2021–22 AFC Bournemouth season
The 2021–22 season is Bournemouth's second consecutive season in the Championship and the 120th year in their history. This season, the club are participating in the Championship, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Maxim Demin | |||
| Chairman | Jeff Mostyn | |||
| Head Coach | Scott Parker | |||
| Stadium | Vitality Stadium | |||
| Championship | 2nd | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dominic Solanke (16) All: Dominic Solanke (17) | |||
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Managerial changes
On 27 June 2021, it was announced that Jonathan Woodgate would leave as role as first team manager when his contract expired on 30 June 2021.[1] A day later the club announced Scott Parker as the new head coach on a three-year contract.[2]
Pre-season friendlies
The Cherries announced pre-season friendlies against Linense,[3] Granada[4] and Chelsea[5] as part of their preparations for the new season.
| 16 July 2021 Friendly | Bournemouth | 4–2 | Linense | Marbella, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Anthony  16'Solanke 52'Taylor 55', 79' |
Report | Koroma 35' Alcalde 59' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| 19 July 2021 Friendly | Granada | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Marbella, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Soro 27' Suárez 58' |
Report | Solanke 31' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Chelsea | Kings Park |
| 19:45 BST | Marcondes 66' |
Report | Broja 71' Ugbo 75' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium |
Competitions
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 45 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 43 | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 41 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 35 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]
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 |
| 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The Cherries fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[7]
| 6 August 2021 1 | Bournemouth | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Kings Park |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,254 Referee: Dean Whitestone | ||
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 14 August 2021 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Bournemouth | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,035 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 August 2021 3 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Bournemouth | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Pedersen  74' |
Report | Solanke 77' Anthony 87' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 9,922 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 21 August 2021 4 | Bournemouth | 2–2 | Blackpool | Kings Park |
| 15:00 BST | Solanke 6', 19' |
Report | Garbutt 8' John-Jules 38'Connolly 42'Husband 57'Yates 60' (pen.)Ekpiteta 84' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Hull City | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stacey 45+2' Pearson 90+3' |
Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 10,199 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 11 September 2021 6 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Barnsley | Kings Park |
| 15:00 BST | Zemura 8', 82' Billing 23'Kelly 36'Solanke 46'Lerma 90+6' |
Report | Helik 60' Brittain 88'Moon 90+6' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,485 Referee: James Linington |
| 14 September 2021 7 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Kings Park |
| 19:45 BST | Zemura 10' Anthony 12'Solanke 37'Brooks 45'Kelly 87'Billing 90+2'Smith 90+5' |
Report | Johansen 45' McCallum 57'Willock 72'Barbet 90+5' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,495 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Harris 36' Nelson 45+1'Bacuna 88' |
Report | Christie 24' Lerma 52'Billing 54'Smith 88' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Josh Smith |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Luton Town | King's Park |
| 15:00 BST | Billing 17' Solanke 31'Pearson 49'Lowe 90+3' |
Report | Burke 64' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,737 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 29 September 2021 10 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Peterborough |
| 19:45 BST | Burrows 81' |
Report | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,971 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 2 October 2021 11 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Sheffield United | Kings Park |
| 15:00 BST | Pearson 47' Smith 55'Solanke 62' (pen.)Billing 65'Zemura 80' |
Report | Fleck 7' Osborn 55'Gibbs-White 56' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,349 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Bournemouth | Ashton Gate |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Lowe 21' Cahill 40'Zemura 45+1'Kelly 68' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 20,828 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 19 October 2021 13 | Stoke City | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Kilkenny 3' Solanke 51'Zemura 59' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 18,427 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 23 October 2021 14 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Kings Park |
| 15:00 BST | Solanke 10', 21' Anthony 18'Kilkenny 29'Kelly 64' |
Report | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,253 Referee: John Brooks |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Reading | 0–2 | Bournemouth | Reading |
| 20:00 BST | Laurent 13' |
Report | Kilkenny 37' Anthony 38'Solanke 43'Lowe 59'Mepham 90+1' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 2 November 2021 16 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Preston North End | Kings Park |
| 19:45 GMT | Lerma 58' Billing 60', 83'Mepham 62' |
Report | Whiteman 52' McCann 78'Barkhuizen 84' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: David Webb |
| 6 November 2021 17 | Bournemouth | 4–0 | Swansea City | Kings Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Solanke 26', 40', 49' Billing 29'Anthony 64', 90+4' |
Report | Downes 30' Bennett 39'Ntcham 54' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 21 November 2021 18 | Derby County | 3–2 | Bournemouth | Derby |
| 12:00 GMT | Knight 13' Lawrence 62', 69' (pen.) |
Report | Anthony 19' Solanke 38'Billing 53' |
Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 24 November 2021 19 | Millwall | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Bermondsey |
| 19:45 GMT | Afobe 67' Mitchell 83' |
