2017–18 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

AFC Bournemouth

2017–18 season

Owner

Maxim Demin

Chairman

Jeff Mostyn

Manager

Eddie Howe

Stadium

Dean Court

← 2016–17

2018–19 →

The 2017–18 A.F.C. Bournemouth season is the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 128th year in existence.^[1] This season Bournemouth will participate in the Premier League as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-team squad

As of 23 July 2017.^[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Artur Boruc
2	DF	Simon Francis (captain)
3	DF	Steve Cook
4	MF	Dan Gosling
5	DF	Nathan Aké
6	MF	Andrew Surman (vice-captain)
7	MF	Marc Pugh
8	MF	Harry Arter
9	FW	Benik Afobe
10	FW	Max Gradel
11	DF	Charlie Daniels
12	GK	Aaron Ramsdale
13	FW	Callum Wilson
14	DF	Brad Smith
15	DF	Adam Smith

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Lewis Cook
17	MF	Joshua King
18	FW	Jermain Defoe
19	MF	Junior Stanislas
22	MF	Emerson Hyndman
23	MF	Connor Mahoney
24	MF	Ryan Fraser
26	DF	Tyrone Mings
27	GK	Asmir Begović
29	DF	Rhoys Wiggins
31	FW	Lys Mousset
32	GK	Adam Federici
33	MF	Jordon Ibe
38	DF	Baily Cargill

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB	Nathan Aké	Chelsea	£20,000,000	^[3]
1 July 2017	GK	Asmir Begović	Chelsea	£10,000,000	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	Free	^[5]^[6]
1 July 2017	MF	Frankie Vincent	Barnet	Free	^[7]
4 July 2017	RM	Connor Mahoney	Blackburn Rovers	Compensation	^[8]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Callum Buckley	Weymouth	Released	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	DF	Jake McCarthy	Free agent	Released	^[9]
1 July 2017	MF	Matt Neale	Free agent	Released	^[9]
8 August 2017	RW	Harry Cornick	Luton Town	Undisclosed	^[11]

↑ Callum Buckley joined Weymouth following his release.^[10]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
7 July 2017	GK	Mark Travers	Weymouth	January 2018	^[12]
18 July 2017	GK	Ryan Allsop	Blackpool	30 June 2018	^[13]
24 July 2017	RB	Jordan Lee	Torquay United	January 2018	^[14]
26 July 2017	CF	Lewis Grabban	Sunderland	30 June 2018	^[15]
3 August 2017	FW	Sam Surridge	Yeovil Town	30 June 2018	^[16]
4 August 2017	CM	Ben Whitfield	Port Vale	January 2018	^[17]
8 August 2017	CM	Sam Matthews	Eastleigh	January 2018	^[18]

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: £30,000,000

Winter:

Total: £30,000,000

Income

Summer:

Winter:

Total:

Net Totals

Summer: £30,000,000

Winter:

Total: £30,000,000

Competitions

Pre-season

As of 1 July 2017, AFC Bournemouth have announced six pre-season friendlies against Queens Park Rangers,^[19] Yeovil Town,^[20] Portsmouth, Valencia,^[21] Estoril Praia^[22] and Napoli.^[23]

15 July 2017	Estoril Praia	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST	Eduardo 65'	Report	Ibe 54' Gradel 71'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

22 July 2017	Portsmouth	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Milton
15:00 BST	Chaplin 52'	Report	Mousset 9' Afobe 54'	Stadium: Fratton Park

29 July 2017	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Shepherd's Bush
15:00		Report	Ibe 41'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Andy Davies

30 July 2017	AFC Bournemouth	0–1	Valencia	Bournemouth
15:00 BST		Report	Orellana 72'	Stadium: Dean Court

2 August 2017	Yeovil Town	1–3	AFC Bournemouth	Yeovil
19:45 BST	Davies 15'	Report	Mousset 29' Afobe 35', 53'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,473 Referee: John Busby

6 August 2017	AFC Bournemouth	2-2	Napoli	Bournemouth
19:30 BST	Afobe 52' Francis 76'	Report	Mertens 30' Zieliński 83'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Stuart Attwell

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
15	Leicester City	1	1	3	4	−1
16	Chelsea	1	1	2	3	−1
17	AFC Bournemouth	1	1	0	1	−1
18	Stoke City	1	1	0	1	−1	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	1	0	2	−2	Relegation to the EFL Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. 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).^[24]

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3
Ground	A	H	H
Result
Position

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 14 June 2017, AFC Bournemouth's 2017/18 Premier League fixtures was announced.^[25]^[26]

12 August 2017 1	West Bromwich Albion	v	AFC Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Hawthorns

19 August 2017 2	AFC Bournemouth	v	Watford	Bournemouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dean Court

26 August 2017 3	AFC Bournemouth	v	Manchester City	Bournemouth
12:30 BST				Stadium: Dean Court

09 September 2017 4	Arsenal	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Emirates Stadium

15 September 2017 5	AFC Bournemouth	v	Brighton and Hove Albion	Bournemouth
20:00 BST				Stadium: Dean Court

23 September 2017 6	Everton	v	AFC Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Goodison Park

30 September 2017 7	AFC Bournemouth	v	Leicester City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dean Court

14 October 2017 8	Tottenham Hotspur	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
15:00				Stadium: Wembley Stadium

