

    "Squad cost ratio is a real issue - we were one of six clubs to vote against it - it puts us at a competitive disadvantage."

    Frevola pointed out that, once expanded, Vitality Stadium's 20,000-seater stadium still puts Bournemouth at a financial disadvantage next to the Premier League clubs with capacities of 70,000 - "but we've got to start somewhere".

    He noted that the 6% of the stadium which accommodates hospitality provides 40% of the club's matchday revenue - thus, the focus on hospitality funds the addition of 8,700 general admission seats under the redevelopment plans.

    Though Frevola listed many clubs in the division who are planning to or have recently upgraded their stadiums - Nottingham Forest, Leeds, Fulham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Liverpool, Brentford and Aston Villa - he also expressed sympathy for the supporters who will be affected by the move.

    "This is the hardest discussion that we've had since we've been here," Frevola said. "We are completely sympathetic.

    "We have looked at different ways to do this. I understand that no matter what we did... If we built a new stadium, 11,000 people would have to relocate in some fashion of another.

    "This is the plan. It is difficult. I've gone through this with other organisations. If you've worked in the sport industry and you've redeveloped a stadium, you go through things like this. It's not easy. It doesn't make it right that some people have to move but sometimes difficult decisions have to be made."

    Reassuring fans that all those season ticket holders affected have already been informed and will have first priority when it comes to choosing new seats both for next season and when the new stands open, Frevola said: "We're going to hold their hand through the process."

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  12. 'A massive own goal purely driven by commercial reasons'published at 13:38 GMT 27 February

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    On the surface, there are exciting times ahead for Bournemouth and their fans.

    The club are thriving on the pitch and Monday's announcement has set out plans for the redevelopment of the smallest ground in the Premier League.

    However, about 600 season-ticket holders have been told they will have to move seats to accommodate for extra hospitality seating as part of a stadium extension plan.

    Andoni Iraola was asked in his Friday news conference about the "very disappointed" reaction of some fans, and said: "It's important to get it right first time.

    "The club has to hear what the supporters want and we have to, all together, get it right because we need to create the best atmosphere we can in our stadium."

    But this is unlikely to placate those fans who will need to move seats.

    Cherries fan Andrew Parkin said: "Me and my parents have had season tickets since the stadium was opened back in 2001. A good chunk of our family life has been spent attending Bournemouth games at home.

    "The important thing to stress to people is this isn't us being anti-progress for the club at all. We understand revenue needs to be driven with off-field activities.

    "The issue for me and a lot of fans is timing and trust and the treatment of long-standing supporters. The club is making a choice and that seems purely driven by commercial reasons at the expense of 600 fans.

    "The club have scored a massive own goal with this."

    Bournemouth Echo senior sports reporter Alexander Smith added: "As Andrew said, and others I have spoken to, they don't feel the stadium is growing by enough capacity that they and the groups they sit with will be able to stick together.

    "It's a cause for concern for a lot of people."

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  13. Iraola on injuries, Smith's record and Sunderlandpublished at 10:57 GMT 27 February

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    BBC Sport journalist

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    Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Vitality Stadium (kick-off 12:30 GMT).

    Here are the key lines:

    • Lewis Cook has a hamstring injury and Iraola suggested he won't be back until after the international break at the end of March.

    • Iraola said: "It's not a big one but he's had a lot of issues [this season]. When he's played, he has been very good for us but he had the MCL pre-season and then the shoulder and now he has a hamstring. In a positive way, he's someone who comes back from injuries very well, straight away he's available and he plays well but it's true that for him personally, it's been a difficult season."

    • Elsewhere, Ben Gannon-Doak is progressing in his hamstring recovery and is likely to return after the international break, while Justin Kluivert faces a "race against time" to be back to see out the rest of the season.

    • A portion of Bournemouth season-ticket holders have been asked to move seats by the club, as part of the planned stadium expansion, leaving some fans "very disappointed". Iraola said: "I've been asking also about these things - about how we're going to save the situation, what's going to be built, what's it going to be in two years, how it's going to be provisionally and I think that it's a moment where the club has to make important decisions. It's important to get it right first time. The club has to hear what the supporters want and we have to, all together, get it right because we need to create the best atmosphere we can in our stadium."

