2016–17 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

AFC Bournemouth

2016–17 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	12th
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is AFC Bournemouth's second consecutive season in the Premier League and their 127th year in existence.^[1] This season Bournemouth will participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and Football League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

First-team squad

As of 27 August 2016.^[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 (on loan from Chelsea) 6 MF Andrew Surman 7 MF Marc Pugh 8 MF Harry Arter 9 FW Benik Afobe 10 FW Max Gradel 11 DF Charlie Daniels 13 FW Callum Wilson 14 DF Brad Smith 15 DF Adam Smith 17 MF Joshua King

No. Position Player 18 MF Lewis Cook 19 MF Junior Stanislas 20 DF Marc Wilson 21 GK Ryan Allsop 22 MF Emerson Hyndman 23 GK Adam Federici 24 MF Ryan Fraser 26 DF Tyrone Mings 28 FW Lewis Grabban 29 DF Rhoys Wiggins 31 FW Lys Mousset 32 MF Jack Wilshere (on loan from Arsenal) 33 MF Jordon Ibe 38 DF Baily Cargill

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player 27 FW Glenn Murray (on loan to Brighton and Hove Albion) 34 MF Harry Cornick (on loan to Leyton Orient) 36 MF Matt Butcher (on loan to Yeovil Town)

No. Position Player 40 FW Ben Whitfield (on loan to Yeovil Town) 46 FW Jordan Green (on loan to Newport County) — FW Joe Quigley (on loan to Gillingham)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 16 October 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Artur Boruc	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Simon Francis	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Steve Cook	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Dan Gosling	12	3	2+8	2	0	0	2	1
5	DF		Nathan Aké	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		Andrew Surman	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Marc Pugh	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Harry Arter	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Benik Afobe	9	0	0+7	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF		Max Gradel	7	1	0+5	0	0	0	2	1
11	DF		Charlie Daniels	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Callum Wilson	10	3	9+1	3	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Brad Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF		Adam Smith	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Joshua King	10	2	8+2	2	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Lewis Cook	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF		Junior Stanislas	7	3	6	3	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Marc Wilson	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
21	GK		Ryan Allsop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Emerson Hyndman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
23	GK		Adam Federici	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	MF		Ryan Fraser	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Tyrone Mings	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	FW		Lewis Grabban	5	1	0+3	0	0	0	2	1
31	FW		Lys Mousset	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
32	MF		Jack Wilshere	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Jordon Ibe	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Corey Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Fulham	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	CF		Lys Mousset	Le Havre	Undisclosed	[4]
6 July 2016	GK		Mark Travers	Cherry Orchard	Free transfer	[5]
6 July 2016	CF		Mikael Ndjoli	Millwall	Free transfer	[5]
8 July 2016	CM		Lewis Cook	Leeds United	£7,000,000	[6]
14 July 2016	RW		Jordon Ibe	Liverpool	£15,000,000	[7]
27 July 2016	LB		Brad Smith	Liverpool	£3,000,000	[8]
15 August 2016	CB		Marc Wilson	Stoke City	£2,000,000	[9]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Carmichael	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CB		Sylvain Distin	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CB		Tommy Elphick	Aston Villa	£3,000,000	[11][12]
1 July 2016	CB		Jon Muleba	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	RM		Matt Ritchie	Newcastle United	£12,000,000	[13][14]
1 July 2016	CF		Jayden Stockley	Aberdeen	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2016	LW		Mason Walsh	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Wakefield	Free agent	Released	[10]
1 July 2016	CB		Stéphane Zubar	Free agent	Released	[10]
5 July 2016	SS		Lee Tomlin	Bristol City	£3,000,000	[16][17]
13 August 2016	CM		Shaun MacDonald	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[18]
26 August 2016	CF		Tokelo Rantie	Gençlerbirliği	Undisclosed	[19]
31 August 2016	CM		Eunan O'Kane	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[20]

Total incoming: £18,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB		Nathan Aké	Chelsea	End of season	[21]
31 August 2016	CM		Jack Wilshere	Arsenal	End of season	[22]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2016	CF		Glenn Murray	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of Season	[23]
7 July 2016	CF		Joe Quigley	Gillingham	31 January 2017	[24]
26 July 2016	RW		Harry Cornick	Leyton Orient	14 January 2017	[25]
5 August 2016	DM		Matt Butcher	Yeovil Town	3 January 2017	[26]
8 August 2016	ST		Jordan Green	Newport County	21 January 2017	[27]
25 August 2016	CM		Ben Whitfield	Yeovil Town	3 January 2017	[28]
31 August 2016	CB		Baily Cargill	Gillingham	3 January 2017	[29]
31 August 2016	LB		Rhoys Wiggins	Birmingham City	2 January 2017	[30]

Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2016, it was announced that AFC Bournemouth would travel to the Madejski Stadium on 29 July 2016 to play Reading.^[31] On 3 June 2016, it was announced that AFC Bournemouth would play League Two side Portsmouth on 23 July 2016 and that they would also host a fixture against Cardiff City.^[32][33] On 14 June 2016, a friendly against Spanish side Valencia was announced.^[34] On 29 June 2016, it was announced that AFC Bournemouth would once again visit the United States for a pre-season tour with a fixture against Minnesota United on 20 July 2016.^[35]

Minnesota United v AFC Bournemouth

20 July 2016 Friendly	Minnesota United	0–4	AFC Bournemouth	Blaine, Minnesota, USA
19:00 UTC−5			Wilson  24', 39' Ndjock  26' (o.g.) Grabban  86'	Stadium: National Sports Center

