2019–20 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2019–20 AFC Bournemouth season was the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 130th year in existence.^[1] This season, Bournemouth participated in the Premier League and also participated in the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020, which was extended to 26 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bournemouth were relegated to the EFL Championship after five years in the Premier League on the final day of the season as they finished just one point from safety in 18th,^[2] with their relegation followed by the exit of manager Eddie Howe after eight years in charge five days after the season concluded.^[3]

AFC Bournemouth

2019–20 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Callum Wilson and Harry Wilson (7 each) All: Callum Wilson (8)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Squad

Current squad

As of 12 August 2019^[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POL Artur Boruc 2 DF  ENG Simon Francis (captain)[6] 3 DF  ENG Steve Cook (3rd captain) 4 MF  ENG Dan Gosling (4th captain) 5 DF  NED Nathan Aké 6 MF  ENG Andrew Surman (vice-captain)[6] 7 FW  NOR Joshua King 8 MF  COL Jefferson Lerma 9 FW  ENG Dominic Solanke 10 MF  ENG Jordon Ibe 11 DF  ENG Charlie Daniels 12 GK  ENG Aaron Ramsdale 13 FW  ENG Callum Wilson 14 MF  NED Arnaut Danjuma 15 DF  ENG Adam Smith 16 MF  ENG Lewis Cook

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ENG Jack Stacey 19 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 20 MF  WAL David Brooks 21 DF  ESP Diego Rico 22 MF  WAL Harry Wilson (on loan from Liverpool) 24 MF  SCO Ryan Fraser 25 DF  ENG Jack Simpson 26 DF  ENG Lloyd Kelly 28 MF  ENG Kyle Taylor 29 MF  DEN Philip Billing 33 DF  WAL Chris Mepham 36 MF  ENG Matt Butcher 38 MF  NGA Nnamdi Ofoborh 42 GK  IRL Mark Travers 53 MF  IRL Gavin Kilkenny 54 FW  ROU Alex Dobre

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	LB		Lloyd Kelly	Bristol City	£13,000,000	[7]
8 July 2019	RB		Jack Stacey	Luton Town	£4,000,000	[8]
8 July 2019	DF		Jordan Zemura	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[9]
29 July 2019	CM		Philip Billing	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[10]
1 August 2019	LW		Arnaut Danjuma	Club Brugge	£13,700,000	[11][12]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
6 August 2019	RW		Harry Wilson	Liverpool	30 June 2020	[13]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2019	LW		Mikael Ndjoli	Gillingham	8 January 2020	[14][15]
8 July 2019	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Atlanta United	9 December 2019	[16]
11 July 2019	MF		Frank Vincent	Torquay United	30 June 2020	[17]
18 July 2019	GK		Cameron Plain	Wimborne Town	Work experience	[18]
25 July 2019	GK		Calum Ward	Weymouth	30 June 2020	[19]
6 August 2019	CM		Harry Arter	Fulham	30 June 2020	[20]
6 August 2019	ST		Sam Surridge	Swansea City	1 January 2020	[21][22]
10 August 2019	CB		Sam Sherring	Weymouth	30 June 2020	[23]
30 August 2019	MF		Kyle Taylor	Forest Green Rovers	30 June 2020	[24]
2 September 2019	GK		Asmir Begović	Qarabağ	1 January 2020	[25]
2 September 2019	CB		Tyler Cordner	Ebbsfleet United	1 January 2020	[26]
2 September 2019	CM		Nnamdi Ofoborh	Wycombe Wanderers	30 June 2020	[27]
2 September 2019	RB		Charlie Seaman	Eastleigh	1 January 2020	[28]
3 September 2019	CB		Shaun Hobson	Weymouth	30 June 2020	[29]
21 September 2019	MF		Jack Torniainen	Dorchester Town	Work experience	[30]
26 October 2019	CB		Brennan Camp	Weymouth	Work experience	[31]
13 January 2020	GK		Asmir Begović	Milan	30 June 2020	[32]
13 January 2020	LW		Mikael Ndjoli	Motherwell	30 June 2020	[33]
16 January 2020	CF		Jake Scrimshaw	Eastleigh	30 June 2020	[34]
30 January 2020	LB		Brad Smith	Cardiff City	30 June 2020	[35]
31 January 2020	FW		Jaidon Anthony	Weymouth	30 June 2020	[36]
31 January 2020	DM		Matt Butcher	St Johnstone	30 June 2020	[37]
31 January 2020	LM		Alex Dobre	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2020	[38]
31 January 2020	FW		Tyrell Hamilton	Gosport Borough	30 June 2020	[36]
1 February 2020	RB		Charlie Seaman	Maidstone United	30 June 2020	[39]
5 March 2020	CM		Luke Nippard	Poole Town	30 June 2020	[40]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	LW		Marc Pugh	Queens Park Rangers	Released	[41][42]
1 July 2019	CM		James Boote	Free agent	Released	[43]
1 July 2019	FW		Nathan Clements	Free agent	Released	[44]
1 July 2019	GK		Jordan Holmes	Ebbsfleet United	Released	[43][45]
1 July 2019	GK		Tom Parker-Trott	Free agent	Released	[44]
8 July 2019	CB		Tyrone Mings	Aston Villa	£20,000,000	[46][47]
9 July 2019	RW		Connor Mahoney	Millwall	£1,100,000	[48]
21 July 2019	CF		Lys Mousset	Sheffield United	£10,000,000	[49]
9 December 2019	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Atlanta United	Undisclosed	[50]