    • On Adam Smith reaching 250 Premier League appearances and signing a contract extension with the Cherries: "We've proved that we value him with his new contract. He is still going and fighting and he has added more numbers to a very, very good amount. I think it's fully deserved because every time we need him he is there, he performs and if he doesn't play, he pushes whoever is in front of him. Now he's in a fight with Alex Jimenez for minutes and Alex knows, if he doesn't play very well, Adam Smith will be there and that's good news for us."

    • On Sunderland: "It's a team that has played really well this season. Starting from the goalkeeper - he has been very, very good for them. He has a really long kick so it puts you under pressure really early. Every free-kick and every set-piece situation, they put a lot of pressure on you, they manage the situations very well."

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  14. Fans 'very disappointed' at decision to move season ticketspublished at 08:42 GMT 27 February

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    Bournemouth season ticket holders have been speaking to BBC Radio Solent about being told they will have to move seats to accommodate for extra hospitality seating as part of a stadium extension plan.

    Those who it will affect from next season have been contacted over email in recent days, and it is reported to be around 600 season ticket holders.

    Bournemouth supporter Joe Tyler told BBC Radio Solent: "We are, naturally, very disappointed with the decision. It doesn't just affect me, it's my dad and my uncle too.

    "Our seats are in block 20 so we are very close to the half-way line and have a great perspective of the pitch.

    "We recognise what the board have done for the club and none of it comes cheaply, but ultimately this shouldn't come at the expense of existing and loyal supporters."

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  15. Stadium expansion 'feels long overdue'published at 12:55 GMT 25 February

    Mark Mitchener
    BBC Sport senior journalist

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    After a month spent mainly on the road, with three away games and only one home match since 24 January, Bournemouth's supporters are ready to enjoy home comforts – with three of their next four games at Vitality Stadium, including two in the next week against Sunderland and Brentford.

    However, for those looking further ahead, Monday's club announcement relating to the redevelopment of Vitality Stadium has put some flesh on the bones of how the ground is likely to look next season.

    After the enabling developments were approved by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council in January, work has begun at the southern end of the ground.

    The full planning application has now been submitted to BCP Council and is at the consultation phase, with the council planning committee due to rule on it in May.

    That will leave a reasonably tight timescale for work (if approved) to take place over the summer, when the current Ted MacDougall Stand – surely one of the longest-standing "temporary" stands in football, having been in place since 2013 – will be removed and work on a new South Stand begun.

    The club now plans to construct the lower tier of the new South Stand, and fill in two of the corners, before the start of next season, which will initially increase capacity by over 1,500 seats, and should still allow the largest attendance of Dean Court's current configuration, since the pitch was turned through 90 degrees in 2001.

    So 2026-27 will be a "work in progress" season as construction of the upper tier of the South Stand – which will eventually dwarf the other stands in height and size – will continue during the campaign.

    Then, if all goes to plan, further work in the close season in 2027 will fill in the other two corners, which coupled with extensions to the North and East Stands, and the completion of the South, will raise capacity to more than 20,000.

    While Dean Court's record attendance looks likely, for now, to remain the 28,799 fans who somehow packed into the old ground for the 1957 FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, expansion of the current ground feels long overdue as Bournemouth prepare for what will be their 10th season in the Premier League.

    The Cherries Trust has encouraged fans to comment on the plans, which can be found on the BCP Council website, external under the planning application P/25/04900/FUL.

    A computer-generated image of the improved South Stand at Bournemouth's Vitality StadiumImage source, AFC Bournemouth
  16. Gossip: Barcelona eye Senesipublished at 08:29 GMT 25 February

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    Barcelona are currently the favourites to sign Bournemouth's Argentina centre-back Marcos Senesi, 28, on a free transfer this summer. (Football Insider), external

    Bournemouth are growing increasingly confident that they can persuade head coach Andoni Iraola to commit his future to the club with a new contract. (Teamtalk), external

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  17. The 'club legend' who improves season on seasonpublished at 07:46 GMT 24 February

    Tom Jordan
    Fan writer

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    Bournemouth may have acquired one of the league's youngest squads, but it's also worth remembering one of the older mainstays who is still at the club.

