2020–21 AFC Bournemouth season

AFC Bournemouth

2020–21 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Jason Tindall (until 3 February)[1] Jonathan Woodgate (from 21 February)[2]
Stadium	Dean Court
Championship	6th
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Arnaut Danjuma Dominic Solanke (15 goals each) All: Arnaut Danjuma (17 goals)
Home colours Away colours

The 2020–21 AFC Bournemouth season was the club's 119th season in existence and first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season. Aside of the Championship, Bournemouth also competed in the FA Cup, and participated in the EFL Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BIH Asmir Begović 3 DF  ENG Steve Cook 5 DF  ENG Lloyd Kelly 6 DF  WAL Chris Mepham 7 MF  WAL David Brooks 8 MF  COL Jefferson Lerma 9 FW  ENG Dominic Solanke 10 MF  NED Arnaut Danjuma 11 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere 14 FW  ENG Sam Surridge 15 DF  ENG Adam Smith 16 MF  ENG Lewis Cook

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ENG Jack Stacey 19 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 20 FW  ESP Rodrigo Riquelme (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 21 DF  ESP Diego Rico 23 GK  IRL Mark Travers 24 MF  NGA Nnamdi Ofoborh 26 MF  IRL Gavin Kilkenny 29 MF  DEN Philip Billing 32 FW  ENG Jaidon Anthony 33 DF  ZIM Jordan Zemura 40 GK  ENG Will Dennis

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  ENG Kyle Taylor (on loan at Southend United)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
23 July 2020	GK		Joshua Clarke	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[3]
18 January 2021	CM		Jack Wilshere	West Ham United	Free transfer	[4]
28 January 2021	CM		Ben Pearson	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[5]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 October 2020	RW		Rodrigo Riquelme	Atlético Madrid	End of season	[6]
16 October 2020	CB		Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[7]
2 February 2021	CF		Shane Long	Southampton	End of season	[8]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
15 July 2020	CB		Zeno Ibsen Rossi	Kilmarnock	End of season	[9]
6 August 2020	LM		Frank Vincent	Scunthorpe United	5 January 2021	[10][11]
20 August 2020	CB		Tyler Cordner	Scunthorpe United	14 January 2021	[12][13]
7 September 2020	CB		Brennan Camp	Weymouth	End of season	[14]
25 September 2020	CM		Kyle Taylor	Southend United	1 January 2021	[15]
3 October 2020	CB		Corey Jordan	Weymouth	1 January 2021	[16]
3 October 2020	DF		Sam Sherring	Torquay United	End of season	[17][18][19]
16 October 2020	CF		Jake Scrimshaw	Walsall	3 January 2021	[20]
23 December 2020	MF		Christian Saydee	Weymouth		[21]
6 January 2021	GK		Mark Travers	Swindon Town	11 February 2021	[22][23]
8 January 2021	CF		Jake Scrimshaw	Newport County	End of season	[24]
20 January 2021	LM		Frank Vincent	Walsall	End of season	[25]
25 January 2021	CB		Tyler Cordner	Southend United	End of season	[26]
31 January 2021	GK		Calum Ward	HIFK	End of season	[27]
1 February 2021	CM		Nnamdi Ofoborh	Wycombe Wanderers	End of season	[28]
2 February 2021	CB		Dinesh Gillela	Aldershot Town	March 2021	[29]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	DF		Harvey Bertrand	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	FW		Jake Cope	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	CF		Jermain Defoe	Rangers	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2020	CM		Tom Dinsmore	Moneyfields	Released	[30][32]
1 July 2020	LW		Ryan Fraser	Newcastle United	Released	[33][34]
1 July 2020	MF		Luke Gray	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	LB		Tom Hanfrey	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	RW		Jordon Ibe	Derby County	Released	[33][35]
1 July 2020	RW		Jordan Murray	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	FW		James Oliver	Buxton	Released	[30][36]
1 July 2020	FW		Luke Pardoe	Unattached	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	MF		Jack Torniainen	Unattached	Released	[30]
17 July 2020	MF		Remy Coddington	West Ham United	Undisclosed	[37]
27 July 2020	RB		Charlie Seaman	Doncaster Rovers	Released	[33][38]
27 July 2020	GK		Artur Boruc	Legia Warsaw	Released	[33][39]
27 July 2020	LB		Charlie Daniels	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[33][40]
27 July 2020	RB		Simon Francis	Unattached	Released	[33]
27 July 2020	CM		Andrew Surman	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	[33][41]
5 August 2020	CB		Nathan Aké	Manchester City	£40,000,000	[42]
5 August 2020	LB		Brad Smith	Seattle Sounders FC	Released	[43][44]
12 August 2020	LM		Alex Dobre	Dijon FCO	Undisclosed	[45]
19 August 2020	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	Sheffield United	£18,500,000	[46]
24 August 2020	CM		Matt Butcher	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[47]
5 September 2020	CB		Shaun Hobson	Southend United	Free transfer	[48]
7 September 2020	CF		Callum Wilson	Newcastle United	£20,000,000	[49]
22 September 2020	CM		Harry Arter	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[50]
2 October 2020	FW		Khavarn Williams	Nice	Undisclosed	[51]
31 January 2021	CM		Dan Gosling	Watford	Undisclosed	[52]
1 February 2021	CB		Jack Simpson	Rangers	Undisclosed	[53]
2 February 2021	SS		Joshua King	Everton	Nominal fee	[54]
2 February 2021	CF		Mikael Ndjoli	Barrow	Undisclosed	[55]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Benfica v Bournemouth