Pre-season

In May 2019, AFC Bournemouth announced friendlies with AFC Wimbledon, Brentford and Lazio.^{[51][52][53][54]}

AFC Wimbledon v Bournemouth

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	2–3	Bournemouth	Cartagena, Spain
20:00 CEST	Folivi 47' (pen.) Pigott 53'	Report	C. Wilson 15', 24' Fraser 78'	Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

Girona v Bournemouth

20 July 2019 Friendly	Girona	2–1	Bournemouth	Barcelona, Spain
19:00 BST	Gual 80' Juanpe 86'	Report	Simpson  71' Fraser 81'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth

26 July 2019 Friendly	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Bournemouth	West Bromwich
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns

Brentford v Bournemouth

27 July 2019 Friendly	Brentford	1–3	Bournemouth	Brentford
15:00 BST	Forss 87'	Report	Solanke 31' Ibe 70' Surridge 77'	Stadium: Griffin Park

Bournemouth v Lazio

2 August 2019 Friendly	Bournemouth	3–4	Lazio	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Lerma 20' Solanke 31' Stacey 82'	Report	Correa 14', 75' Luis Alberto 48' Parolo 55'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Peter Bankes (England)

Bournemouth v Lyon

3 August 2019 Friendly	Bournemouth	3–0	Lyon	Bournemouth
15:30 BST	C. Wilson 11' Kilkenny 19' King 73'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	West Ham United	38	10	9	19	49	62	−13	39
17	Aston Villa	38	9	8	21	41	67	−26	35
18	Bournemouth (R)	38	9	7	22	40	65	−25	34	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Watford (R)	38	8	10	20	36	64	−28	34
20	Norwich City (R)	38	5	6	27	26	75	−49	21

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^[55]
(R) Relegated

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	9	7	22	40	65	−25	34	5	6	8	22	30	−8	4	1	14	18	35	−17

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W
Position	8	7	11	15	9	6	8	10	9	9	7	9	11	12	14	15	14	14	16	17	19	19	19	18	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	18

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.^[56]

Bournemouth v Sheffield United

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 1	Bournemouth	1–1	Sheffield United	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Smith  43' Mepham 62' Fraser  64'	Report	Fleck  78' Sharp 88'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,714 Referee: Kevin Friend

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 2	Aston Villa	1–2	Bournemouth	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Douglas 71'	Report	King 2' (pen.) H. Wilson 12' Billing  36' Aké  59'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,996 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Manchester City

25 August 2019 (2019-08-25) 3	Bournemouth	1–3	Manchester City	Bournemouth
14:00 BST	H. Wilson 45+3' Lerma  56'	Report	Walker  10' Ederson  13' Agüero 15', 64' Sterling 43'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,486 Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Leicester City v Bournemouth

