2023–24 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2023–24 season was the 122nd season in the history of AFC Bournemouth, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their seventh season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Bournemouth

2023–24 season
Owner	Black Knight Football Club
Chairman	Bill Foley
Head coach	Andoni Iraola
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Dominic Solanke (19) All: Dominic Solanke (21)
Highest home attendance	11,229 v Manchester United, Premier League, 13 April 2024
Lowest home attendance	10,166 v Swansea City, FA Cup, 25 January 2024
Average home league attendance	11,108
Biggest win	5–0 v Swansea City, FA Cup, 25 January 2024
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Manchester City, Premier League, 4 November 2023
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

No.	Player	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Neto	GK		Araxá	(1989-07-19) 19 July 1989 (age 36)	Barcelona	7 August 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2026
12	Darren Randolph	GK		Bray	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 38)	West Ham United	26 January 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2024
20	Ionuț Radu	GK		Bucharest	(1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 28)	Inter Milan	27 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
42	Mark Travers	GK		Maynooth	(1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 26)	Shamrock Rovers	6 July 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
	Callan McKenna	GK		Rutherglen	(2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 18)	Queen's Park	1 February 2024	£300,000
Defenders
2	Ryan Fredericks	RB		Hammersmith	(1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 32)	West Ham United	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2024
3	Milos Kerkez	LB		Vrbas	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 21)	AZ	20 July 2023	£15,500,000	30 June 2027
5	Lloyd Kelly	CB		Bristol	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)	Bristol City	1 July 2019	£13,000,000	30 June 2024
6	Chris Mepham	CB		Harrow	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)	Brentford	22 January 2019	£12,000,000	30 June 2025
15	Adam Smith	RB		Leytonstone	(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 34)	Tottenham Hotspur	28 January 2014	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
23	James Hill	CB		Bristol	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23)	Fleetwood Town	5 January 2022	£1,000,000	30 June 2026
25	Marcos Senesi	CB		Concordia	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28)	Feyenoord	8 August 2022	£13,500,000	30 June 2026
27	Illia Zabarnyi	CB		Kyiv	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)	Dynamo Kyiv	31 January 2023	£24,000,000	30 June 2028
35	Owen Bevan	CB		Winchester	(2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
37	Max Aarons	RB		Hammersmith	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 25)	Norwich City	10 August 2023	£7,000,000	30 June 2027
48	Max Kinsey	CB			(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)	Southampton	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
Midfielders
4	Lewis Cook	CM		York	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28)	Leeds United	8 July 2016	£6,000,000	30 June 2026
8	Romain Faivre	RM		Asnières-sur-Seine	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 27)	Lyon	13 July 2023	£12,800,000	30 June 2027
10	Ryan Christie	AM		Inverness	(1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 30)	Celtic	31 August 2021	£2,500,000	30 June 2027
14	Alex Scott	CM		Guernsey	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21)	Bristol City	10 August 2023	£25,000,000	30 June 2028
16	Marcus Tavernier	LM		Leeds	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 26)	Middlesbrough	1 August 2022	£12,500,000	30 June 2027
18	Tyler Adams	DM		Wappinger	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 26)	Leeds United	20 August 2023	£23,000,000	30 June 2028
29	Philip Billing	CM		Copenhagen	(1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 29)	Huddersfield Town	29 July 2019	£15,000,000	30 June 2027
49	Dominic Sadi	CM		Enfield	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21)	West Ham United	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Dominic Solanke	CF		Reading	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)	Liverpool	4 January 2019	£19,000,000	30 June 2027
11	Dango Ouattara	RW		Ouagadougou	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 23)	Lorient	19 January 2023	£20,000,000	30 June 2028
17	Luis Sinisterra	LW		Santander de Quilichao	(1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 26)	Leeds United	9 February 2024	£20,000,000
19	Justin Kluivert	LW		Amsterdam	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 26)	Roma	23 June 2023	£9,500,000	30 June 2027
24	Antoine Semenyo	CF		London	(2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 25)	Bristol City	27 January 2023	£10,500,000	30 June 2027
26	Enes Ünal	FW		Osmangazi	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28)	Getafe	1 February 2024	Loan	30 June 2024
Out on loan
7	David Brooks	RW		Warrington	(1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 28)	Sheffield United	1 July 2018	£11,500,000	30 June 2026
13	Emiliano Marcondes	AM		Hvidovre	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 30)	Brentford	3 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2024
21	Kieffer Moore	CF		Torquay	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 33)	Cardiff City	31 January 2022	£5,000,000	30 June 2025
22	Hamed Traorè	AM		Abidjan	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)	Sassuolo	1 July 2023	£20,000,000	30 June 2027
32	Jaidon Anthony	LW		Hackney	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25)	Arsenal	1 July 2016	Free transfer	30 June 2027
40	Will Dennis	GK			(2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25)	Academy	1 August 2021	—	30 June 2026
43	Ben Greenwood	LB		Frimley	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2024
51	Daniel Adu-Adjei	FW			(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 20)	Academy	21 February 2023	—	30 June 2025
—	Gavin Kilkenny	CM		Dublin	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25)	St. Kevin's Boys	1 August 2016	Free transfer	30 June 2025
—	Jamal Lowe	RW		Harrow	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 31)	Swansea City	31 August 2021	£1,500,000	30 June 2024
—	Joe Rothwell	CM		Manchester	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 30)	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2026