Report | Kilkenny 24' Solanke 44'Cook 80' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,237 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 27 November 2021 20 | Bournemouth | 2–2 | Coventry City | Kings Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Anthony 45' Cook 54'Billing 66'Lerma  68'Mepham 74' |
Report | McFadzean 45+1' Godden 85'Kane 90+5' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,094 Referee: David Coote |
| 3 December 2021 21 | Fulham | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Fulham |
| 19:45 GMT | Carvalho 51' Bryan 68'Decordova-Reid 82'Adarabioyo 84' |
Report | Cook 16' Stacey 34'Solanke 46'Smith 61'Travers 62'Christie 80'Billing 88' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 11 December 2021 22 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Kings Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Cook 38' Stacey 55'Marcondes 62' |
Report | Pearson 21' (o.g.) Brereton 42'van Hecke 65', 86'Buckley 90+1'Rothwell 90+2' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Simon Hooper |
FA Cup
Bournemouth were drawn away to Yeovil Town in third round.[8]
| 8 January 2022 Third round | Yeovil Town | v | Bournemouth | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Huish Park |
EFL Cup
Bournemouth were drawn at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round[9][10] and away to Norwich City in the second round.[11][12]
| 31 July 2021 First round | Bournemouth | 5–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Kings Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 5,746 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 August 2021 Second round | Norwich City | 6–0 | Bournemouth | Norwich |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,090 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2021 | AM |  | Emiliano Marcondes |  Brentford | Free transfer | [13] |
| 17 August 2021 | GK |  | Ørjan Nyland | Norwich City | Free transfer | [14] |
| 20 August 2021 | CB | | Gary Cahill | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | [15] |
| 31 August 2021 | AM |  | Ryan Christie | Celtic | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 31 August 2021 | RW |  | Jamal Lowe |  Swansea City | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 18 October 2021 | LM |  | Robbie Brady | Burnley | Free transfer | [18] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2021 | LB | | Leif Davis | Leeds United | End of season | [19] |
| 23 August 2021 | LW | | Morgan Rogers | Manchester City | End of season | [20] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2021 | GK | | Billy Terrell | Wimborne Town | End of season | [21] |
| 20 August 2021 | CB | | Sam Sherring | Accrington Stanley | End of season | [22] |
| 20 August 2021 | CF | | Jake Scrimshaw | Scunthorpe United | End of season | [23] |
| 10 September 2021 | CF | | Euan Pollock | Truro City | Work experience | [24] |
| 22 October 2021 | RM | | Ryan Glover | Aldershot Town | January 2022 | [25] |
| 11 December 2021 | FW |  | Connor Kurran-Browne | King's Lynn Town | January 2022 | [26] |
| 16 December 2021 | CM | | Luke Nippard | Eastbourne Borough | January 2022 | [27] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Joe Besant |  Nacional | Released | [28][29] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | | Brandon Channell | Released | [28] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | | Tyler Cordner | Weymouth | Released | [28][30] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | | Dinesh Gillela | Hayes & Yeading United | Released | [28][31] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | | George Hunt | Slough Town | Released | [28][32] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | | Corey Jordan | Released | [28] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CM |  | Abdi Mohamed | Released | [28] | |
| 30 June 2021 | RM | | Keelan O'Connell | Torquay United | Released | [28][33] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM |  | Nnamdi Ofoborh | Rangers | Compensation | [34] |
| 30 June 2021 | LM | | Frank Vincent | Notts County | Released | [28][35] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | | Jack Wilshere | Released | [28] | |
| 9 July 2021 | LW |  | Ajani Burchall | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | [36] |
| 20 July 2021 | GK |  | Asmir Begović | Everton | Free Transfer | [37] |
| 26 July 2021 | LB |  | Diego Rico | Real Sociedad | £1,000,000 | [38] |
| 4 August 2021 | CF | | Sam Surridge | Stoke City | £5,500,000 | [39] |
| 19 August 2021 | LW |  | Arnaut Danjuma | Villarreal | Undisclosed | [40] |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | | Kyle Taylor | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [41] |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2021
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | NOR |
Ørjan Nyland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Steve Cook | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Lewis Cook | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Lloyd Kelly | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | WAL |
Chris Mepham | 17 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | WAL |
David Brooks | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF |  COL |
Jefferson Lerma | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Dominic Solanke | 22 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Ryan Christie | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | DEN |
Emiliano Marcondes | 11 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | IRL |
Robbie Brady | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Adam Smith | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Jack Stacey | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | JAM |
Jamal Lowe | 13 | 2 | 3+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG |
Junior Stanislas | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG |
Leif Davis | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Ben Pearson | 14 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG |
Gary Cahill | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | IRL |
Gavin Kilkenny | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Morgan Rogers | 13 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | DEN |
Philip Billing | 19 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | FW | ENG |
Jaidon Anthony | 22 | 6 | 19+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF |  ZIM |
Jordan Zemura | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | ENG |
Zeno Ibsen Rossi | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | ENG |
Christian Saydee | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | GK | ENG |
Will Dennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | GK | IRL |
Mark Travers | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Kyle Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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