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 4	Leicester City	3–1	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00 BST	Vardy 12', 73' Albrighton  40' Tielemans 41'	Report	C. Wilson 15',  69' Billing  21' Lerma  32'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,613 Referee: Peter Bankes

Bournemouth v Everton

15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 5	Bournemouth	3–1	Everton	Bournemouth
14:00 BST	C. Wilson 23', 72' Fraser 67'	Report	Delph  40' Calvert-Lewin 44' Digne  58' Richarlison  66'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,416 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Southampton v Bournemouth

20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 6	Southampton	1–3	Bournemouth	Southampton
20:00 BST	Ward-Prowse 53' (pen.) Romeu  80'	Report	Aké 10' Lerma  20' H. Wilson 35'  54' Stacey  64' C. Wilson 90+5'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,168 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Bournemouth v West Ham United

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 7	Bournemouth	2–2	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	King 17' Rico  32' C. Wilson 46' S. Cook  88' Lerma  90'	Report	Yarmolenko 10' Cresswell 74' Diop  79'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,729 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Arsenal v Bournemouth

6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) 8	Arsenal	1–0	Bournemouth	Holloway
14:00 BST	David Luiz 9' Martinelli  72'	Report	Billing  13' Stacey  29'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,326 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Norwich City

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 9	Bournemouth	0–0	Norwich City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Smith  70'	Report	Lewis  29' McLean  68' Pukki  86'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,669 Referee: Lee Mason

Watford v Bournemouth

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 10	Watford	0–0	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Dawson  41' Deulofeu  77' Doucouré  85' Hughes  87' Pereyra  89'	Report	C. Wilson  65' Rico  73' Billing  80'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,821 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v Manchester United

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 11	Bournemouth	1–0	Manchester United	Bournemouth
12:30 GMT	Lerma  35' King 45' S. Cook  55' Fraser  62' C. Wilson  90+1'	Report	Fred  35' Lindelöf  64' Young  67'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,669 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Bournemouth	Newcastle
15:00 GMT	Hayden  37' Yedlin 42' Clark 52' Fernández  75'	Report	H. Wilson 14'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,424 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 13	Bournemouth	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Billing  17' Francis  21'  37' S. Cook 59' Rico  90'	Report	Saïss  4' Moutinho 21' Jiménez 31'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,539 Referee: Simon Hooper

Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 14	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Bournemouth	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Alli 21', 50' Sissoko 69'	Report	Rico  67' H. Wilson 73', 90+6' Lerma  90'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,626 Referee: Lee Mason

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) 15	Crystal Palace	1–0	Bournemouth	Selhurst
19:30 GMT	Sakho  19' Milivojević  71' McCarthy  72' Schlupp 76' McArthur  85'	Report	Solanke  64' Lerma  67' Billing  78'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,497 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Bournemouth v Liverpool

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 16	Bournemouth	0–3	Liverpool	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT		Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain 35' Gomez  39' Keïta 44' Salah 54'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,832 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Chelsea v Bournemouth

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17	Chelsea	0–1	Bournemouth	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Kovačić  81'	Report	L. Cook  50' Gosling  82', 84'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,243 Referee: Graham Scott

Bournemouth v Burnley

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18	Bournemouth	0–1	Burnley	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Rico  56' Francis  61'	Report	Westwood  45+1' Barnes  56' McNeil  56' Hendrick  62' Rodriguez 89'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,020 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Bournemouth v Arsenal

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19	Bournemouth	1–1	Arsenal	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Gosling 35' Lerma  53' Mepham  84' L. Cook  85' C. Wilson  90+4'	Report	Torreira  54' Maitland-Niles  55' Aubameyang 63',  64' Lacazette  90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Bournemouth	Falmer
12:30 GMT	Jahanbakhsh 3' Mooy 79'	Report	S. Cook  22' Billing  67'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,441 Referee: Paul Tierney

West Ham United v Bournemouth

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21	West Ham United	4–0	Bournemouth	Stratford
17:30 GMT	Noble 17', 35' (pen.) Haller 26' Anderson 66' Cresswell  77'	Report	Rico  23' L. Cook  88'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,917 Referee: Graham Scott