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
23 June 2023	LW	Justin Kluivert	Roma	£9,500,000	[1]
1 July 2023	AM	Hamed Traorè	Sassuolo	£20,000,000	[2]
13 July 2023	RM	Romain Faivre	Lyon	£12,800,000	[3]
20 July 2023	LB	Milos Kerkez	AZ	£15,500,000	[4]
10 August 2023	CM	Alex Scott	Bristol City	£25,000,000	[5][6]
10 August 2023	RB	Max Aarons	Norwich City	£7,000,000	[7]
20 August 2023	DM	Tyler Adams	Leeds United	£23,000,000	[8][9]
1 February 2024	GK	Callan McKenna	Queen's Park	£300,000	[10]
9 February 2024	LW	Luis Sinisterra	Leeds United	£20,000,000	[11]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2023	CF	Christian Saydee	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[12]
30 June 2023	LB	Jordan Zemura	Udinese	Free	[13]
8 July 2023	CM	Ben Pearson	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[14]
14 July 2023	LW	Siriki Dembélé	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[15]
27 January 2024	CM	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	Hibernian	Undisclosed	[16]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref.
27 July 2023	GK	Ionuț Radu	Inter Milan	End of season	[17]
1 September 2023	LW	Luis Sinisterra	Leeds United	9 February 2024[a]	[18]
1 February 2024	CF	Enes Ünal	Getafe	End of season	[19]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref.
1 July 2023	GK	Will Dennis	Kilmarnock	End of season	[20]
13 July 2023	RM	Romain Faivre	Lorient	31 January 2024[b]	[21][22]
27 July 2023	GK	Billy Terrell	Dover Athletic	9 January 2024[c]	[23][24]
27 July 2023	GK	Mark Travers	Stoke City	27 October 2023[d]	[25][26]
19 August 2023	LW	Baylin Johnson	Lecce	9 January 2024[e]	[27][28]
19 August 2023	DM	Ben Winterburn	AFC Totton	End of season	[29]
25 August 2023	CB	Owen Bevan	Cheltenham Town	2 January 2024[f]	[30][31]
31 August 2023	CB	James Hill	Blackburn Rovers	10 January 2024[g]	[32][33]
1 September 2023	LW	Jaidon Anthony	Leeds United	End of season	[18]
1 September 2023	RW	Jamal Lowe	Swansea City	End of season	[34]
20 September 2023	GK	Mack Allan	Hythe & Dibden	End of season	[35]
17 November 2023	LB	Archie Harris	Torquay United	16 December 2023	[36]
5 January 2024	AM	Ferdinand Okoh	Hayes & Yeading United	End of season	[37]
9 January 2024	GK	Billy Terrell	Dartford	End of season	[24]
12 January 2024	CM	Jack Wadham	Worthing	End of season	[38]
15 January 2024	CM	Joe Rothwell	Southampton	End of season	[39]
17 January 2024	AM	Hamed Traorè	Napoli	End of season	[40]
22 January 2024	AM	Emiliano Marcondes	Hibernian	End of season	[41]
30 January 2024	RW	David Brooks	Southampton	End of season	[42]
1 February 2024	CF	Daniel Adu-Adjei	Leyton Orient	End of season	[43]
1 February 2024	CB	Owen Bevan	Hibernian	23 February 2024[h]	[44][45]
1 February 2024	LB	Ben Greenwood	Eastleigh	End of season	[46]
1 February 2024	CM	Gavin Kilkenny	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[47]
1 February 2024	CF	Kieffer Moore	Ipswich Town	End of season	[48]
19 March 2024	CF	Jonny Stuttle	Wimborne Town	30 April 2024	[49]
28 March 2024	CB	Harry Redknapp	Dorchester Town	30 April 2024	[50]
31 March 2024	DM	Ben Winterburn	Weymouth	30 April 2024	[51]

