2015–16 AFC Bournemouth season

AFC Bournemouth

2015–16 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	16th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Joshua King (6) All: Joshua King (7)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Bournemouth's first season in the Premier League (and their first ever season in the top-flight of English football) after gaining promotion in the previous season in their 126th year in existence. This season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Artur Boruc	GK		Siedlce	44	49	0	Southampton	1 July 2015	Free	2016
21	Ryan Allsop	GK		Birmingham	32	26	0	Leyton Orient	18 January 2013	Free	2016
23	Adam Federici	GK		Nowra	39	8	0	Reading	1 July 2015	Free	2018
Defenders
2	Simon Francis	CB		Nottingham	39	197	3	Charlton Athletic	7 November 2011	Free	2017
3	Steve Cook	CB/RB		Hastings	33	161	9	Brighton & Hove Albion	3 January 2012	£150,000	2017
5	Tommy Elphick	CB		Brighton	37	217	5	Brighton & Hove Albion	10 August 2012	£220,000	Undisclosed
11	Charlie Daniels	LB		Walthamstow	38	145	9	Leyton Orient	November 2011	£198,000	2017
14	Tyrone Mings	LB		Bath	31	2	0	Ipswich Town	26 June 2015	£8,000,000	2019
15	Adam Smith	RB		London	33	101	3	Tottenham Hotpsur	28 January 2014	Undisclosed	2017
22	Elliott Ward	CB		Harrow	39	28	0	Norwich City	18 June 2013	Free	2017
25	Sylvain Distin	CB		Bagnolet	47	10	0	Everton	1 July 2015	Free	2016
33	Joe Bennett	LB		Rochdale	34	0	0	Aston Villa	1 September 2015	Loan	2016
38	Baily Cargill	CB		Winchester	29	7	0	Academy	1 July 2014	Trainee	2017
Midfielders
4	Dan Gosling	CM		Brixham	34	42	8	Newcastle United	16 May 2014	Free	2018
6	Andrew Surman	CM		Johannesburg	38	121	5	Norwich City	1 September 2014	Undisclosed	2017
7	Marc Pugh	WG/CF		Bacup	37	254	51	Hereford United	4 June 2010	£110,000	2018
8	Harry Arter	CM		Sidcup	35	185	25	Woking	7 June 2010	£8,000	2018
16	Shaun MacDonald	DM		Swansea	36	97	7	Swansea City	25 August 2011	£125,000	2016
19	Junior Stanislas	WG		Kidbrooke	35	31	7	Burnley	26 June 2014	Free	2017
20	Christian Atsu	WG/AM		Ada Foah	33	2	0	Chelsea	29 May 2015	Loan	2016
24	Lee Tomlin	AM/WG/CF		Leicester	36	9	0	Middlesbrough	4 August 2015	£3,500,000	2018
30	Matt Ritchie	LW		Gosport	35	117	29	Swindon Town	30 January 2013	£409,200	2018
32	Eunan O'Kane	DM		Derry	34	109	6	Torquay United	26 July 2012	Undisclosed	2017
Forwards
9	Tokelo Rantie	CF		Parys	34	51	5	Malmö FF	28 August 2013	£2,500,000	2016
13	Callum Wilson	CF		Coventry	32	57	28	Coventry City	4 July 2014	£3,000,000	2019
17	Joshua King	CF/LW		Oslo	33	16	2	Blackburn Rovers	28 May 2015	£1,000,000	2018
18	Yann Kermorgant	CF		Vannes	43	66	27	Charlton Athletic	31 January 2014	Undisclosed	2016
27	Glenn Murray	CF		Maryport	41	12	3	Crystal Palace	7 August 2015	£4,000,000	2018