Bournemouth v Watford

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 22	Bournemouth	0–3	Watford	Bournemouth
14:00 GMT	Smith  13'	Report	Doucouré 43' Deeney  57', 65' Pereyra 90+3'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Mike Dean

Norwich City v Bournemouth

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 23	Norwich City	1–0	Bournemouth	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Pukki 33' (pen.) Buendía  50' Godfrey  76' Krul  77'	Report	S. Cook  31' C. Wilson  77' Smith  90+5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,781 Referee: Paul Tierney

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 24	Bournemouth	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bournemouth
19:30 GMT	H. Wilson 36' Groß 41' (o.g.) C. Wilson 74' Lerma  90+1'	Report	Bernardo  28' Mooy 81'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Kevin Friend

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 25	Bournemouth	2–1	Aston Villa	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Lerma  18'  51' Billing 37' Ake 44' C. Wilson  65'	Report	Mings  36' Douglas Luiz  43' Samatta 70' Hause  90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: Anthony Taylor

Sheffield United v Bournemouth

9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 26	Sheffield United	2–1	Bournemouth	Sheffield
14:00 GMT	Stevens  39' Sharp 45+2' Lundstram 84' Mousset  89'	Report	C. Wilson 13' Surman  53' Francis  90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,361 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Burnley v Bournemouth

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 27	Burnley	3–0	Bournemouth	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Vydra 53' Rodriguez 61' (pen.) Bardsley  64' Lennon  83' McNeil 87' Hendrick  89' Mee  90+4'	Report	Francis  43' Smith  90' S. Cook  90'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,227 Referee: Mike Dean

Bournemouth v Chelsea

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 28	Bournemouth	2–2	Chelsea	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Lerma 54' King 57' Smith  59' C. Wilson  88'	Report	Jorginho  17' Alonso 33', 85' Christensen  71'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,667 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Bournemouth

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 29	Liverpool	2–1	Bournemouth	Liverpool
12:30 GMT	Salah 25' Mané 33'	Report	C. Wilson 9',  90+2'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,323 Referee: Paul Tierney

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 30	Bournemouth	0–2	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Smith  45+2' L. Cook  67' S. Cook  87'	Report	Milivojević 12' Ayew 23',  45' Ward  71'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Match was originally due to be played on 14 March, but the season was suspended on 13 March until 3 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[57] It was rescheduled to 20 June.[58]

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth

24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Bournemouth	Wolverhampton
18:00 BST	Saïss  27' Neves  41' Jiménez 60' Moutinho  87'	Report	Brooks  34' S. Cook  36' C. Wilson  39'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Match was originally due to be played on 22 March, but the season was suspended on 13 March until 3 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[57] It was rescheduled to 24 June.[58]

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 32	Bournemouth	1–4	Newcastle United	Bournemouth
18:00 BST	Kelly  23' Aké  45+2' Gosling 90+3'	Report	Gayle 5' S. Longstaff 30' Almirón 57' Lazaro 77'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
Note: Match originally due to be played on 4 April, but the season was suspended on 19 March until 30 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 1 July.[58]

Manchester United v Bournemouth

4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 33	Manchester United	5–2	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00 BST	Greenwood 29', 54' Rashford 35' (pen.) Martial 45+2' Fernandes 59'	Report	Stanislas 15' Lerma  31' King 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Match originally due to be played on 11 April, but the season was suspended on 19 March until 30 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] It was rescheduled to 4 July.[60]

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

9 July 2020 (2020-07-09) 34	Bournemouth	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
18:00 BST	Lerma  31' Gosling  87' H. Wilson  90+5'	Report	Sissoko  31' Ndombele  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Match originally due to be played on 18 April, but the season was suspended on 3 April until it was safe to resume due to the coronavirus pandemic.[61] It was rescheduled to 9 July.[60]

Bournemouth v Leicester City

12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 35	Bournemouth	4–1	Leicester City	Bournemouth
19:00 BST	Gosling  32' Stanislas 65' (pen.),  86' Solanke 67', 87' Evans 83' (o.g.)	Report	Vardy 23' Ndidi  65' Söyüncü  67'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Match originally due to be played on 25 April, but the season was suspended on 3 April until it was safe to resume due to the coronavirus pandemic.[61] It was rescheduled to 12 July.[60]