1. On 9 February 2024, the club made the transfer permanent.
2. On 31 January, Faivre was recalled from his season-long loan at Lorient.
3. On 9 January, Terrell was recalled from his season-long loan at Dover. He was subsequently loaned to Dartford.
4. On 27 October, Travers was recalled from his season-long loan at Stoke.
5. On 9 January, Johnson was recalled from his season-long loan at Lecce.
6. On 2 January, Bevan was recalled from his season-long loan at Cheltenham due to injury. He was subsequently loaned to Hibernian.
7. On 10 January, Hill was recalled from his season-long loan at Blackburn.
8. On 23 February, Bevan was recalled from his loan at Hibernian due to injury.

Released

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2023	DM	Jefferson Lerma	Crystal Palace	1 July 2023	[52][53]
	RB	Jack Stacey	Norwich City	1 July 2023	[54][55]
	CB	Josh Popoola	Stockport County	31 July 2023	[56][57]
	CB	Chris Francis	Crystal Palace	1 August 2023	[56][58]
	RB	Brooklyn Genesini	Swindon Town	8 August 2023	[56][59]
	CM	Matt Burgess	Bognor Regis	11 August 2023	[56][60]
	GK	Oliver Camis	Currently unattached		[56]
	RW	Marcus Daws	Currently unattached		[56]
	RB	Tarik Gidaree	Currently unattached		[56]
	LW	Junior Stanislas	None (Retired)		[61]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 June, Bournemouth announced two home friendlies, against Lorient and Atalanta.^[62] A day later, two further friendlies were added along with a training camp in Marbella.^[63] A fifth friendly was also added to the pre-season schedule, against Southampton.^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bournemouth v Hibernian

13 July 2023 Friendly	Bournemouth	4–0	Hibernian	Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST 17:00 BST	Brooks 6' Anthony 13' Billing 67', 86'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Bournemouth

16 July 2023 Friendly	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–0	Bournemouth	Marbella, Spain
18:00 CEST 17:00 BST	Abu Farhi 85'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Southampton v Bournemouth

25 July 2023 Friendly	Southampton	2–3	Bournemouth	Southampton
19:45 BST	Charles 44' S. Armstrong 65'	Report	Ouattara 15' Christie 17' Brooks 86'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 13,049 Referee: James Linington

Bournemouth v Atalanta

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bournemouth	1–3	Atalanta	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Senesi 38'	Report	Mæhle 7' Koopmeiners 36' Latte Lath 86'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Bournemouth v Lorient

5 August 2023 Friendly	Bournemouth	2–0	Lorient	Bournemouth
17:00 BST	Brooks 37' Moore 85'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Andrew Madley

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	12th	38	13	9	16	54	67	−13	034.21
FA Cup	6 January 2024	27 February 2024	Third round	Fifth round	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	066.67
EFL Cup	29 August 2023	1 November 2023	Second round	Fourth round	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	066.67
Total					44	17	9	18	68	74	−6	038.64

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2023–24 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	−1	49
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	12	14	55	62	−7	48
12	Bournemouth	38	13	9	16	54	67	−13	48
13	Fulham	38	13	8	17	55	61	−6	47
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	13	7	18	50	65	−15	46