30 August 2020 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Bournemouth	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Taarabt 15' Everton 21'	Report	Danjuma 17'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 0

West Ham United v Bournemouth

5 September 2020 Betway Cup	West Ham United	3–5	Bournemouth	Stratford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Bowen 38', 42' Felipe Anderson 84'	Report	Danjuma 5' Solanke 17' Gosling 57' Smith 62' Anthony 67'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	11 September 2020	8 May 2021	Matchday 1	6th	46	22	11	13	73	46	+27	047.83
FA Cup	9 January 2021	20 March 2021	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	075.00
EFL Cup	15 September 2020	24 September 2020	Second round	Third round	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					52	25	12	15	82	53	+29	048.08

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Brentford (O, P)	46	24	15	7	79	42	+37	87	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Swansea City	46	23	11	12	56	39	+17	80
5	Barnsley	46	23	9	14	58	50	+8	78
6	Bournemouth	46	22	11	13	73	46	+27	77
7	Reading	46	19	13	14	62	54	+8	70
8	Cardiff City	46	18	14	14	66	49	+17	68
9	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	11	16	57	55	+2	68

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[56]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	22	11	13	73	46	+27	77	13	3	7	41	25	+16	9	8	6	32	21	+11

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L
Position	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	3	4	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[57]

Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers

12 September 2020 1	Bournemouth	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Stacey 25' Lerma 53' Danjuma 84'	Report	Johnson 42' Armstrong 73'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Middlesbrough v Bournemouth

19 September 2020 2	Middlesbrough	1–1	Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Saville  30' Browne 81'	Report	Solanke 38' Mepham  51' Stacey  63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bournemouth v Norwich City

27 September 2020 3	Bournemouth	1–0	Norwich City	Kings Park
16:00 BST	Danjuma 35' Rico  69'	Report	McLean  37'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Coventry City v Bournemouth

2 October 2020 4	Coventry City	1–3	Bournemouth	Bordesley
19:45 BST	Østigård  24' Godden 39' (pen.) Hamer  69'	Report	Lerma 7' Gosling 51', 60'  73' Smith  68' S. Cook  68'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bournemouth v Queens Park Rangers

17 October 2020 5	Bournemouth	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Rico  48'	Report	Kakay  42' Osayi-Samuel  45+1' Chair  56'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

21 October 2020 6	Cardiff City	1–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Wilson 62' Morrison  66' Ralls  90'	Report	Solanke 35'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Watford v Bournemouth

24 October 2020 7	Watford	1–1	Bournemouth	Watford
12:30 BST	Perica 12' Garner  25' Cleverley  57' Chalobah  90+7'	Report	Kelly  2' Rico  64' Mepham 90+6'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bournemouth v Bristol City

28 October 2020 8	Bournemouth	1–0	Bristol City	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	Danjuma 81'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Bournemouth v Derby County

31 October 2020 9	Bournemouth	1–1	Derby County	Kings Park
15:00 GMT	Billing  12' Rico  24' Riquelme 81'	Report	Knight  2' Shinnie 14'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield Wednesday v Bournemouth

