2018–19 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2018–19 AFC Bournemouth season is the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 129th year in existence.^[1] This season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

AFC Bournemouth

2018–19 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	14th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Callum Wilson (14) All: Callum Wilson (15)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 10,986 (20 Oct 2018 v. Southampton)
Lowest home attendance	League: 9,980 (4 Dec 2018 v. Huddersfield Town) All: 9,715 (25 Sep 2018 v. Blackburn Rovers, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	10,532
Biggest win	5-0 (13 Apr 2019 v. Brighton & Hove Albion)
Biggest defeat	0-5 (26 Dec 2018 v. Tottenham Hotspur)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad

As of 9 August 2018^[2][3]

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  POL Artur Boruc 2 DF  ENG Simon Francis (captain)[4] 3 DF  ENG Steve Cook 4 MF  ENG Dan Gosling 5 DF  NED Nathan Aké 6 MF  ENG Andrew Surman (vice-captain)[4] 7 MF  ENG Marc Pugh 8 MF  COL Jefferson Lerma 9 FW  FRA Lys Mousset 10 MF  ENG Jordon Ibe 11 DF  ENG Charlie Daniels 12 GK  ENG Aaron Ramsdale 13 FW  ENG Callum Wilson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ENG Adam Smith 16 MF  ENG Lewis Cook 17 FW  NOR Joshua King 18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe 19 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 20 MF  WAL David Brooks 21 DF  ESP Diego Rico 24 MF  SCO Ryan Fraser 25 DF  ENG Jack Simpson 26 DF  ENG Tyrone Mings 27 GK  BIH Asmir Begović 28 MF  ENG Kyle Taylor

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	AM		David Brooks	Sheffield United	£11,500,000	[5]
24 July 2018	LB		Diego Rico	Leganés	Undisclosed	[6]
7 August 2018	DM		Jefferson Lerma	Levante	Undisclosed	[7]
4 January 2019	FW		Dominic Solanke	Liverpool	£19,000,000	[8]
22 January 2019	CB		Chris Mepham	Brentford	£12,000,000	[9]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Benik Afobe	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£10,000,000	[10]
1 July 2018	GK		Ryan Allsop	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	[11][12]
1 July 2018	CB		Baily Cargill	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	[11][13]
1 July 2018	LW		Max Gradel	Toulouse	Undisclosed	[14]
1 July 2018	GK		Patrick O'Flaherty	Gosport Borough	Released	[11][15]
1 July 2018	LB		Ollie Harfield	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	[11][16]
1 July 2018	CM		Sam Matthews	Bristol Rovers	Released	[11][17]
1 July 2018	CF		Joe Quigley	Maidstone United	Released	[11][18]
1 July 2018	LB		Rhoys Wiggins	Retired	—	[19]
3 July 2018	GK		Adam Federici	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[20]
6 July 2018	CF		Lewis Grabban	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[21]
30 August 2018	CM		Ben Whitfield	Port Vale	Free transfer	[22]
18 January 2019	CM		Matt Worthington	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
4 January 2019	RB		Nathaniel Clyne	Liverpool	31 May 2019	[24]
19 February 2019	GK		Rafal Stefán Daníelsson	Fram Reykjavík	31 May 2019	[25]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
4 July 2018	LW		Mikael Ndjoli	Kilmarnock	31 May 2019	[26][27]
30 July 2018	CF		Sam Surridge	Oldham Athletic	31 May 2019	[28]
7 August 2018	RW		Connor Mahoney	Birmingham City	31 May 2019	[29]
8 August 2018	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Hibernian	1 January 2019	[30][31]
8 August 2018	LB		Brad Smith	Seattle Sounders FC	31 May 2019	[32]
9 August 2018	CM		Harry Arter	Cardiff City	31 May 2019	[33]
31 August 2018	CM		Matt Worthington	Forest Green Rovers	January 2019	[34]
30 October 2018	CF		Jake Scrimshaw	Poole Town	December 2018	[35]
22 December 2018	CB		Brennan Camp	Dorchester Town	27 March 2019	[36][37]
3 January 2019	CF		Jermain Defoe	Rangers	31 May 2020	[38]
4 January 2019	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	AFC Wimbledon	31 May 2019	[39]
11 January 2019	MF		James Boote	Poole Town	31 May 2019	[40]
11 January 2019	RM		Alex Dobre	Yeovil Town	31 May 2019	[41]
15 January 2019	FW		Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton	Salisbury	31 May 2019	[42]
18 January 2019	GK		Jordan Holmes	St Mirren	31 May 2019	[43]
22 January 2019	LW		Marc Pugh	Hull City	31 May 2019	[44]
24 January 2019	DF		Charlie Seaman	Dundee United	31 May 2019	[45]
30 January 2019	RM		Keelan O'Connell	Greenock Morton	31 May 2019	[46]
31 January 2019	CB		Corey Jordan	Eastbourne Borough	31 May 2019	[47]
31 January 2019	CB		Tyrone Mings	Aston Villa	31 May 2019	[48]
31 January 2019	AM		Frank Vincent	Torquay United	31 May 2019	[49]
1 February 2019	CB		Shaun Hobson	Eastleigh	31 May 2019	[50]
28 March 2019	CB		Brennan Camp	Weymouth	31 May 2019	[37]