Statistics

As of 17 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	38	4	36	4	0+1	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	37	4	28+6	3	1	0	1+1	1
5	DF	ENG	Tommy Elphick	14	1	11+1	1	2	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Andrew Surman	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Marc Pugh	30	5	15+11	3	1+1	1	1+1	1
8	MF	IRL	Harry Arter	22	1	21	1	0	0	1	0
9	FW	RSA	Tokelo Rantie	6	0	0+3	0	1	0	0+2	0
10	MF	CIV	Max Gradel	14	1	11+3	1	0	0	0	0
11	DF	ENG	Charlie Daniels	39	3	37	3	1	0	1	0
12	FW	PAR	Juan Iturbe	4	0	0+2	0	2	0	0	0
13	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	13	5	9+4	5	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	35	2	22+9	2	1	0	3	0
16	MF	WAL	Shaun MacDonald	9	1	0+3	0	3	0	3	1
17	FW	NOR	Joshua King	35	7	24+7	6	2	1	1+1	0
18	FW	FRA	Yann Kermorgant	11	1	0+7	0	1	0	3	1
19	MF	ENG	Junior Stanislas	25	5	17+4	3	1	0	3	2
20	FW	ENG	Benik Afobe	15	4	12+3	4	0	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Ryan Allsop	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	AUS	Adam Federici	12	0	6	0	3	0	3	0
24	MF	ENG	Lee Tomlin	10	1	3+3	0	1	1	1+2	0
25	DF	FRA	Sylvain Distin	16	0	9+3	0	3	0	1	0
27	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	21	4	6+13	3	1+1	1	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Lewis Grabban	16	0	4+11	0	1	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Matt Ritchie	41	4	33+4	4	0+2	0	1+1	0
32	MF	IRL	Eunan O'Kane	20	0	6+10	0	3	0	1	0
36	DF	ENG	Matt Butcher	2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
38	DF	ENG	Baily Cargill	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
47	DF	ENG	Jordan Lee	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 12 March 2016

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	17	FW	Joshua King	6	1	0	7
2	13	FW	Callum Wilson	5	0	0	5
	19	MF	Junior Stanislas	3	0	2	5
4	3	DF	Steve Cook	4	0	0	4
	4	MF	Dan Gosling	3	0	1	4
	7	MF	Marc Pugh	2	1	1	4
	20	FW	Benik Afobe	4	0	0	4
	27	FW	Glenn Murray	3	1	0	4
9	11	DF	Charlie Daniels	3	0	0	3
	30	MF	Matt Ritchie	3	0	0	3
11	15	DF	Adam Smith	2	0	0	2
12	5	DF	Tommy Elphick	1	0	0	1
	8	MF	Harry Arter	1	0	0	1
	10	FW	Max Gradel	1	0	0	1
	16	MF	Shaun MacDonald	0	0	1	1
	18	FW	Yann Kermorgant	0	0	1	1
	24	MF	Lee Tomlin	0	1	0	1
Total				42	4	6	52

Disciplinary record

As of 20 December 2015

No.	Po.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	GK	Artur Boruc	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	Simon Francis	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
3	DF	Steve Cook	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4	MF	Dan Gosling	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
6	MF	Andrew Surman	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF	Harry Arter	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
10	MF	Max Gradel	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	DF	Charlie Daniels	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	FW	Juan Iturbe	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	Adam Smith	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16	MF	Shaun MacDonald	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
17	FW	Joshua King	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
19	MF	Junior Stanislas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	Lee Tomlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	Glenn Murray	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28	FW	Lewis Grabban	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF	Matt Ritchie	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
32	MF	Eunan O'Kane	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
38	DF	Baily Cargill	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			51	1	4	0	3	0	58	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	GK		Artur Boruc	Southampton	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2015	CB		Sylvain Distin	Everton	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	GK		Adam Federici	Reading	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	LW		Joshua King	Blackburn Rovers	£1,000,000	[4][5]
1 July 2015	LB		Tyrone Mings	Ipswich Town	£8,000,000 + Fraser loan	[6]
4 August 2015	RW		Max Gradel	Saint-Étienne	£7,000,000	[7][8]
4 August 2015	ST		Lee Tomlin	Middlesbrough	£3,000,000	[9][10]
1 September 2015	CF		Glenn Murray	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed (reported £3,000,000)	[11][12]
17 September 2015	CM		Alessandro Cannataro	Internazionale	Free transfer	[13]
10 January 2016	CF		Benik Afobe	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£10,000,000	[14]
11 January 2016	ST		Lewis Grabban	Norwich City	£8,000,000	[15]

