Erling Haaland scored twice to help move Manchester City up to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.

Erling Haaland scores a second goal against Bournemouth to give City the lead again in their Premier League match.

Tyler Adams scores for Bournemouth in their Premier League clash with Manchester City.

⚽ Premier League updates from the 2pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Premier League table | And email John Eddie Howe has been speaking about Callum Wilson, a useful player for him at Bournemouth and Newcastle: “He is still the same person today as he was at the beginning of his career, so for all those reasons and seeing how hard he has worked at his game, he is absolutely right up there.” Chris Paraskevas is in: “G’day J.B. Hope you’re well! Just ticked over midnight and I’m living the dream: approximately 0 pages written out of a 10-page assignment - due date: this afternoon. I’m hoping for a clinical, professional, uncomplicated win here to give me an academic / life boost, but we all know when Calum Wilson woke up this morning, there was a big red circle around this fixture on his wall calendar (...that’s right, I’m suggesting he still rocks a physical calendar in 2025). A real shame (for Newcastle fans) that West Ham’s central defensive rock ‘Dino’ Mavropanos is missing, by the way.” Continue reading...

Tottenham do battle with Chelsea on Saturday while Manchester City host high-flying Bournemouth on Sunday Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium Continue reading...

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo says he is not oblivious to speculation around his future, but is glad he remained with the Cherries in the summer.

Ref Watch analyse the moment Bournemouth were given a corner which came off Marcus Tavernier from which the hosts' scored. Should VAR be able to intervene on initial decisions?

⚽ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Top scorers | Postecoglou sacked | Mail Scott Fulham make three changes to their starting line-up following their 3-1 loss at Bournemouth. Raúl Jiménez, Jorge Cuenca and captain Tom Cairney return, at the expense of Issa Diop and Issa Diop, who are benched, and the injured Saša Lukić. Antonee Robinson and Rodrigo Muniz are also unavailable. Arsenal make just one change to their starting XI after their 2-0 home win over West Ham. Martin Ødegaard is injured, so in comes Martín Zubimendi. Continue reading...

⚽ News from Saturday’s Premier League games and beyond ⚽ Live scoreboard | Top scorers | And you can email Barry Burnley v Leeds United: Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni all remain sidelined for Burnley, but Scott Parker is hoping to have Lyle Foster and Jaidon Anthony available despite the duo suffering recent injuries. Harry Gray and Willy Gnonto are both absent for Leeds United, while Noah Okafor is a doubt. Lucas Perri has recovered from a hamstring injury, while Dan James will have to undergo a fitness test as he tries to return from an ankle injury. Continue reading...

The Cherries’ full-back on why intensity is key to his side’s success, learning English early and receiving a French knighthood Adrien Truffert has form for hitting the ground running. At Rennes, the club he joined at 13 and spent a decade at until leaving for Bournemouth in the summer, his debut arrived as a substitute against Monaco and culminated in him teeing up the equaliser with a wicked left-foot cross and then scoring a stoppage-time winner. Aged 18, Truffert sent a shot underneath Benjamin Lecomte, the opposition goalkeeper who visits Bournemouth with Fulham on Friday. “I ran off celebrating and slid on my knees,” Truffert says, “like you dream of doing as a kid after scoring your first goal.” Truffert has excelled for Bournemouth from the moment he contained Mohamed Salah on his first outing in a fearless team performance at Liverpool – where he also outshone his predecessor at left-back Milos Kerkez – and has played every minute in the Premier League this season. Continue reading...

Sunderland eye an upset at Old Trafford, Arsenal hope to settle old scores with West Ham and Everton look blunt Unbeaten in the league since their Friday night opener at Anfield, Bournemouth’s early momentum has been stalled by consecutive draws: at home to Newcastle and at Leeds last week. Fulham visit the Vitality on Friday, offering Andoni Iraola’s side a presentable chance of recapturing winning ways and going second in the table. After a turbulent summer, Iraola has sought consistency in his team selection. Trailing 2-1 at Leeds, the Bournemouth manager made a triple change to restore three usual starters – David Brooks, Alex Scott and Marcus Tavernier – to his XI and was rewarded with a late leveller. Bournemouth have also maintained defensive stability, conceding just once in four games between the trips to Liverpool and Leeds. Marcos Senesi, often playing in an otherwise brand-new back five, has been key to the team’s continuity. The centre-back earned praise from Iraola for his defensive work and threat at attacking set-pieces – as evidenced by his headed assist for Eli Junior Kroupi’s equaliser at Elland Road. Niall McVeigh Bournemouth v Fulham, Friday 8pm (all times BST) Leeds v Tottenham, Saturday 12.30pm Manchester United v Sunderland, Saturday 3pm Arsenal v West Ham, Saturday 3pm Chelsea v Liverpool, Saturday 5.30pm Everton v Crystal Palace, Sunday 2pm Continue reading...

Fulham could face heavily depleted attack for Bournemouth trip on Friday night

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nations Three years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans. In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become boss of PSSI, as the federation is known, and did his utmost to save the tournament. Football fans braced themselves for Fifa punishment and more chaos to come. Instead, the world governing body was sufficiently impressed with the efforts of Thohir, who has been a cabinet minister for years, to give the country the Under-17 World Cup in November. It was a success and brought some much-needed positivity. Continue reading...

Bournemouth's Alex Scott says being called up by England is his "ultimate goal" as he reflects on a "whirlwind" 2025.