Portsmouth v AFC Bournemouth

23 July 2016 Friendly	Portsmouth	3–3	AFC Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts  4' Smith  26' May  88'	Report	Grabban  24' Ibe  70' Gosling  79'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,153 (531 away fans)

Reading v AFC Bournemouth

29 July 2016 Friendly	Reading	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	Reading
20:00 BST	Swift  50'	Report	L. Cook  37'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City

30 July 2016 Friendly	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Ibe  11'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Andy Davies

AFC Bournemouth v Valencia

3 August 2016 Friendly	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Valencia	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Afobe  63'		Pérez  39'	Stadium: Dean Court

Angers v AFC Bournemouth

7 August 2016 Friendly	Angers	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Angers, France
15:00 BST	Pugh  2'	Report		Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	11	3	3	5	13	16	−3	27.27
FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—
EFL Cup	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	50.00
Total	13	4	3	6	17	20	−3	30.77

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Everton	14	5	5	4	17	16	+1	20
9	Stoke City	14	5	4	5	16	19	−3	19
10	AFC Bournemouth	14	5	3	6	19	22	−3	18
11	Watford	14	5	3	6	18	24	−6	18
12	Southampton	14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	17

Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. 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).^[36]

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
14	5	3	6	19	22	−3	18	4	1	2	14	9	+5	1	2	4	5	13	−8

Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[37]

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United

13 August 2016 1	AFC Bournemouth	1–3	Manchester United	Bournemouth
15:00	Smith  69'	Report	Mata  40' Rooney  59' Ibrahimović  64'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,355 (1,392 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth

22 August 2016 2	West Ham United	1–0	AFC Bournemouth	Stratford, London
16:00	Byram  38' Reid  45+2' Antonio  85'		Arter  33', 77' Cook  37'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth

28 August 2016 3	Crystal Palace	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	South Norwood, London
16:00	Cabaye  16' Delaney  45' C. Benteke  73' Dann  90+3'	Report	King  11' Boruc  56'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,503 (1,966 away) Referee: Mike Dean

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

10 September 2016 4	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00	Yacob  53' C. Wilson  79'	Report	A. Smith  71' Evans  89' Field  90'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth

17 September 2016 5	Manchester City	4–0	AFC Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00	De Bruyne  15' Otamendi  24' Iheanacho  25' Sterling  48' Gündoğan  66' Nolito  86'	Report	Smith  86'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,335 Referee: Jon Moss

AFC Bournemouth v Everton

24 September 2016 6	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Everton	Bournemouth
12:45	Stanislas  23' Daniels  42' Surman  84'	Report	Gueye  34' Oviedo  57'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,291 Referee: Robert Madley

Watford v AFC Bournemouth

1 October 2016 7	Watford	2–2	AFC Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Prödl  12' Pereyra  28' Deeney  50' Behrami  56' Success  65'	Report	Wilshere  20' Wilson  31' Smith  41' Francis  45' King  62' Stanislas  89'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,575 Referee: Mike Dean

AFC Bournemouth v Hull City

15 October 2016 8	AFC Bournemouth	6–1	Hull City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Daniels  5' Cook  41' Stanislas  45' (pen.), 65' Wilson  83' Gosling  88'	Report	Clucas  19' Mason  34' Snodgrass  44' Robertson  59'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,029 Referee: Lee Mason

AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

22 October 2016 9	AFC Bournemouth	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
17:30	Gosling  39' Gradel  67'	Report	Lamela  18' Vertonghen  35' Alli  37' Rose  43'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,201 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v AFC Bournemouth

29 October 2016 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	AFC Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
15:00	Ramírez  24',  39' Downing  56' Chambers  90+2'	Report	Smith  25'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,600 Referee: Stuart Attwell

AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland

5 November 2016 11	AFC Bournemouth	1–2	Sunderland	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Arter  3' Gosling  11' King  30' Smith  73'	Report	Anichebe  33',  70' Pienaar  43', 59' Defoe  74' (pen.) Gooch  90+5'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,084 Referee: Mike Dean

Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth

19 November 2016 12	Stoke City	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Allen  16' Bony  22' Adam  90+6'	Report	Aké  26' Arter  34' Gosling  44' Federici  49'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,815 Referee: Roger East

Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth

27 November 2016 13	Arsenal	3–1	AFC Bournemouth	Holloway, London
13:30	Sánchez  12', 90+1'  62' Mustafi  22' Walcott  53' Gabriel  90+2'	Report	Cook  4' Francis  7' Wilson  23' (pen.) Arter  73' Smith  80' Gosling  88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,978 Referee: Mike Jones

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

4 December 2016 14	AFC Bournemouth	4–3	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:30 GMT	Wilshere  48' Francis  50' Wilson  56' (pen.) Fraser  76' Cook  78' Aké  90+3'	Report	Mané  20' Origi  22' Henderson  53' Can  64'  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup

Morecambe v AFC Bournemouth

24 August 2016 Second round	Morecambe	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Stockton  14'		Gradel  8' Wilson  54'	Stadium: Globe Arena

AFC Bournemouth v Preston North End

20 September 2016 Third Round	AFC Bournemouth	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Preston North End	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  15' Grabban  53' (pen.) Gosling  76'	Report	Makienok  10', 85', 111' Davies  30' Pringle  58' Pearson  109'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium

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