Total spending: £40,000,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB		Miles Addison	Peterborough United	Released	[16]
1 July 2015	GK		Benjamin Büchel	Oxford United[a]	Released	[16]
1 July 2015	RM		Mohamed Coulibaly	Racing Santander[b]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	GK		Darryl Flahavan	Crawley Town[c]	Released	[16]
1 July 2015	LB		Ian Harte	Retired[d]	—	[16]
1 July 2015	CF		Josh McQuoid	Luton Town[e]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	CB		Joe Partington	Eastleigh[f]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	CF		Brett Pitman	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[22]
1 September 2015	GK		Lee Camp	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[23]
1 February 2016	CM		Alessandro Cannataro	Unattached	Free transfer	[24]

1. Following Büchel's release he joined Oxford United.^[17]
2. Following Coulibaly's release he joined Racing Santander.^[18]
3. Following Flahavan's release he joined Crawley Town
4. Following Harte's release he announced his retirement.^[19]
5. Following McQuoid's release he joined Luton Town.^[20]
6. Following Partington's release he joined Eastleigh.^[21]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
1 July 2015	RW		Christian Atsu	Chelsea	End of season	[25]
13 July 2015	LB		Filippo Costa	Chievo	End of season	[26]
1 September 2015	LW		Tomás Andrade	River Plate	1 February 2016	[27]
1 September 2015	LB		Joe Bennett	Aston Villa	4 January 2016	[28]
1 January 2016	RW		Juan Iturbe	Roma	End of season	[29]
28 January 2016	GK		Marius Adamonis	Atlantas	End of season	[30]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
1 July 2015	RM		Ryan Fraser	Ipswich Town	End of season	[6][a]
7 July 2015	CF		Jayden Stockley	Portsmouth	3 January 2016	[31]
7 August 2015	CF		Harry Cornick	Yeovil Town	7 October 2015	[32][b]
18 August 2015	AM		Josh Wakefield	Yeovil Town	19 September 2015	[34]
1 September 2015	ST		Josh O'Hanlon	Chester	1-Month	[35]
9 September 2015	CB		Elliott Ward	Huddersfield Town	7 October 2015	[36]

1. Fraser's loan to Ipswich Town was included with the £8,000,000 transfer of Tyrone Mings.^[6]
2. On 9 September 2015, Cornick's loan at Yeovil was extended until 10 October 2015.^[33]

Pre-season friendlies

On 2 June 2015, AFC Bournemouth announced they would travel to the United States to face the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on 14 July 2015.^[37] A day later the club announced they would face French Ligue 1 side Nantes and German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim.^[38] Also confirmed was a home friendly against Cardiff City.^[39] On 8 June, friendlies against Exeter City and Yeovil Town were confirmed.^[40]

Philadelphia Union v Bournemouth

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Philadelphia Union	1–4	Bournemouth	Chester, United States
19:00 EDT	Marquez 35'	Report	King 20' Wilson 26' Pugh 62' Rantie 85' (pen.)	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 22,478

Exeter City v Bournemouth

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Exeter City	1–2	Bournemouth	Exeter
15:00 GMT (UTC+1)	Wheeler 33'	Report	Gosling 53' Stanislas 77'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,125 (inc. 360 Cherries supporters)

Salisbury v Bournemouth

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Salisbury	2–1	Bournemouth	Old Sarum
19:30 BST	Nolan 65' Ford	Report	Cornick 23'	Stadium: The Raymond McEnhill Stadium Attendance: 1,727

