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Team News: Ciaran Clark one of five Aston Villa changes
Ciaran Clark returns from a calf complaint as Aston Villa host Bournemouth this afternoon.
Apr 9, 14:11
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Bournemouth see off Swansea City in five-goal thriller
Bournemouth beat Swansea City 3-2 at the Vitality Stadium to move another three points closer to safety in the Premier League.
Mar 12, 16:51
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Steve McClaren on brink as Bournemouth beat Newcastle United
Newcastle United suffer a 3-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth to leave manager Steve McClaren on the brink of a departure from St James' Park.
Mar 5, 16:56
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Preview: Watford vs. Bournemouth
Sports Mole looks ahead to Saturday afternoon's Premier League match between Watford and Bournemouth at Vicarage Road.
Feb 26, 13:33
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Arsenal return to winning ways with victory over Bournemouth
Arsenal climb up to third in the Premier League table with their first win in five games, beating Bournemouth 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium.
Feb 7, 15:23
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Salomon Rondon, James McClean to be fined by West Bromwich Albion
West Brom boss Tony Pulis reveals that both James McClean and Salomon Rondon will be fined by the club following their red cards against Bournemouth.
Dec 20, 23:58
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Eddie Howe: 'James McClean lost his head'
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe believes that West Bromwich Albion winger James McClean "lost his head" when he was sent off at The Hawthorns.
Dec 19, 23:40
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Bournemouth continue winning run at West Bromwich Albion
Charlie Daniels's 87th-minute penalty sees Bournemouth win 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Dec 19, 17:51
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Sports Mole's Premier League Team of the Week
Sports Mole picks out the 11 best players from the 15th batch of 2015-16 Premier League encounters.
Dec 8, 10:10
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Glenn Murray strikes late to condemn Chelsea to defeat
Glenn Murray comes off the bench to score the winner as Bournemouth beat Chelsea 1-0 to condemn the Premier League champions to an eighth defeat of the season.
Dec 5, 19:23
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Team News: Thibaut Courtois returns for Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois will make his first Chelsea appearance since late August as he replaces Asmir Begovic in goal for Jose Mourinho's side against Bournemouth.
Dec 5, 16:33
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Sports Mole's Premier League Team of the Week
Sports Mole picks out the best 11 players from the 14th round of 2015-16 Premier League matches.
Nov 30, 10:15
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Player Ratings: Bournemouth 3-3 Everton
Sports Mole gives every player in the 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Everton a rating out of 10.
Nov 28, 18:19
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Match Analysis: Bournemouth 3-3 Everton
Sports Mole looks back over the dramatic 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Everton at the Vitality Stadium.
Nov 28, 17:42
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Late comeback seals point for Bournemouth against Everton
A dramatic second half - including two goals in added time - ensures that Bournemouth and Everton share a point in their 3-3 Premier League draw at Dean Court.
Nov 28, 17:08
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Live Commentary: Bournemouth 3-3 Everton - as it happened
Relive the dramatic 3-3 draw between Bournemouth and Everton with Sports Mole's minute-by-minute text coverage.
Nov 28, 14:00
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Team News: Swansea City make four changes for Bournemouth, Steve Cook returns for Cherries
Swansea City manager Garry Monk makes four changes for his side's fixture against Bournemouth, with Leon Britton, Wayne Routledge, Kyle Bartley and Eder named to start.
Nov 21, 14:14
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Newcastle United out of bottom three with win at Bournemouth
Ayoze Perez scores the only goal as Newcastle United withstand plenty of Bournemouth attacks to win at Dean Court.
Nov 7, 14:38
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Half-Time Report: Ayoze Perez prods Newcastle United ahead at Bournemouth
Ayoze Perez puts Newcastle United in front against Bournemouth, but the Magpies are forced to weather plenty of first-half pressure at Dean Court.
Nov 7, 13:32
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Team News: Liverpool make nine changes for Bournemouth, Adam Federici returns for Cherries
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp makes nine changes for his side's League Cup tie with Bournemouth, as Roberto Firmino, Joe Allen and Jordon Ibe return to the starting XI.