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[65]

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	9	16	54	67	−13	48	7	6	6	27	28	−1	6	3	10	27	39	−12

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	172	30	31	32	33	34	293	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L
Position	10	14	16	16	15	17	18	19	19	17	18	161	16	16	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	10	10	10	11	12
Points	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	9	12	13	16	19	22	25	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	31	32	35	38	41	41	42	42	45	48	48	48	48

Source: Soccerway

• ¹ Bournemouth were originally 17th at the end of Matchday 12. On 17 November 2023, Everton were deducted 10 points, subsequently bringing Bournemouth up to 16th.
• ² Matchday 17 (vs Luton Town) was rescheduled and replayed in full due to a Tom Lockyer cardiac arrest which happened during the original match.
• ³ Matchday 29 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers) was originally due to be played on 16 March 2024, but was postponed due to Wolves' involvement in the FA Cup.

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 15 June 2023, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bournemouth v West Ham United

12 August 2023 1	Bournemouth	1–1	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Solanke 82' Mepham  90+7'	Report	Bowen  39', 51' Antonio  49' Emerson  87' Paquetá  90+4'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,189 Referee: Peter Bankes

Liverpool v Bournemouth

19 August 2023 2	Liverpool	3–1	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Alisson  9' Díaz 27' Salah 36', 36' Mac Allister  58' Jota 62'	Report	Semenyo 3',  16' Anthony  26' Neto  35'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 49,699 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

26 August 2023 3	Bournemouth	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
12:30 BST	Kelly  45+1'	Report	Maddison 17' Bissouma  53' Richarlison  54' Kulusevski 63' Perišić  71'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,567 Referee: Tim Robinson

Brentford v Bournemouth

2 September 2023 4	Brentford	2–2	Bournemouth	Brentford
15:00 BST	Jensen 7',  69' Mbeumo 90+3'	Report	Solanke 30' Aarons  51' Neto  64' Brooks 77'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,973 Referee: Bobby Madley

Bournemouth v Chelsea

17 September 2023 5	Bournemouth	0–0	Chelsea	Bournemouth
14:00 BST	Kerkez  62'	Report	Sterling  4' Mudryk  41' Disasi  76' Jackson  80' Chilwell  90+5'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,421 Referee: David Coote

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

24 September 2023 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Bournemouth	Falmer
14:00 BST	Veltman  37' Kerkez 45+2' (o.g.) Gilmour  45+3' Mitoma 46', 77' Dunk  75'	Report	Solanke 25' Zabarnyi  41' Brooks  89' Senesi  90+6'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,617 Referee: John Brooks

Bournemouth v Arsenal

30 September 2023 7	Bournemouth	0–4	Arsenal	Bournemouth
15:00 BST		Report	Saka 17' Havertz  33', 53' (pen.) Ødegaard 44' (pen.) White 90+3'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Everton v Bournemouth

7 October 2023 8	Everton	3–0	Bournemouth	Walton
15:00 BST	Garner 8' Young  11' Harrison 37' Doucouré 60'	Report	Solanke  58' Neto  60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,815 Referee: David Coote

Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 October 2023 9	Bournemouth	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Solanke 17' Zabarnyi  34' Scott  45+2' Cook  54'	Report	Cunha  42', 47' Kilman  45+3' Hwang  54' Traoré  83' Kalajdžić 88' Neto  89' Sarabia  90+1'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,175 Referee: Paul Tierney

Bournemouth v Burnley

28 October 2023 10	Bournemouth	2–1	Burnley	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Semenyo 22' Billing 76',  77' Ouattara  84'	Report	Taylor 11',  56' Cullen  28' Al-Dakhil  67'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,152 Referee: Sam Barrott

Manchester City v Bournemouth

4 November 2023 11	Manchester City	6–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Doku 30' Silva 33', 83' Akanji 37' Foden 64' Aké 88'	Report	Billing  32' Sinisterra 74'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,358 Referee: Craig Pawson

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

11 November 2023 12	Bournemouth	2–0	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
17:30 GMT	Cook  57' Solanke 60', 73' Senesi  86'	Report	Lascelles  85'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,201 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Sheffield United v Bournemouth