Nantes v Bournemouth

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Nantes	0–0	Bournemouth	Nantes, France
19:30 GMT (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Yeovil Town v Bournemouth

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Yeovil Town	0–3	Bournemouth	Yeovil
19:45 BST		Report	Stanislas (pen.) King	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,422 (687 Bournemouth) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Friendly	Bournemouth	2–3	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Rantie Pugh	Report	Ralls Revell	Stadium: Dean Court

1899 Hoffenheim v Bournemouth

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	0–0	Bournemouth	Sinsheim, Germany
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	16th	8 August 2015	17 May 2016
FA Cup	Third round	Fifth round	9 January 2016	20 February 2016
League Cup	Second round	Fourth round	25 August 2015	29 October 2015

Updated to match played 17 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	11	9	18	45	67	−22	028.95
FA Cup	3	2	0	1	4	4	+0	066.67
League Cup	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Total	44	15	9	20	55	74	−19	034.09

Updated to match played 17 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	West Bromwich Albion	38	10	13	15	34	48	−14	43
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	9	18	39	51	−12	42
16	Bournemouth	38	11	9	18	45	67	−22	42
17	Sunderland	38	9	12	17	48	62	−14	39
18	Newcastle United (R)	38	9	10	19	44	65	−21	37	Relegation to EFL Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[41]
(R) Relegated

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
38	11	9	18	45	67	−22	42	5	5	9	23	34	−11	6	4	9	22	33	−11

Last updated: 18 May 2016.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L
Position	14	19	10	11	15	11	16	15	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	14	14	14	16	15	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	11	13	14	15	16	16

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2016. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Bournemouth	0–1	Aston Villa	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	King  24' Cook  41' Gosling  80'	Report	Clark  45+1' Gestede 72' Bacuna  74' Gueye  75' Westwood  90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Liverpool v Bournemouth

17 August 2015 2	Liverpool	1–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Benteke 26' Gomez  75'	Report	O'Kane  34' Ritchie  76' Tomlin  77' Cook  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,102 Referee: Craig Pawson

West Ham United v Bournemouth

22 August 2015 3	West Ham United	3–4	Bournemouth	London
15:00 BST	Noble 48' (pen.) Kouyaté 53' Jenkinson  79' Maïga 82'	Report	Wilson 11', 28', 79' (pen.) Pugh 66' Boruc  75'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bournemouth v Leicester City

29 August 2015 4	Bournemouth	1–1	Leicester City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Gradel  1' Wilson 24' O'Kane  75'	Report	De Laet  13' King  36' Huth  48' Vardy 86' (pen.) Schlupp  90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Norwich City v Bournemouth

12 September 2015 5	Norwich City	3–1	Bournemouth	Norwich
15:00 BST	Jerome 35' Hoolahan 52' Jarvis 67'	Report	Cook 81'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,018 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Sunderland

19 September 2015 6	Bournemouth	2–0	Sunderland	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Wilson 4' Ritchie 9' Gosling  80' Murray  90'	Report	Coates  15' Jones  23' Kaboul  43'  74' Borini  63' Toivonen  84'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Kevin Friend

Stoke City v Bournemouth

26 September 2015 7	Stoke City	2–1	Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Walters 32' Diouf 83'	Report	Gosling 76'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,742 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Watford

3 October 2015 8	Bournemouth	1–1	Watford	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Murray 28',  43'	Report	Ighalo 45' Gomes  84'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,187 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v Bournemouth

17 October 2015 9	Manchester City	5–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 BST	Sterling 7', 29', 45' Bony 11', 89' Sagna  27' Otamendi  42'	Report	Murray 22' Ritchie  87'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,502 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

25 October 2015 10	Bournemouth	1–5	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
14:05 BST	Ritchie 1'	Report	Kane 9' (pen.), 56', 64' Dembélé 17' Lamela 30' Rose  32'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,332 Referee: Roger East

