BOURNEMOUTH v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 7th May 2016, 3:00pm
Vitality Stadium

MATCH NOTES

The game will be the 17th league and cup meeting between Albion and Bournemouth - the Baggies have won seven games and the Cherries' six. There has been only one previous Premier League clash - Bournemouth recording a 2-1 victory at The Hawthorns last December.

There have been nine previous league and cup games on Bournemouth soil of which Albion have won three and Bournemouth five.

Albion's last game on May 7 took place in 2014 - the Baggies losing 2-0 in a Premier League fixture away at Sunderland. The club's last league win on this date came back in 2000 - Richard Sneekes and Bob Taylor scoring the goals that gave Albion a 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic at The Hawthorns - a result that ensured the club's League Division One status.

Bournemouth's last game on this date took place in 2011 - the Cherries going down to a 2-1 League One defeat at home to Rochdale.

Albion go into the game needing one more goal to record their 400th in Premier League action.

Bournemouth will be attempting to complete a league double over Albion for the first time.

Albion have won only one of their last 13 Premier League away games (D6, L6).

The Baggies have never won their final away match of a Premier League campaign (D6, L3).

Tony Pulis was Bournemouth's manager the last time the clubs met in league action at Dean Court.

Albion's last six games: West Ham United (H) 0-3; Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1-1; Arsenal (A) 0-2; Watford (H) 0-1; Manchester City (A) 1-2; Sunderland (A) 0-0.

Bournemouth's last six games: Everton (A) 1-2; Chelsea (H) 1-4; Liverpool (H) 1-2; Aston Villa (A) 2-1; Manchester City (H) 0-4; Tottenham Hotspur (A) 0-3.

TEAM NEWS

Albion

Scottish international midfielder James Morrison could return following his lengthy injury lay-off.

Young winger Jonathan Leko will be hoping to retain his place in the starting line-up after impressing last week against West Ham whilst fellow academy graduates Sam Field and Tyler Roberts could also feature with the duo both involved with the first team squad in recent weeks.

Bournemouth

Defenders Adam Smith (groin) and Sylvain Distin (back) are missing for the Cherries but Max Gradel could feature after returning to training.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)
Assistant Referees: John Brooks (Leicestershire) & Andrew Halliday (North Yorkshire)
Fourth Official: Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire)

Clattenburg has officiated three Albion games this season - the 2-2 draw at Leicester City in March, the 2-1 win over Arsenal at The Hawthorns in November and the 3-2 defeat at home to Chelsea in August.

He officiated three Albion matches last season - the 2-1 FA Cup win at Birmingham in January, the 3-1 Boxing Day defeat against Manchester City and the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in October.

The County Durham official has taken charge of one Bournemouth game during 2015/16 - the 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa on the opening day of the season.

Clattenburg has issued 149 yellow cards and six reds in the 43 games he has officiated so far this season.

A full run-down of Clattenburg's history refereeing the Baggies can be found here

TICKET INFORMATION

Albion will be backed by a sell-out 1,200 following.

WEATHER FORECAST

Sunny intervals, 18°C

FIXTURE HISTORY

The two clubs first met back in May 1940 in the Wartime League Cup, Albion winning the two-legged tie 5-2 on aggregate.

The first 'competitive' meeting of the sides came in the FA Cup in January 1955 when the Baggies, as holders, travelled to Dean Court and returned to the Midlands with a 1-0 win courtesy of a goal from Welsh international Stuart Williams.

Two friendly games followed in 1967 (1-0) and 1973 (0-1) before the first league meetings between the clubs took place in 1987, Albion winning the first clash 3-0 at The Hawthorns with goals from Tony Morley (2) and Carlton Palmer. The Cherries gained revenge in the return game at Dean Court three months later with a 3-2 win.

The last league meeting prior to this season's games took place in January 1993 when the Baggies won 1-0 at Bournemouth thanks to a goal from the on-loan David Speedie. Current Baggies' boss Tony Pulis was Bournemouth's manager at the time.

The two clubs have met four times in cup action the first of which came in 1999 in an FA Cup 3rd round tie at Dean Court when a goal from current Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe gave the hosts a 1-0 win.