Pre-season

Sevilla v Bournemouth

14 July 2018 Friendly	Sevilla	1–1	Bournemouth	Murcia, Spain
20:00 CEST	Ben Yedder 25'	Report	Ibe 68'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Levante v Bournemouth

20 July 2018 Friendly	Levante	3–4	Bournemouth	Murcia, Spain
20:00 CEST	Roger 19', 36' Boateng 23'	Report	Hyndman 9' Defoe 13' Simpson 42' L. Cook 86'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Bristol City v Bournemouth

27 July 2018 Friendly	Bristol City	1–1	Bournemouth	Bristol
19:00 BST	Weimann 38'	Report	King 14'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

28 July 2018 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Darikwa 36' Dias 48'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground

Bournemouth v Real Betis

3 August 2018 Friendly	Bournemouth	0–2	Real Betis	Boscombe
19:00 BST		Report	Boudebouz 17' Loren 90+2'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium

Bournemouth v Marseille

4 August 2018 Friendly	Bournemouth	5–2	Marseille	Boscombe
15:00 BST	Smith 1' King 25', 34' Fraser 47' Wilson 50'		Germain 64' Cabella 89'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Crystal Palace	38	14	7	17	51	53	−2	49
13	Newcastle United	38	12	9	17	42	48	−6	45
14	Bournemouth	38	13	6	19	56	70	−14	45
15	Burnley	38	11	7	20	45	68	−23	40
16	Southampton	38	9	12	17	45	65	−20	39

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).

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	13	6	19	56	70	−14	45	8	5	6	30	25	+5	5	1	13	26	45	−19

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L
Position	3	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	6	8	11	8	11	12	12	12	12	10	10	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	14	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[51][52]

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1	Bournemouth	2–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Fraser 24' Daniels  43' Wilson 90'	Report	Peltier  3'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,353 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Bournemouth

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 2	West Ham United	1–2	Bournemouth	Stratford
15:00 BST	Arnautović 33' (pen.) Noble  40' Ogbonna  65' Wilshere  77' Anderson  89' Zabaleta  90+1' Yarmolenko  90+3'	Report	King  59' Wilson 60' S. Cook 66'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,888 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bournemouth v Everton

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 3	Bournemouth	2–2	Everton	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Smith  61' King 75' (pen.) Aké 79'	Report	Richarlison  41' Sigurðsson  55' Walcott 56' Keane 66' Tosun  70' Gueye  81'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,654 Referee: Lee Probert

Chelsea v Bournemouth

1 September 2018 4	Chelsea	2–0	Bournemouth	Fulham
15:00 BST	Alonso  33' Kanté  55' Pedro 72' Hazard 85'	Report	Gosling  20' Lerma  70'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,178 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Leicester City

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 5	Bournemouth	4–2	Leicester City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Fraser 19', 37' Lerma  29' King 41' (pen.) Wilson  71' Gosling  79' Smith 81'	Report	Maguire  12' Morgan  45+2'  69' Schmeichel  70' Maddison 88' (pen.) Albrighton 89'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,543 Referee: Craig Pawson

Burnley v Bournemouth

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6	Burnley	4–0	Bournemouth	Burnley
15:00 BST	Lowton  31' Westwood  56' Vydra 39' Lennon 41' Barnes 83', 88'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,636 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) 7	Bournemouth	2–1	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
20:00 BST	Brooks 5',  29' Stanislas 87' (pen.) Lerma  90'	Report	van Aanholt 55' Townsend  76' Sakho  86' Kouyaté  90' Tomkins  90'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,199 Referee: Mike Dean

Watford v Bournemouth

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8	Watford	0–4	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Cathcart  22' Kabasele  11'  32' Holebas  68' Doucouré  89'	Report	Brooks 14' King 33' (pen.), 45' Wilson 47' Surman  87'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bournemouth v Southampton

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 9	Bournemouth	0–0	Southampton	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Wilson  86'	Report	Bertrand  34' Lemina  41'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Lee Probert

Fulham v Bournemouth

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 10	Fulham	0–3	Bournemouth	Fulham
15:00 BST	Kamara  17' McDonald  51'  73' Mitrović  88'	Report	Wilson 14' (pen.), 85' Brooks 72' S. Cook  74'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,071 Referee: Andre Marriner