Oct 28, 19:00
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Team News: No Vincent Kompany for Manchester City
Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany is only fit enough for a place on the substitutes' bench for their meeting with Bournemouth.
Oct 17, 14:14
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Wrexham rescue late point against 10-man Guiseley
Connor Jennings scores a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point for Wrexham in a six-goal thriller with Guiseley.
Oct 14, 21:43
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Watford charged by FA for players' misconduct in clash against Bournemouth
Watford are charged by the Football Association due to the misconduct of their players following an incident in their Premier League clash against Bournemouth.
Oct 8, 19:24
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Bournemouth, Watford share point after 1-1 draw
First-half goals from Glenn Murray and Odion Ighalo ensure that recently-promoted Bournemouth and Watford share a point in their Premier League clash at Dean Court.
Oct 3, 16:55
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Team News: Bournemouth make five changes
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe makes five changes to his team for their Premier League match with Sunderland at Vitality Stadium.
Sep 19, 14:03
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St Helens beat Wigan Warriors with last-minute try
A last-minute Josh Jones try gives St Helens an 18-14 Super League victory over Wigan Warriors.
Sep 18, 22:00
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Preview: Bournemouth vs. Sunderland
Sports Mole takes a closer look at the Premier League meeting between Bournemouth and Sunderland.
Sep 17, 18:00
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Team News: Matt Jarvis one of two Norwich City changes
Matt Jarvis makes his debut for Norwich City after joining the club on loan from West Ham United on transfer deadline day.
Sep 12, 14:11
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Half-Time Report: Bournemouth in control at the break
Bournemouth take a 2-0 lead in at half time against Hartlepool United in the League Cup.
Aug 25, 20:34
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Player Ratings: West Ham United 3-4 Bournemouth
Sports Mole rates the players who took part in the Premier League game between West Ham United and Bournemouth, which finished 4-3 to the Cherries.
Aug 22, 18:43
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Leicester City to launch investigation into Jamie Vardy racism claims
Leicester City say they will hold an investigation into claims that forward Jamie Vardy racially abused a man in a casino, after the Englishman issued an apology.
Aug 9, 16:16
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Campaign calls for Raheem Sterling to be on £20 notes
A campaign calls for newly-signed Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling to be included on the new £20 note.
Jul 17, 15:05
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Retired boxer Carl Froch "can't wait" to begin Sky Sports punditry role
Four-time world champion Carl Froch admits that he "can't wait" to begin his new role as Sky Sports pundit after retiring from boxing.
Jul 14, 10:37
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Nigel Pearson sacked by Leicester City 'because of son's racist sex tape'
Leicester City reportedly sacked manager Nigel Pearson because of a recent racist sex tape in their homeland of Thailand, which involved his son James.
Jul 1, 06:12
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Scunthorpe United sign Tom Hopper
Former Leicester City striker Tom Hopper joins Scunthorpe United, a week after his contract was terminated by the Foxes.
Jun 26, 18:27
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Northampton Town sign goalkeeper Adam Smith
Recently-fired Leicester City goalkeeper Adam Smith signs a two-year deal with League Two side Northampton Town.
Jun 26, 12:47
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Leicester City sack trio after Thailand orgy
Leicester City trio Tom Hopper, Adam Smith and James Pearson are released by the club following their end-of-season behaviour in Thailand, the club confirms.
Jun 17, 18:38
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Thai organisation for sex workers calls for probe into Leicester City orgy vid
An organisation that supports sex workers in Thailand calls for an investigation into the video showing three Leicester City players racially abusing women during an orgy.
Jun 3, 10:06
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Actor Tom Hopper mistaken for Leicester City player involved in orgy video
Actor Tom Hopper receives Twitter abuse as he is mistaken for the Leicester City footballer who was involved in an orgy in Thailand.
Jun 2, 12:18
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Leicester City trio 'face death threats over orgy video'
Leicester City trio James Pearson, Tom Hopper and Adam Smith are the subject of death threats online after they racially abused three Thai women during an orgy.
Jun 2, 10:33