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Bournemouth	Owlerton
19:00 GMT	Kachunga  10' Pelupessy  42' Palmer  44' Börner  60' Bannan 69' (pen.) Harris  90+5'	Report	Lerma  34' S. Cook  69' Mepham  90+9'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Birmingham City v Bournemouth

7 November 2020 11	Birmingham City	1–3	Bournemouth	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Hogan 55' San José  67' Jutkiewicz  81'	Report	Danjuma 9' Brooks 42', 50' Stanislas  72'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bournemouth v Reading

21 November 2020 12	Bournemouth	4–2	Reading	Kings Park
12:30 GMT	Begović  4' Solanke 56', 89' Danjuma 59'  73' L. Cook 77' Lerma  80'	Report	João 4' (pen.) Aluko 43' Rinomhota  55'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

24 November 2020 13	Bournemouth	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Kings Park
20:00 GMT	Stanislas 3', 51' (pen.) Gosling  80' L. Cook  86'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Rotherham United v Bournemouth

28 November 2020 14	Rotherham United	2–2	Bournemouth	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 37', 50' Ihiekwe  45' Smith  52'	Report	Stanislas 20' (pen.) Kelly  43' Solanke 63' Lerma  76' Brooks  84'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bournemouth v Preston North End

1 December 2020 15	Bournemouth	2–3	Preston North End	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	L. Cook  66' Stanislas 71' Lerma  79' Surridge 86'	Report	Barkhuizen 16' Sinclair 49' Bauer 68' Davies  73' Pearson  90+2' Ledson  90+8'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Barnsley v Bournemouth

4 December 2020 16	Barnsley	0–4	Bournemouth	Barnsley
17:30 GMT	Woodrow  32' Andersen  76' Sollbauer  85'	Report	Billing 12' Solanke 45+2' Rico 52' Surridge 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Swansea City v Bournemouth

8 December 2020 17	Swansea City	0–0	Bournemouth	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Smith  10'	Report	Solanke  30' Rico  57' Billing  73'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

12 December 2020 18	Bournemouth	5–0	Huddersfield Town	Kings Park
15:00 GMT	Solanke 8', 13' Brooks  17' 21' Stanislas 67' Surridge 70'	Report	Toffolo  38'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bournemouth v Wycombe Wanderers

15 December 2020 19	Bournemouth	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Kings Park
19:45 GMT	Billing  55' Stanislas 68'	Report	McCarthy  18' Pattison  64'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Matt Donohue

Luton Town v Bournemouth

19 December 2020 20	Luton Town	0–0	Bournemouth	Luton
15:00 GMT	Dewsbury-Hall  82'	Report	Lerma  67'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Brentford v Bournemouth

30 December 2020 21	Brentford	2–1	Bournemouth	Brentford
17:30 GMT	Dalsgaard 37' Fosu 79'	Report	Solanke 25' L. Cook  41'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Stoke City v Bournemouth

2 January 2021 22	Stoke City	0–1	Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Thompson  57' Chester  58' McClean  73' Souttar  90+5'	Report	Stanislas 79' Lerma  90+3'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Bournemouth v Millwall

12 January 2021 23	Bournemouth	1–1	Millwall	King's Park
19:00 GMT	Solanke 45+1' Lerma  82'	Report	Cooper  29' Leonard  69' Smith 79'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bournemouth v Luton Town

16 January 2021 24	Bournemouth	0–1	Luton Town	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Lerma  26' Billing  90+3'	Report	Dewsbury-Hall 67' Pearson  90+2' Hylton  90+5'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Derby County v Bournemouth

19 January 2021 25	Derby County	1–0	Bournemouth	Derby
18:00 GMT	Bielik 32'	Report	L. Cook  71'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Reading v Bournemouth

29 January 2021 26	Reading	3–1	Bournemouth	Reading
20:00 GMT	Laurent 24' McIntyre 32' Swift  34' João 43'	Report	Rico  31' Stanislas 85'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Bournemouth v Sheffield Wednesday

2 February 2021 27	Bournemouth	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	King's Park
19:00 GMT	Stanislas 66' (pen.) Riquelme  90+7'	Report	Paterson 44' Dunkley  83' Rhodes 90' Bannan  90+7'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bournemouth v Birmingham City

6 February 2021 28	Bournemouth	3–2	Birmingham City	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Danjuma 36' Wilshere 61' Billing 77',  79'	Report	Hogan 27', 68' Friend  83' Gardner  90+2'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