Bournemouth v Manchester United

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 11	Bournemouth	1–2	Manchester United	Bournemouth
12:30 GMT	Wilson 11',  64' Lerma  58' Stanislas  63' Smith  83'	Report	Martial 35' Shaw  54' Young  82' Rashford 90+2',  90+3'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Paul Tierney

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Bournemouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Rondón 7', 40',  90+3' Schär  45'	Report	Lerma 45+6' L. Cook  90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,266 Referee: Lee Probert

Bournemouth v Arsenal

25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 13	Bournemouth	1–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
13:30 GMT	King 45+2' Aké  52' Lerma  66'	Report	Papastathopoulos  25' Lerma 30' (o.g.) Aubameyang 67'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester City v Bournemouth

1 December 2018 14	Manchester City	3–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 GMT	B. Silva 16' Sterling 57' Gündoğan 79'	Report	Wilson 44'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,409 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) 15	Bournemouth	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Wilson 5' Fraser 22' Daniels  64' Francis  73' Mousset  90' L. Cook  90+4'	Report	Kongolo 38' Mooy  57' Billing  61'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,980 Referee: Roger East

Bournemouth v Liverpool

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 16	Bournemouth	0–4	Liverpool	Bournemouth
12:30 GMT	Aké  12' Lerma  15'	Report	Salah 25', 48', 77' S. Cook 68' (o.g.) Fabinho  70'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,752 Referee: Lee Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth

15 December 2018 17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Bournemouth	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Jiménez 12' Costa  66' Cavaleiro 90+4'	Report	S. Cook  34' Lerma  39'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,997 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

22 December 2018 18	Bournemouth	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Brooks 21',  43', 77' Lerma  31'	Report	Dunk  62'  73'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,491 Referee: Mike Dean

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 19	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Bournemouth	London
15:00 GMT	Eriksen 16' Son Heung-min 23', 70'  76' Lucas Moura 35' Kane 61' Winks  87'	Report	Lerma  45+4'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 45,154 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Manchester United v Bournemouth

30 December 2018 (2018-12-30) 20	Manchester United	4–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
16:30 GMT	Pogba 5', 33' Young  36' Rashford 45' Herrera  51' Lukaku 72' Bailly  79'	Report	Aké 45+2'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,556 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Watford

2 January 2019 (2019-01-02) 21	Bournemouth	3–3	Watford	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Aké 34' Wilson 37' Fraser 40' Gosling  60'	Report	Deeney 14', 27' Doucouré  29' Sema 38' Capoue  50'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,261 Referee: David Coote

Everton v Bournemouth

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) 22	Everton	2–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
14:15 GMT	Bernard  38' Zouma 61'  66' Keane  65' Gomes  66' Richarlison  84' Calvert-Lewin 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,113 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v West Ham United

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Bournemouth	2–0	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Wilson 53' King 90+1'	Report	Carroll  18'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,495 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bournemouth v Chelsea

30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) 24	Bournemouth	4–0	Chelsea	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	King 47', 74' Brooks 63' Surman  72' Daniels 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,227 Referee: Roger East

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 25	Cardiff City	2–0	Bournemouth	Cardiff
17:30 GMT	Reid 5' (pen.), 46' Bamba  50'	Report	Clyne  50' Smith  75'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 31,939 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Bournemouth

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 26	Liverpool	3–0	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Mané 24' Wijnaldum 34' Salah 48' Matip  61' Robertson  87'	Report	Rico  25' Smith  38'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,178 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 February 2019 27	Bournemouth	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Smith  1' King 14' (pen.), 85' Lerma  70' Gosling  90+4' Boruc  90+5'	Report	Jota  21' Dendoncker  42' Bennett  57' Jiménez  77', 83' (pen.) Neves  85'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,671 Referee: Roger East

Arsenal v Bournemouth

27 February 2019 28	Arsenal	5–1	Bournemouth	Holloway, London
19:45 GMT	Özil 4' Mkhitaryan 27' Sokratis  36' Koscielny 47' Aubameyang 59' Torreira  69' Lacazette 78'	Report	Mousset 30' King  32' Daniels  77'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,618 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Bournemouth v Manchester City

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 29	Bournemouth	0–1	Manchester City	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	King  84'	Report	Mahrez 55' Otamendi  65' Walker  84'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,699 Referee: Kevin Friend

Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 30	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Bournemouth	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Kachunga  38' Stanković  56' Mooy  90'	Report	Wilson 20' Fraser 65'  87'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 31	Bournemouth	2–2	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Lerma  19' Ibe  45+4' King 48' (pen.), 81' Daniels  83'	Report	Pérez  9' Rondón 45+5' Hayden  75' Ritchie 90+4'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Mike Dean

