Bournemouth Morning Round-Up, Thursday 29th October 2026: Cherries Thrash Villa to Reach Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals

Bournemouth enjoyed a fine night in the Carabao Cup, thumping Aston Villa 3-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals (Sky Sports) (AFCB.co.uk). Sky Sports highlighted a Marco Bizot error that helped double the Cherries' lead, while Alvaro Rodriguez added a well-taken third (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports). You can catch the highlights from the win on Sky Sports (Sky Sports). The Bournemouth Echo noted a rotated side still impressed throughout, with their player ratings praising the squad's depth (Bournemouth Echo). The Guardian pointed out this was Bournemouth's third consecutive 3-0 victory, underlining the impressive run of form the Cherries are currently enjoying in all competitions (The Guardian).

The win also means a huge trip awaits in the last eight, with Bournemouth drawn away at Andoni Iraola's former club Liverpool at Anfield in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals (Bournemouth Echo) (Sky Sports).

That victory made it five wins in a row for the Cherries, and boss Rose was pleased with how his side responded after their recent loss to Chelsea, joking he'd "love to say I'm a magician" when discussing the turnaround (Bournemouth Echo). Rose added that his team are "in a flow" but stressed the need to keep working hard rather than get carried away with the run (Bournemouth Echo). There was also a positive update on Juanlu, who impressed on his first Cherries start at right-back and said he is "working hard" to adapt to his new surroundings (Bournemouth Echo).

Looking ahead, Bournemouth now have Iraola's old side Liverpool to look forward to in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals (Bournemouth Echo) (Sky Sports).

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