13 February 2021 29	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
12:30 GMT	Cafú  11' Freeman  46'	Report	Smith  45'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Bournemouth v Rotherham United

17 February 2021 30	Bournemouth	1–0	Rotherham United	King's Park
19:45 GMT	Billing 23'	Report	Wiles  63' Harding  73' Smith  77'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth

20 February 2021 31	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Bournemouth	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Barbet  27' Chair  37' Johansen 58' Kane  81', 83'	Report	Mepham  45+1' Long 69'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

24 February 2021 32	Bournemouth	1–2	Cardiff City	King's Park
19:45 GMT	Billing  26' Long 67' Cook  76' Kelly  90+1'	Report	Nelson  26' Morrison 28' Moore 37' (pen.),  86' Ng  77' Flint  90'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bournemouth v Watford

27 February 2021 33	Bournemouth	1–0	Watford	King's Park
12:30 GMT	Cook  47' Danjuma 61' Wilshere  90+3'  90+9' Begović  90+7'	Report	Masina  34' Hughes  49' Chalobah  60' Pedro  90+5'  90+7' Sarr  90+8'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol City v Bournemouth

3 March 2021 34	Bristol City	1–2	Bournemouth	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Bakinson 38'	Report	Stanislas 45+1' Kelly  70' Carter-Vickers 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Preston North End v Bournemouth

6 March 2021 35	Preston North End	1–1	Bournemouth	Preston
15:00 GMT	Johnson  33', 70' Cunningham  73'	Report	Danjuma 37'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bournemouth v Barnsley

13 March 2021 36	Bournemouth	2–3	Barnsley	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Danjuma 22' Solanke 45+1' Surridge  78' Kelly  86'	Report	Helik 16' Woodrow  24' Andersen  43' Frieser 60' Morris  75', 80'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Bournemouth v Swansea City

16 March 2021 37	Bournemouth	3–0	Swansea City	King's Park
19:45 GMT	Billing 9' Latibeaudiere 45+1' (o.g.) Rico  58' Danjuma 87'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

2 April 2021 38	Bournemouth	3–1	Middlesbrough	King's Park
15:00 BST	Billing 14',  59' Lerma 66' Smith  79' Solanke 83'	Report	Watmore 63' McNair  69' Bola  90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Blackburn Rovers v Bournemouth

5 April 2021 39	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Bournemouth	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Elliott  78' Armstrong 90+2'	Report	Billing 29' Lerma  50' Solanke  51' Danjuma 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Bournemouth v Coventry City

10 April 2021 40	Bournemouth	4–1	Coventry City	King's Park
15:00 BST	Danjuma 1', 28' Brooks 69' Solanke 90+2'	Report	James 3' Østigård  75'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth

13 April 2021 41	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Bournemouth	Huddersfield
17:30 BST	Hogg 76'	Report	Pearson  12' Billing 15' Solanke 45' Surridge  90+3'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Norwich City v Bournemouth

17 April 2021 42	Norwich City	1–3	Bournemouth	Norwich
20:00 BST	Buendía 5' Giannoulis  17' Krul  52' McLean  58' Skipp  90+1'	Report	Lerma  35' Surridge 50' Danjuma 57' Smith  59' Brooks  70' Kelly 76'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Millwall v Bournemouth

21 April 2021 43	Millwall	1–4	Bournemouth	Bermondsey
18:00 BST	Malone  46' Wallace 49' Cooper  65' McNamara  80'	Report	Billing 16',  80' Danjuma 27' Brooks 44' Solanke 67'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bournemouth v Brentford

24 April 2021 44	Bournemouth	0–1	Brentford	King's Park
12:30 BST	Lerma  68'	Report	Jansson  25'  50' Forss  68' Mbeumo 77' Toney  80' Janelt  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Wycombe Wanderers v Bournemouth

1 May 2021 45	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Bournemouth	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Ikpeazu 4' Jacobson  53'	Report	Wilshere  90'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bournemouth v Stoke City

8 May 2021 46	Bournemouth	0–2	Stoke City	King's Park
12:30 BST	Cook  6' Billing  61'	Report	Forrester 36' Batth  47' Smith 52'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs

Bournemouth v Brentford

17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg	Bournemouth	1–0	Brentford	King's Park
18:00 BST	Danjuma 55'	Report	Roerslev  45+4' Jansson  47'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson

Brentford v Bournemouth

22 May 2021 Semi-final second leg	Brentford	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Bournemouth	London
12:30 BST	Toney 16' (pen.),  17' Janelt 50' Jansson  78' Forss 81' Dalsgaard  90+1'	Report	Danjuma 5' Begović  17' Mepham  28' Lerma  45+6' Stacey  90+4'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Jarred Gillett

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[58] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[59]

Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth

9 January 2021 Third round	Oldham Athletic	1–4	Bournemouth	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Bahamboula 45+1' (pen.) Clarke  81'	Report	Brooks 43' Riquelme 49' King 74', 86'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bournemouth v Crawley Town

26 January 2021 Fourth round	Bournemouth	2–1	Crawley Town	King's Park
19:00 GMT	Wilshere 24' King 65' Riquelme  87' Kelly  90+3'	Report	Adebowale  47' Nichols  58', 59' Nadesan  58'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Burnley v Bournemouth

9 February 2021 Fifth round	Burnley	0–2	Bournemouth	Burnley
17:30 GMT	McNeil  85' Bardsley  90'	Report	Surridge 21' Stanislas 88' (pen.) Lerma  90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Bournemouth v Southampton

20 March 2021 Quarter-finals	Bournemouth	0–3	Southampton	King's Park
12:15 GMT	Wilshere  84' Surridge  90+3'	Report	Bednarek  30' Djenepo 37' Redmond 45+1', 59' Vestergaard  74'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[60]

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

15 September 2020 Second round	Bournemouth	0–0 (11–10 p)	Crystal Palace	Kings Park
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
	Penalties
	Brooks Surridge Billing Kelly Solanke Simpson Gosling Lerma Ofoborh Zemura Begović Brooks		Milivojević Batshuayi Townsend Eze Ayew Meyer Sakho Kelly Inniss Jach Hennessey Milivojević

Manchester City v Bournemouth

24 September 2020 Third round	Manchester City	2–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
19:45 BST	Delap 18',  79' Foden 75'	Report	Surridge 22' Zemura  70' L. Cook  90+2'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Play-offs		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BIH	Asmir Begović	51	0	45	0	2	0	3	0	1	0
23	GK	IRL	Mark Travers	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	ENG	Will Dennis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	47	0	42	0	1	0	3	0	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Lloyd Kelly	41	1	33+3	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	28	1	20+4	1	1+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	46	0	38+3	0	2	0	0+2	0	1	0
17	DF	ENG	Jack Stacey	37	1	18+12	1	0+2	0	4	0	1	0
18	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers	26	1	21	1	2	0	3	0	0	0
21	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	38	1	23+9	1	0+1	0	3+1	0	1	0
33	DF	ZIM	Jordan Zemura	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	WAL	David Brooks	39	6	25+7	5	2	0	3	1	2	0
8	MF	COL	Jefferson Lerma	48	3	40+2	3	2	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Jack Wilshere	17	2	9+5	1	0+1	0	2	1	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Lewis Cook	35	1	30+1	1	0	0	1+1	0	2	0
19	MF	ENG	Junior Stanislas	36	11	29+6	10	0	0	1	1	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Ben Pearson	20	0	11+5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	IRL	Gavin Kilkenny	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
29	MF	DEN	Philip Billing	42	8	23+11	8	2	0	4	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Dominic Solanke	45	15	38+2	15	2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	38	17	29+4	15	2	2	2	0	0+1	0
12	FW	IRL	Shane Long	12	2	4+7	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Sam Surridge	35	6	7+22	4	0	0	1+3	1	2	1
20	FW	ESP	Rodrigo Riquelme	19	2	2+14	1	0	0	2+1	1	0	0
32	FW	ENG	Jaidon Anthony	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
4	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	18	2	7+8	2	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
18	MF	IRL	Harry Arter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	MF	NGA	Nnamdi Ofoborh	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	12	0	6+3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
27	FW	NOR	Joshua King	14	3	5+7	0	0	0	2	3	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of 2 October 2020

Rank	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	DF	Steve Cook	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF	Chris Mepham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Adam Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jack Stacey	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Diego Rico	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jordan Zemura	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Dan Gosling	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Jefferson Lerma	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Lewis Cook	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			8	0	0	0	2	0	10	0

Notes

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External links

• Official website