Saturday
19th December 2015,
Barclays Premier League, The Hawthorns, Kick-Off 3:00pm |
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West Bromwich Albion |
1 - 2 |
Bournemouth |
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0 - 0 |
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McAuley (79) |
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Smith (52) |
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Daniels (87 pen) |
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Managers |
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Tony Pulis |
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Eddie Howe |
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Starting XI |
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Boaz Myhill |
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Artur Boruc |
Craig Dawson |
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Adam Smith |
Gareth McAuley |
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Simon Francis (c) |
Jonas Olsson |
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Steve Cook |
(Lambert 74) Chris Brunt |
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Charlie Daniels |
Craig Gardner |
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Andrew Surman |
(Berahino 90) (c) Darren
Fletcher |
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Matt Ritchie |
(Sessègnon HT)
James Morrison |
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Dan Gosling |
Jonny Evans |
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Harry Arter (Rantie 82) |
James McClean |
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Junior Stanislas (Pugh 70) |
Salomón Rondón |
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Glenn Murray (Kermorgant 76) |
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Substitutes |
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James Chester |
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Marc Pugh |
Victor Anichebe |
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Tokelo Rantie |
Rickie Lambert |
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Shaun MacDonald |
Saido Berahino |
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Yann Kermorgant |
Callum McManaman |
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Adam Federici (gk) |
(gk) Anders Lindegaard |
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Sylvain Distin |
Stéphane Sessègnon |
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Eunan O'Kane |
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Bookings |
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(foul 39) Evans |
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Smith (dissent 90+5) |
(dissent 64) Fletcher |
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Sent-Off |
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(foul 34) McClean |
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(violent conduct 90+4) Rondón |
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Attendance:
26,127 |
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Referee:
Mike Dean (Wirral) |
Assistant 01:
Simon Long (Cornwall) |
Assistant 02:
Jake Collin (Merseyside) |
Fourth Official:
Mark Clattenburg (County Durham) |
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Official Matchday
Programme |
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Price:
£3.50
Pages: 84 Issue: 10 |
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The game is the first ever meeting between the clubs at Premier League
level. |
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Bournemouth record their first ever win at The Hawthorns in a competitive
game. |
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Gareth McAuley becomes Albion's oldest ever Premier League goalscorer at the
age of 36 years and 14 days - Kevin Campbell was the previous holder of the
title. |
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Albion have two men sent off in the same game for the first time since
November 2010 away at Blackpool. |
● The double sending-off is Albion's first ever
at home in top-flight football. |
MATCH REPORT
Charlie Daniels' late penalty
gave in-form Bournemouth a third successive Barclays Premier League win as they
triumphed 2-1 at nine-man West Brom. The defender fired in after Dan Gosling had
been brought down by Darren Fletcher with just three minutes left. Gareth
McAuley looked to have rescued a point for the Baggies when he cancelled out
Adam Smith's second-half opener.
Albion had to play almost an hour with 10 men after James McClean
was dismissed for a wild lunge at Smith as he looked for revenge following a
tackle between the pair just 10 seconds before. And Salmon Rondon was sent off
in injury time after an altercation with Gosling to complete the late drama.
Defeat was Tony Pulis' 100th as a Barclays Premier League manager and ended the
Baggies' four-match unbeaten run. It also increased the Baggies' home woes as
only Aston Villa (two) have won fewer points at home than Albion (eight). But
victory saw the Cherries sitting five points clear of the drop zone and they
were the better side from the off.
Junior Stanislas' shot was
beaten away by Boaz Myhill after two minutes before James Morrison drifted a
spectacular volley wide from 25 yards. Bournemouth bossed the first half without
breaking down a stubborn and organised West Brom side who offered little. And
the game was drifting towards half-time until McClean's rush of blood brought
things to the boil. The midfielder had clashed with Smith just 10 seconds
earlier after a 50-50 challenge left the Baggies man in a heap and, angered he
did not get a foul, McClean dished out revenge. He chased the ball as Matt
Ritchie broke away and found Smith before hacking down the Cherries man to
deservedly see red and leave
Albion with a massive task. The Cherries had already had 64 per
cent of the possession in the first half and they ramped up the pressure on the
Baggies towards the break.
Ritchie should have scored
instead of planting a six-yard header wide under pressure from Chris Brunt - and
they almost paid for the miss three minutes after the break. Craig Dawson
launched a long ball to Rondon, who controlled it well but saw his fierce
half-volley turned over by Artur Boruc. But the visitors deservedly took the
lead on 52 minutes as Smith continued to be public enemy number one at The
Hawthorns. The midfielder was given far too much time to cut in from the right
and he arrowed a low 20-yard drive into the bottom corner. With 10 men Albion
offered little immediate resistance and Stanislas hit the outside of the post 15
minutes later. The Cherries looked comfortable but needed a brilliant header
from Steve Cook to stop Stephane Sessegnon levelling. Rickie Lambert was
introduced with 15 minutes left as Saido Berahino remained on the bench until
injury time to underline how far he remains out of Pulis' current plans. The
Baggies levelled out of the blue with 11 minutes remaining when McAuley glanced
Craig Gardner's corner across goal and in off the far post from six yards. The
Cherries paid the price for not leaving a man on the line - but won it with
three minutes left. Gosling was felled in a tangle of legs by Fletcher as he
burst into the box to allow Daniels to rifle in the spot-kick off the bar. And
Rondon was dismissed in stoppage time to compound Albion's woes after an off the
ball clash with Gosling.
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