21 October 2017 9	Stoke City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

28 October 2017 10	AFC Bournemouth	v	Chelsea	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

04 November 2017 11	Newcastle United	v	AFC Bournemouth	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
15:00				Stadium: St. James Park

18 November 2017 12	AFC Bournemouth	v	Huddersfield Town	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

25 November 2017 13	Swansea City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Swansea
15:00				Stadium: Liberty Stadium

29 November 2017 14	AFC Bournemouth	v	Burnley	Bournemouth
19:45				Stadium: Dean Court

02 December 2017 15	AFC Bournemouth	v	Southampton	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

09 December 2017 16	Crystal Palace	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
15:00				Stadium: Selhurst Park

12 December 2017 17	Manchester United	v	AFC Bournemouth	Manchester
20:00				Stadium: Old Trafford

16 December 2017 18	AFC Bournemouth	v	Liverpool	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

23 December 2017 19	Manchester City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00				Stadium: Etihad Stadium

26 December 2017 20	AFC Bournemouth	v	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

30 December 2017 21	AFC Bournemouth	v	Everton	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

01 January 2018 22	Brighton and Hove Albion	v	AFC Bournemouth	Brighton
15:00				Stadium: AMEX Stadium

13 January 2018 23	AFC Bournemouth	v	Arsenal	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

20 January 2018 24	West Ham United	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
15:00				Stadium: London Stadium

31 January 2018 25	Chelsea	v	AFC Bournemouth	London
19:45				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

03 February 2018 26	AFC Bournemouth	v	Stoke City	Bournemouth
19:45				Stadium: Dean Court

10 February 2018 27	Huddersfield Town	v	AFC Bournemouth	Huddersfield
15:00				Stadium: Kirklees Stadium

24 February 2018 28	AFC Bournemouth	v	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

03 March 2018 29	Leicester City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

10 March 2018 30	AFC Bournemouth	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

17 March 2018 31	AFC Bournemouth	v	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

31 March 2018 32	Watford	v	AFC Bournemouth	Watford
15:00				Stadium: Vicarage Road

07 April 2018 33	AFC Bournemouth	v	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

14 April 2018 34	Liverpool	v	AFC Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00				Stadium: Anfield

21 April 2018 35	AFC Bournemouth	v	Manchester United	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

28 April 2018 36	Southampton	v	AFC Bournemouth	Southampton
15:00				Stadium: St. Marys Stadium

05 May 2018 37	AFC Bournemouth	v	Swansea City	Bournemouth
15:00				Stadium: Dean Court

12 May 2018 38	Burnley	v	AFC Bournemouth	Burnley
15:00				Stadium: Turf Moor

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EFL Cup

AFC Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round and were drawn against Birmingham City away.^[27]

w/c 21 August 2017 Second round	Birmingham City	v	AFC Bournemouth	Bordesley
19:45 BST				Stadium: St Andrew's

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Squad numbers: AFC Bournemouth squad numbers for the 2016/17 season". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
↑ "Nathan Ake: Bournemouth sign Chelsea defender for a reported £20m". BBC. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
↑ "Asmir Begovic set to sign for AFC Bournemouth". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ "Bournemouth to complete signing of Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe on a three-year deal worth £20 million". Daily Mail. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Jermaine Defoe agrees to join Bournemouth from Sunderland". Sky Sports. 23 June 2017.
↑ "AFC Bournemouth sign under-21s midfielder Frankie Vincent". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Connor Mahoney Signs For AFC Bournemouth". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
1 2 3 "AFC Bournemouth release three under-21s players". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ "Terras: Callum Buckley signs for Weymouth". Dorset Echo. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
↑ "Cornick Signs For Luton On Permanent Basis". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
↑ "Mark Travers Joins Weymouth On Loan". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "Allsop Makes Loan Move To Blackpool". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
↑ "Lee Moves To Torquay United On Loan". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-07-26/sunderland-afc-signs-bournemouth-striker-lewis-grabban/
↑ "Surridge Joins Yeovil On Season-Long Loan". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ "Port Vale Loan Move For Whitfield". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
↑ "Matthews Loaned To Eastleigh". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
↑ "AFC Bournemouth announce pre-season match away at QPR". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Friendly with Yeovil Town confirmed for pre-season calendar". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
↑ "PRE-SEASON 2017/18: Confirmed Fixtures So Far". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
↑ "Spain Training Camp And Estoril Friendly Announced". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
↑ "Napoli Friendly Added To Pre-Season Schedule". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Premier League Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). The Football Association. 19 June 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
↑ "AFC Bournemouth To Star 2017/18 Season Away At West Brom". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
↑ "Fixtures". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
↑ "Cherries Draw Birmingham City In Carabao Cup". AFC Bournemouth Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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