    Adam Smith has recently signed an extension at the same club he initially joined all the way back in 2010! Back then, he was a loan signing from Tottenham who was raw and full of promise, but no-one could have envisaged the club legend he'd turn out to be.

    Smith was signed on a permanent transfer in the Championship season of 2014 under then manager Eddie Howe, and he was soon to be part of one of the club's most memorable squads.

    Part of the Cherries' first ever promotion to the Premier League, I very much doubt Smithy saw this coming when he was scrapping on loan back in League One. However, under the guidance of Simon Francis, Smith flourished in the top flight and arguably improved season on season into a top Premier League full-back.

    Initially it was felt that Adam was predominantly an offensive right-back who could comfortably move into a wide midfield position, but more recently he's managed to adapt his game with his years of experience. The youthful, fiery and energetic wing-back has superbly adapted to now being the wise, consistent, leader of this current thriving Cherries group - very impressive indeed.

    A plethora of competition at right-back has come in to challenge Smithy during his Bournemouth career, but he's always been the one relied upon, and the one who just "gets it", and for that, the Bournemouth faithful will always be thankful.

    With 419 appearances for the Cherries, 250 of them coming in the Premier League, Adam Smith truly is an AFC Bournemouth legend.

    And there's still time for some more memorable moments to come!

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  18. West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth - the fans' verdictpublished at 07:59 GMT 23 February

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between West Ham and Bournemouth.

    Here are some of your comments:

    West Ham fans

    Chris: Simply not good enough. The result means we now probably have to find at least two unexpected wins. I'm not giving up but we will need to find some unlikely wins from somewhere.

    James: If you can't win, make sure you don't lose. With other teams faltering, I felt West Ham have enough to stay up if they can just get the wins over the line and build on this clean sheet.

    Vigsy: Two points dropped after a dominant first half coughed up no goals. An open second half but profligate shooting by both sides resulted in the stalemate. Cherries will be far happier with the point than us.

    Adam: A clean sheet is great - they've been few and far between but we really needed the win with our run-in.

    Bournemouth fans

    Paul: Substandard performance despite having almost 60% possession. Never really looked like scoring apart from Rayan's sublime solo effort. Take the point and move on.

    Terry: Under par. We always seem to be lethargic after a break, but an away point is a good point. Rayan was SO unlucky, but MOTD said nothing as usual - if that had been Erling Haaland, Hugo Ekitike or Cole Palmer it would have been shown a million times. Onwards and upwards. In AFCB we have faith.

    Bob: As usual, a poor performance against a team placed third from the bottom of the league. Indicates a 14th or 15th-placed finish because no improvement can be expected from this XI.

  19. Analysis: Cherries happy to play it safepublished at 22:39 GMT 21 February

    Ben Collins
    BBC Sport journalist

    Bournemouth's Rayan has a shot blocked by West Ham's Soungoutou MagassaImage source, Getty Images

    With West Ham's biggest threat coming from set-pieces, Bournemouth were content to control possession throughout while threatening on the break.

    With manager Andoni Iraola watching from the stands as he served a touchline ban, they offered little going forward in the first half.

    Rayan and Alex Scott had tame long-range efforts before Rayan almost became the first teenager to register a goal involvement in each of their first four Premier League appearances.

    The new signing broke forward just after the hour mark after a West Ham free-kick was cleared, running from his own half before his left-foot strike from the edge of the box glanced off the woodwork.

    The 19-year-old Brazilian had another effort blocked having taken too long to get his shot away, while Marcos Senesi, Scott and Junior Kroupi tested home goalkeeper Mads Hermansen late on.

    A late Bournemouth winner would have been harsh on the Hammers, and the Cherries will settle for a point and a seventh straight league game unbeaten, with two home games and a trip to second-bottom Burnley coming up.

  20. 🎧 Cherries Unpicked: Another draw against West Hampublished at 22:06 GMT 21 February

    BBC Radio Solent's Bournemouth commentator Jordan Clark is joined by Cherries legend Steve Fletcher, to discuss their goalless draw at West Ham.

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