25 November 2023 13	Sheffield United	1–3	Bournemouth	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Norwood  22' Thomas  51' Baldock  69' Robinson  70' McBurnie 90+7'	Report	Tavernier 12', 51' Kluivert 45+3' Billing  70'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,208 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

3 December 2023 14	Bournemouth	2–2	Aston Villa	Bournemouth
14:00 GMT	Semenyo 10',  17' Kluivert  12' Senesi  45+4' Solanke 52' Christie  54' Kerkez  84'	Report	Bailey 20' Torres  30' Zaniolo  43' Durán  84' Watkins 90'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,191 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

6 December 2023 15	Crystal Palace	0–2	Bournemouth	Selhurst
19:30 GMT	Édouard  45'	Report	Senesi 25',  53' Zabarnyi  63' Ouattara  83' Moore 90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,104 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester United v Bournemouth

9 December 2023 16	Manchester United	0–3	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Reguilón  30' Højlund  60' Fernandes  84'	Report	Solanke 5' Tavernier  27' Billing 68' Senesi 73'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,427 Referee: Peter Bankes

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

23 December 2023 18	Nottingham Forest	2–3	Bournemouth	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Boly  5'  23' Elanga 47' Wood 74'	Report	Scott  31' Solanke 51', 58', 90+4' Semenyo  65' Christie  68'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,188 Referee: Robert Jones

Bournemouth v Fulham

26 December 2023 19	Bournemouth	3–0	Fulham	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Kluivert 44' Solanke 62' (pen.) Sinisterra 90+3'	Report	Leno  62' Pereira  62'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,099 Referee: Tim Robinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

31 December 2023 20	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Bournemouth	Tottenham
14:00 GMT	Sarr 9' Skipp  56' Son Heung-min 71' Richarlison 80' Emerson  87' Lo Celso  90+3'	Report	Kluivert  25' Senesi  79' Scott 84' Semenyo  84'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,780 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bournemouth v Liverpool

21 January 2024 21	Bournemouth	0–4	Liverpool	Bournemouth
16:30 GMT	Cook  59'	Report	Núñez 49', 90+3',  90+7' Bradley  66' Jota 70', 79'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Andrew Madley

West Ham United v Bournemouth

1 February 2024 22	West Ham United	1–1	Bournemouth	Stratford
19:30 GMT	Ward-Prowse 61' (pen.) Bowen  70'	Report	Solanke 3' Christie  67' Cook  83' Faivre  90+7'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,451 Referee: Tim Robinson

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

4 February 2024 23	Bournemouth	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Bournemouth
14:00 GMT	Kluivert 5',  35' Senesi  23' Billing  84' Neto  85'	Report	Hudson-Odoi 45' Omobamidele  55' Yates  73'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Fulham v Bournemouth

10 February 2024 24	Fulham	3–1	Bournemouth	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Decordova-Reid 6' Muniz 36', 52' Wilson  90+4'	Report	Senesi 50' Solanke  62' Smith  81'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,271 Referee: Darren England

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

17 February 2024 25	Newcastle United	2–2	Bournemouth	Newcastle
15:00 GMT	Gordon 58' (pen.) Schär  87' Ritchie 90+2'	Report	Christie  44' Solanke 51' Senesi  52' Zabarnyi  62' Semenyo 69'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,224 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bournemouth v Manchester City

24 February 2024 26	Bournemouth	0–1	Manchester City	Bournemouth
17:30 GMT	Cook  38' Senesi  70'	Report	Foden 24' Silva  87' De Bruyne  90+6'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Burnley v Bournemouth

3 March 2024 27	Burnley	0–2	Bournemouth	Burnley
13:00 GMT	O'Shea  1' Vitinho  68'	Report	Kluivert 13',  44' Semenyo  42', 88' Tavernier  68' Smith  84'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,713 Referee: David Coote

Bournemouth v Sheffield United

9 March 2024 28	Bournemouth	2–2	Sheffield United	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Kerkez  10' Solanke 14' Smith  15' Ouattara 74' Mepham  88' Ünal 90+1'	Report	Hamer 27',  36' McBurnie  61' Robinson 64' Grbić  72' Brereton  80' Norwood  88'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,074 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Luton Town

13 March 2024 17	Bournemouth	4–3	Luton Town	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	Solanke 50' Zabarnyi 62' Semenyo 64', 83' Smith  69'	Report	Chong 9' Clark  30' Ogbene 31',  66' Barkley 45+1'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,198 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: This fixture is rearranged from the abandoned match from Matchweek 17 that originally took place on 16 December 2023.