Three League Cup ties have followed with the Baggies winning twice - 1-0 at The Hawthorns in 2007 and 4-1 at Dean Court in 2011. Bournemouth won the last of the ties with a 2-1 home victory in October 2014.

The Baggies have won four out of the last seven meetings of the clubs.

Harry Jones and Don Goodman both scored three goals against the Cherries whilst Bournemouth's leading goalscorer against Albion is Luther Blissett with two goals.

A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Tuesday 28 October 2014 - Bournemouth 2-1 Albion - Capital One Cup - Goldsands Stadium
Tuesday 23 August 2011 - Bournemouth 1-4 Albion - Carling Cup - Dean Court
Tuesday 14 August 2007 - Albion 1-0 Bournemouth - Carling Cup - The Hawthorns
Saturday 9 December 1989 - Albion 2-2 Bournemouth - Second Division - The Hawthorns
Saturday 8 January 1955 - Bournemouth 0-1 Albion - FA Cup - Dean Court

LAST LEAGUE MEETING AT DEAN COURT

Bournemouth 0-1 Albion
League Division Two
Tuesday 26 January 1993, 7:45pm

Bournemouth: Bartram, Mundee, Masters, Morris, Watson, Pennock, Wood, Shearer, Fletcher (Murray), Ekoku, O'Driscoll.

Albion: Naylor, Fereday, Lilwall, Bradley, Raven, Strodder, Speedie, Hamilton, Taylor, McNally, Hackett (Donovan).

Goalscorer: Speedie 11

Attendance: 5,687

CURRENT CONNECTIONS

Baggies' boss Tony Pulis managed Bournemouth between 1992 and 1994 having earlier spent two spells as a player at Dean Court.

Albion's assistant head coach Mark O'Connor also had two spells as a Bournemouth player - making over 200 appearances for the club.

Ryan Allsop started his career in Albion's academy before being released by the Baggies in the summer of 2011. After spells at Millwall and Leyton Orient, Allsop joined the Cherries in January 2013.

PAST CONNECTIONS

Amongst the players to have turned out at various levels for both clubs are: Kenny Allen, Vince Bartram, Luther Blissett, Meynell Burgin, Lee Camp, Warren Cummings, Reg Cutler, Billy Elliott, Wayne Fereday, Josh Gowling, Billy Gripton, Carl Heggs, Peter Hucker, Jack Lewis, Billy Lunn, Andy Petterson, Liam Ridgewell, Graham Roberts, Jim Singleton, Andrew Smith, David Smith, John Thomas and John Turner.

ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS BOURNEMOUTH

DATE	COMPETITION	H/A	F-A	GOALSCORERS	GATE
Sat 19 Dec 2015	Premier League	H	1-2	McAuley - Smith, Daniels (pen)	26,127
Tue 28 Oct 2014	League Cup	A	1-2	Elphick (og) - O'Kane, Wilson	11,296
Tue 23 Aug 2011	League Cup	A	4-1	Thomas, Fortuné 2, Cox - Lovell	6,911
Tue 14 Aug 2007	League Cup	H	1-0	Beattie	10,250
Sat 02 Jan 1999	FA Cup	A	0-1	Howe	10,881
Tue 26 Jan 1993	League Division 2	A	1-0	Speedie	5,687
Sat 29 Aug 1992	League Division 2	H	2-1	Taylor, Shakespeare (pen) - Regis	12,563
Sat 22 Feb 1992	Third Division	A	1-2	Taylor - Ekoku, Wood	7,721
Sat 11 Jan 1992	Third Division	H	4-0	Bannister 2, Robson, Williams	10,932
Sat 09 Dec 1989	Second Division	H	2-2	Goodman, Bartlett - Blissett 2	8,568

PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES

Saturday 7th May

12:45pm - Norwich City v Manchester United.

3:00pm - Aston Villa v Newcastle United; Bournemouth v Albion; Crystal Palace v Stoke City; Sunderland v Chelsea; West Ham United v Swansea City.

5:30pm - Leicester City v Everton.

Sunday 8th May

1:30pm - Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton.

4:00pm - Liverpool v Watford; Manchester City v Arsenal.

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