Southampton v Bournemouth

1 November 2015 11	Southampton	2–0	Bournemouth	Southampton
16:00 GMT	Wanyama  21'  78' Davis 31' Pellè 36'	Report	Francis  57' Gosling  64'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,229 Referee: Craig Pawson

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

7 November 2015 12	Bournemouth	0–1	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
12:45 GMT	Arter  69' Smith  83'	Report	Pérez 27' Janmaat  44' Tioté  88'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,155 Referee: Lee Mason

Swansea City v Bournemouth

21 November 2015 13	Swansea City	2–2	Bournemouth	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ayew 28' Shelvey 39' (pen.),  88' Bartley  72' Sigurðsson  87'	Report	King 10' Gosling 26' Ritchie  30' Stanislas  51'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,878 Referee: Andre Marriner

Bournemouth v Everton

28 November 2015 14	Bournemouth	3–3	Everton	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Smith 80' Gosling  82' Stanislas 87', 90+8' Daniels  90'	Report	Funes Mori 25' Lukaku 35' Barkley 90+5'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Bournemouth

5 December 2015 15	Chelsea	0–1	Bournemouth	London
17:30 GMT	Pedro  21' Costa  63'	Report	Surman  23' Murray 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,631 Referee: Mike Jones

Bournemouth v Manchester United

12 December 2015 16	Bournemouth	2–1	Manchester United	Bournemouth
17:30 GMT	Stanislas 2' King 54' Arter  85' Boruc  90'	Report	Fellaini 24' Pereira  41'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,334 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

19 December 2015 17	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	McClean  34' Evans  39' Fletcher  64' McAuley 79' Rondón  90'	Report	Smith 52',  90' Daniels 87' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,127 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

26 December 2015 18	Bournemouth	0–0	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Arter  36'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Michael Oliver

Arsenal v Bournemouth

28 December 2015 19	Arsenal	2–0	Bournemouth	London
17:30 GMT	Gabriel 27' Ramsey  30' Chambers  61' Özil 63'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,983 Referee: Roger East

Leicester City v Bournemouth

2 January 2016 20	Leicester City	0–0	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Albrighton  62'	Report	Arter  34' Francis  57'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,006 Referee: Andre Marriner

Bournemouth v West Ham United

12 January 2016 21	Bournemouth	1–3	West Ham United	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Arter 17' Smith  66'	Report	Payet 67',  68' Valencia 74', 84'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,071 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Norwich City

16 January 2016 22	Bournemouth	3–0	Norwich City	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling 10' Arter  48' Daniels 54' (pen.) Afobe 75'	Report	Rudd  43'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,065 Referee: Robert Madley

Sunderland v Bournemouth

23 January 2016 23	Sunderland	1–1	Bournemouth	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Van Aanholt 45+1' Jones  89'	Report	Afobe 13' Surman  18'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,367 Referee: Roger East

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

2 February 2016 24	Crystal Palace	1–2	Bournemouth	London
20:00 GMT	Dann 27',  51' Zaha  43' Jedinak  69'	Report	Pugh 34' Afobe 57' Francis  65' Cook  76' Smith  71' Grabban  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,855 Referee: Mike Jones

Bournemouth v Arsenal

7 February 2016 25	Bournemouth	0–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
13:30 GMT		Report	Flamini  9' Özil 23' Chamberlain 24'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,357 Referee: Kevin Friend

Bournemouth v Stoke City

13 February 2016 26	Bournemouth	1–3	Stoke City	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Pugh  36' Ritchie 57' Surman  74' Francis  85' Arter  90'	Report	Imbula 9',  90' Diouf  21' Affelay 52' Joselu 55'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,683 Referee: Graham Scott

Watford v Bournemouth

27 February 2016 27	Watford	0–0	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 GMT	Watson  78' Behrami  83' Cathcart  87'	Report	Surman  85'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,831 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Southampton

1 March 2016 28	Bournemouth	2–0	Southampton	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Cook 31' Afobe 79'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,033 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