Bournemouth v Everton

30 March 2024 30	Bournemouth	2–1	Everton	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Solanke  30', 64' Coleman 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Onana  42' Tarkowski  76' Beto 87'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,207 Referee: Sam Barrott

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

2 April 2024 31	Bournemouth	1–0	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Tavernier  63' Semenyo  68' Kluivert 79' Kelly  90+3'	Report	Andersen  35' Hughes  59'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,207 Referee: Graham Scott

Luton Town v Bournemouth

6 April 2024 32	Luton Town	2–1	Bournemouth	Luton
15:00 BST	Clark 73' Morris 90'	Report	Tavernier 52'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,797 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bournemouth v Manchester United

13 April 2024 33	Bournemouth	2–2	Manchester United	Bournemouth
17:30 BST	Solanke 16' Senesi  33' Kluivert 36' Christie  86' Cook  86' Neto  90+1'	Report	Fernandes 31', 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,229 Referee: Tony Harrington

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

21 April 2024 34	Aston Villa	3–1	Bournemouth	Aston
15:00 BST	Rogers 45+1' Diaby 57' Bailey 78' Cash  87'	Report	Smith  21' Solanke 31' (pen.) Senesi  37' Zabarnyi  55'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,189 Referee: Tim Robinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth

24 April 2024 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Bournemouth	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Semedo  23' Aït-Nouri  44' Doherty  61' Cunha  69'	Report	Semenyo 37' Kerkez  79' Ünal  90+2'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,541 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 16 March, but was postponed due to Wolverhampton Wanderers' FA Cup involvement.

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 April 2024 35	Bournemouth	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bournemouth
14:00 BST	Senesi  8', 13' Ünal 52' Kluivert  57', 87'	Report	Gilmour  59' Barco  66'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,188 Referee: Paul Tierney

Arsenal v Bournemouth

4 May 2024 36	Arsenal	3–0	Bournemouth	Holloway
12:30 BST	Saka 45' (pen.) Partey  59' Havertz  60' Trossard 70' Rice 90+7'	Report	Scott  21' Smith  84' Christie  90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,348 Referee: David Coote

Bournemouth v Brentford

11 May 2024 37	Bournemouth	1–2	Brentford	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Senesi  45+1' Ouattara  56' Solanke 89'	Report	Jensen  85' Mbeumo 86' Wissa 90+5' Toney  90+8'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,154 Referee: Matt Donohue

Chelsea v Bournemouth

19 May 2024 38	Chelsea	2–1	Bournemouth	Fulham
16:00 BST	Caicedo 17' Cucurella  27' Sterling 48' Gusto  78'	Report	Semenyo  27' Kerkez  30' Badiashile 49' (o.g.) Senesi  80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,724 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Abandoned match with Luton Town

On 16 December 2023, during the match at home against Luton Town, defender Tom Lockyer of Luton Town collapsed due to a cardiac arrest in the 59th minute of the match resulting in the match being abandoned in the 65th minute.^[67] On 20 December 2023, the Premier League ruled the match would be replayed in full at a later date.^[68] On 7 February 2024, it was announced that the rearranged fixture would take place on 13 March 2024.^[69]

Bournemouth v Luton Town

16 December 2023 17	Bournemouth	1–1 Abandoned	Luton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Solanke 58'	[70]	Adebayo 3' Doughty  12'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Bournemouth were drawn away to EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the third round.^[71][72] They were drawn at home against another Championship side, Swansea City, in the fourth round, having previously faced The Swans in the second round of the season's EFL Cup.^[73][74] They were given another home tie against a Championship side in the fifth round, this time being drawn against Leicester City, where they were eliminated from the competition after losing in extra time.^[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth

6 January 2024 Third round	Queens Park Rangers	2–3	Bournemouth	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 40' Dykes 42'	Report	Billing  17' Tavernier 48' Moore 58' Aarons  59' Kluivert 69' Cook  87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,725 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Bournemouth v Swansea City

25 January 2024 Fourth round	Bournemouth	5–0	Swansea City	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Kelly 7' Scott 10',  79' Sinisterra 14' Brooks 35' Solanke 44',  45'	Report	Wood  6' Ashby  63' Allen  66' Fulton  76'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,166 Referee: Darren England

Bournemouth v Leicester City

27 February 2024 Fifth round	Bournemouth	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	Ünal  35' Senesi  57' Scott  87' Kluivert  109'	Report	Raikhy  37' Doyle  51' Fatawu  96', 105' Pereira  112' Justin  115'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,872 Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Swansea City.^[76] They were then drawn at home to Stoke City in the third round,^[77] and at home to Liverpool in the fourth round, where they were eliminated from the competition after defeat.^[78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Swansea City v Bournemouth

29 August 2023 Second round	Swansea City	2–3	Bournemouth	Landore
19:30 BST	Grimes 9' (pen.) Ginnelly  24' Abdulai  52' Naughton  53' Paterson 79'	Report	Brooks  21', 55' Senesi  39' Traorè 68' Solanke  86' Christie 90+1' Kerkez  90+5'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bournemouth v Stoke City

27 September 2023 Third round	Bournemouth	2–0	Stoke City	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Solanke 51' Rothwell 54'	Report	Pearson  67' Wilmot  79'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,282 Referee: Graham Scott

Bournemouth v Liverpool

1 November 2023 Fourth round	Bournemouth	1–2	Liverpool	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Kerkez  53' Scott  55' Kluivert 64'	Report	Gakpo 31',  55' Núñez 70'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,116 Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Neto	32	0	32	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	HUN	Milos Kerkez	33	0	22+6	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Lewis Cook	38	0	32+1	0	3	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Lloyd Kelly	25	1	17+6	0	1	1	1	0
6	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	13	0	6+4	0	1	0	2	0
8	MF	FRA	Romain Faivre	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Dominic Solanke	42	21	37+1	19	1	1	1+2	1
10	MF	SCO	Ryan Christie	43	1	35+2	0	1+2	0	1+2	1
11	MF	BFA	Dango Ouattara	32	1	12+18	1	1	0	1	0
14	MF	ENG	Alex Scott	27	2	11+12	1	3	1	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	31	0	25+3	0	1	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Marcus Tavernier	35	4	25+5	3	1+2	1	0+2	0
17	MF	COL	Luis Sinisterra	23	3	7+13	2	3	1	0	0
18	MF	USA	Tyler Adams	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	36	9	26+6	7	0+2	1	1+1	1
20	GK	ROU	Ionuț Radu	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
23	DF	ENG	James Hill	6	0	1+4	0	1	0	0	0
24	FW	GHA	Antoine Semenyo	36	8	25+8	8	0+1	0	2	0
25	DF	ARG	Marcos Senesi	36	4	26+5	4	3	0	2	0
26	FW	TUR	Enes Ünal	17	2	2+14	2	1	0	0	0
27	DF	UKR	Illia Zabarnyi	42	1	37	1	2+1	0	2	0
29	MF	DEN	Philip Billing	33	2	13+16	2	2	0	2	0
37	DF	ENG	Max Aarons	23	0	13+7	0	1	0	1+1	0
42	GK	IRL	Mark Travers	7	0	4	0	3	0	0	0
49	MF	ENG	Dominic Sadi	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season
7	MF	WAL	David Brooks	18	3	2+11	1	2	1	2+1	1
8	MF	ENG	Joe Rothwell	13	1	3+8	0	0	0	2	1
21	FW	WAL	Kieffer Moore	12	2	0+8	1	1+1	1	1+1	0
22	MF	CIV	Hamed Traorè	6	1	0+3	0	0	0	2+1	1
26	MF	IRL	Gavin Kilkenny	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	FW	ENG	Jaidon Anthony	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0
51	FW	ENG	Daniel Adu-Adjei	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0