Leicester City v Bournemouth

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 32	Leicester City	2–0	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Morgan 11' Vardy 82'	Report	Gosling  71' Brooks  81'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,530 Referee: Lee Mason

Bournemouth v Burnley

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 33	Bournemouth	1–3	Burnley	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Barnes 4' (o.g.) Clyne  29' Smith  90+5'	Report	Wood 18' Westwood 20' Hendrick  32' Barnes  35', 56' Mee  78'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,446 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 34	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–5	Bournemouth	Falmer
15:00 BST	Andone  50' Knockaert  68' Bissouma  78'	Report	Aké  22' Gosling 33',  64' Mepham  50' Fraser 55' Boruc  71' Brooks 74' Wilson 82' Stanislas 90+2'	Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 30,460 Referee: Kevin Friend

Bournemouth v Fulham

20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 35	Bournemouth	0–1	Fulham	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	S. Cook  80'	Report	Mitrović 53' (pen.),  75' Chambers  59' Rico  90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,511 Referee: David Coote

Southampton v Bournemouth

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 36	Southampton	3–3	Bournemouth	Southampton
15:00 BST	Long 12',  35' Romeu  26' Ward-Prowse 55' Targett 67'	Report	Gosling 20',  45+2' Wilson 32', 86'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,310 Referee: Graham Scott

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 37	Bournemouth	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
12:30 BST	Aké 90+1' Lerma  90+4'	Report	Dier  11' Alderweireld  23' Sissoko  40' Son  43' Foyth  48' Wanyama  90+3' Alli  90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,630 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 38	Crystal Palace	5–3	Bournemouth	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Batshuayi 24', 32' Simpson 37' (o.g.) Milivojević  63' van Aanholt 65' McArthur  69' Zaha  79' Townsend 80'	Report	Lerma 45' Ibe 56' King 73'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,433 Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[53]

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Bournemouth	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boscombe
12:30 GMT	Pugh 55' Surman  84' S. Cook  90'	Report	Stephens  22' Knockaert 31' Bissouma 34' Andone 64'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,522 Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[54] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.^[55] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.^[56] The draw for the quarter-final was made live on Sky Sports by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on 31 October.^[57]

Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Bournemouth	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Boscombe
19:45 BST	Mousset 15' Fraser 37' Ibe 90+1'	Report	Lewington  57'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,747 Referee: James Linington

Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round	Bournemouth	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Boscombe
19:45 BST	Stanislas 14' Ibe 58' (pen.) Wilson 90+4'	Report	Conway 64' (pen.) Armstrong 72' (pen.) Williams  90+4'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,715 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bournemouth v Norwich City

30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Fourth round	Bournemouth	2–1	Norwich City	Boscombe
19:45 BST	Stanislas 39' S. Cook 72'	Report	Hernández 70'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,331 Referee: Lee Mason

Chelsea v Bournemouth

19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) Quarter-final	Chelsea	1–0	Bournemouth	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Fàbregas  60' Hazard 84'	Report	Stanislas  57' Simpson  65'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,432 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Squad statistics

As of 12 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	POL	Artur Boruc	17	0	12	0	1	0	4	0
27	GK	BIH	Asmir Begović	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	IRL	Mark Travers	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Simon Francis	20	0	13+4	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	35	2	31	1	1	0	2+1	1
5	DF	NED	Nathan Aké	39	4	38	4	0	0	1	0
11	DF	ENG	Charlie Daniels	24	1	17+4	1	0+1	0	2	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	26	1	25	1	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	16	0	5+7	0	1	0	3	0
23	DF	ENG	Nathaniel Clyne	15	0	13+1	0	1	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	11	0	4+2	0	1	0	3+1	0
33	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	13	0	10+3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	26	2	19+6	2	0	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Andrew Surman	20	0	16+2	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	COL	Jefferson Lerma	32	2	29+1	2	0	0	2	0
10	MF	ENG	Jordon Ibe	24	3	9+10	1	1	0	4	2
16	MF	ENG	Lewis Cook	15	0	8+5	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	ENG	Junior Stanislas	27	4	11+12	2	0+1	0	3	2
20	MF	WAL	David Brooks	33	7	29+1	7	0+1	0	1+1	0
22	MF	USA	Emerson Hyndman	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Ryan Fraser	42	8	35+3	7	1	0	1+2	1
28	MF	ENG	Kyle Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	FRA	Lys Mousset	28	2	1+23	1	1	0	3	1
13	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	33	15	29+1	14	0	0	1+2	1
17	FW	NOR	Joshua King	38	12	34+1	12	0	0	0+3	0
29	FW	ENG	Dominic Solanke	10	0	2+8	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	ENG	Sam Surridge	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
7	MF	ENG	Marc Pugh	3	1	0	0	1	1	1+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Jermain Defoe	8	0	0+4	0	0	0	3+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	7	0	2+3	0	0	0	2	0