5 March 2016 29	Newcastle United	1–3	Bournemouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Pérez  56', 80'	Report	Taylor 28' (o.g.) Cook  45' King 70' Gosling  75' Grabban  89' Daniels 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,107 Referee: Paul Tierney

Bournemouth v Swansea City

12 March 2016 30	Bournemouth	3–2	Swansea City	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling  34' Gradel 37' King 50' Cook 78'	Report	Barrow 39' Sigurðsson 62'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,179 Referee: Roger East

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

20 March 2016 31	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Bournemouth	London
16:00 GMT	Kane 1', 16' Eriksen 52'	Report	Francis  59'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,084 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Bournemouth v Manchester City

2 April 2016 32	Bournemouth	0–4	Manchester City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST		Report	Fernando 7',  89' De Bruyne 12' Agüero 19' Kolarov 90+3'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,192 Referee: Robert Madley

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

9 April 2016 33	Aston Villa	1–2	Bournemouth	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Gueye  36' Ayew 85',  90'	Report	Cook  27', 45+2' Daniels  32' King 74'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,057 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Liverpool

17 April 2016 34	Bournemouth	1–2	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:30 BST	King 90+3'	Report	Firmino 41' Sturridge 45+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,386 Referee: Mike Jones

Bournemouth v Chelsea

23 April 2016 35	Bournemouth	1–4	Chelsea	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Elphick 36' Ritchie  89'	Report	Pedro 5' Hazard 34', 90+1' Willian 71'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,365 Referee: Roger East

Everton v Bournemouth

30 April 2016 36	Everton	2–1	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Cleverley 7' Gibson  62' Baines 64'	Report	Pugh 9'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,345 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

7 May 2016 37	Bournemouth	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Elphick  42' Arter  70' Ritchie 82'	Report	Rondón 15' Gardner 27' Evans  62' Yacob  63'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Manchester United v Bournemouth

17 May 2016 38	Manchester United	3–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
20:00 BST	Rooney 43' Mata  66' Rashford 74' Young 87'	Report	Smalling 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,363 Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Birmingham City v Bournemouth

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round	Birmingham City	1–2	Bournemouth	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Morrison 40',  44'	Report	Tomlin 44' (pen.) Murray 85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 13,140 Referee: Mike Jones

Portsmouth v Bournemouth

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) Fourth round	Portsmouth	1–2	Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Burgess  22' Roberts 43'	Report	King 71' Pugh 83' O'Kane  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,901 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v Everton

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) Fifth round	Bournemouth	0–2	Everton	Bournemouth
17:15 GMT	Gosling  45+1' Iturbe  66' King  68'	Report	McCarthy  18' Barkley 55' Lukaku 76'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,404 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Bournemouth entered in the second round and were drawn away against Hartlepool United.^[43] The third round draw was made on 25 August 2015 live on Sky Sports by Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson. Bournemouth were drawn away to Preston North End.^[44]

Hartlepool United v Bournemouth

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round	Hartlepool United	0–4	Bournemouth	Hartlepool
19:45 BST		Report	Kermorgant 30' Gosling 34' Stanislas 44', 64'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Preston North End v Bournemouth

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round	Preston North End	2–2 (2–3 p)	Bournemouth	Preston
19:45 BST	Hugill 84' Johnson 118' (pen.)	Report	MacDonald 23' Pugh 96'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,643 Referee: Nigel Miller
	Penalties
	Hugill Keane Reid Browne Johnson		Stanislas Cook Gosling Pugh

Liverpool v Bournemouth

28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Fourth round	Liverpool	1–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Clyne 17' Allen  61'	Report	MacDonald  80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,948 Referee: Mike Jones

Hampshire Senior Cup

On the Hampshire FA website, the second round details were announced; Bournemouth faced Havant & Waterlooville.^[45]

Havant & Waterlooville v Bournemouth

22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Second round	Havant & Waterlooville	4–0	Bournemouth	Havant
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: West Leigh Park

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