Manchester City v Bournemouth

15 July 2020 (2020-07-15) 36	Manchester City	2–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
18:00 BST	D. Silva 6' Gabriel Jesus 39' García  90+4'	Report	Kelly  17' Brooks 88'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Match originally due to be played on 2 May, but the season was suspended on 3 April until it was safe to resume due to the coronavirus pandemic.[61] It was rescheduled to 15 July.[62]

Bournemouth v Southampton

19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) 37	Bournemouth	0–2	Southampton	Bournemouth
14:00 BST	Billing  47' L. Cook  78'	Report	Vestergaard  34' Ings 41' Ward-Prowse  90+3' Adams 90+9'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Match originally due to be played on 9 May, but the season was suspended on 3 April until it was safe to resume due to the coronavirus pandemic.[61] It was rescheduled to 19 July.[62]

Everton v Bournemouth

26 July 2020 (2020-07-26) 38	Everton	1–3	Bournemouth	Liverpool
16:00 BST	Kean 41' Keane  79'	Report	King 13' (pen.) Solanke 45+1' Stanislas 80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Match originally due to be played on 17 May, but the season was suspended on 3 April until it was safe to resume due to the coronavirus pandemic.[61] It was rescheduled to 26 July.[62]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

Bournemouth v Luton Town

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round	Bournemouth	4–0	Luton Town	Kings Park
15:00 GMT	Billing 8', 79',  41' C. Wilson 67' Solanke 82'	Report	Jones  41'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Darren England

Bournemouth v Arsenal

27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) Fourth round	Bournemouth	1–2	Arsenal	Bournemouth
20:00 GMT	H. Wilson  45+1' Surridge 90+4',  90+8'	Report	Saka 5' Nketiah 26' Xhaka  90+2'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,308 Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[63] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.^[64]

Bournemouth v Forest Green Rovers

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round	Bournemouth	0–0 (3–0 p)	Forest Green Rovers	Kings Park
19:45 BST		Report	Kitching  72'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Penalties
	King Solanke Ibe Billing		Mills Dawson Morton

Burton Albion v Bournemouth

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round	Burton Albion	2–0	Bournemouth	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Sarkic 14' Nartey  38' Edwards  53' Akins  70' Broadhead 72'	Report	Simpson  50' Ibe  87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,505 Referee: John Busby

Squad statistics

As of 26 July 2020

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	ENG	Aaron Ramsdale	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	IRL	Mark Travers	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Simon Francis	18	0	10+5	0	1+1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Steve Cook	31	1	28+1	1	1+1	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Nathan Aké	30	2	29	2	1	0	0	0
11	DF	ENG	Charlie Daniels	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	25	0	24	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	Jack Stacey	20	0	17+2	0	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	29	0	27	0	1	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	8	0	1+3	0	2	0	2	0
26	DF	ENG	Lloyd Kelly	9	0	7+1	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF	WAL	Chris Mepham	15	1	10+2	1	1	0	2	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Dan Gosling	25	3	14+10	3	1	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Andrew Surman	9	0	2+3	0	2	0	2	0
8	MF	COL	Jefferson Lerma	33	1	31+2	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Jordon Ibe	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Lewis Cook	29	0	14+13	0	1	0	1	0
19	MF	ENG	Junior Stanislas	16	3	7+8	3	1	0	0	0
20	MF	WAL	David Brooks	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0[65]
22	MF	WAL	Harry Wilson	35	7	20+11	7	2	0	1+1	0
24	MF	SCO	Ryan Fraser	32	1	21+7	1	2	0	1+1	0
29	MF	DEN	Philip Billing	36	3	29+5	1	1	2	0+1	0
53	MF	IRL	Gavin Kilkenny	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Forwards
7	FW	NOR	Joshua King	27	6	24+2	6	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Dominic Solanke	36	4	17+15	3	2	1	2	0
13	FW	ENG	Callum Wilson	39	9	32+3	8	0+2	1	1+1	0
14	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	15	0	6+8	0	0	0	0+1	0
44	FW	ENG	Sam Surridge	5	1	0+4	0	0+1	1	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
54	FW	ROU	Alex Dobre	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

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