Bournemouth Week in Review, Monday 2nd November: Cherries Thrash Aston Villa and Leeds to Set Up Carabao Cup Trip to Liverpool
What a week for the Cherries, who continued their fine run of form in both cup and league competitions. Marco Rose rotated his side for the visit of Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup, but still saw his men cruise to a 3-0 win, with goals including a ruthless finish from Alvaro Rodriguez and an early strike from Amine Adli, sending Bournemouth into the quarter-finals for the first time in eight seasons (Bournemouth Echo) (AFCB.co.uk) (Bournemouth Echo) (AFCB.co.uk) (Daily Echo) (Sky Sports) (Bournemouth Echo) (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports) (The Guardian) (AFCB.co.uk). That victory made it a fifth consecutive win and the club's third successive 3-0 scoreline in the competition, according to the Guardian (Sky Sports) (The Guardian).
The draw for the last eight paired Bournemouth with Liverpool at Anfield, a tie that will see former Cherries boss Andoni Iraola come up against his old club - the Liverpool manager admitted it was the "only team" he didn't want to face (AFCB.co.uk) (ESPN) (ESPN) (Bournemouth Echo) (Sky Sports).
In the Premier League, Bournemouth made it a club-first winning feat by beating Leeds United 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium, with Evanilson continuing his rich vein of form by scoring in a fourth consecutive top-flight match (Sports Mole) (Sports Mole) (The Guardian) (BBC Sport) (BBC Sport) (AFCB.co.uk). The win was set up by a horror error from Leeds goalkeeper James Trafford, whose misplaced pass was pounced upon, according to the Sun and the Guardian (The Sun) (The Guardian). BBC Sport highlighted how Evanilson and centre-back James Hill have formed a strong spine for the side, with the team going 595 minutes without conceding in all competitions, as the Echo reports (BBC Sport) (Bournemouth Echo). Kroupi also earned praise for a "sublime" assist against Leeds, with the Echo suggesting he "could be a key factor" going forward (Bournemouth Echo). Rose called the win over a 'difficult' Leeds side one where his team "solved the challenge", and said afterwards that "a lot is possible" for his players if they stay grounded (Bournemouth Echo) (Bournemouth Echo) (Bournemouth Echo) (BBC Sport) (Bournemouth Echo). One Bournemouth fan told BBC Sport he was delighted with the turnaround in form, though wary of a busy schedule ahead (BBC Sport), with Rose himself flagging a tough run of fixtures including back-to-back away trips in the Europa League and Premier League (Bournemouth Echo).
There was also cup joy for the women's team, who booked their place in the Women's FA Cup second round and will travel to Norwich, as confirmed by both the club and the Echo (AFCB.co.uk) (Bournemouth Echo). Helen Bleazard has been previewing a Portsmouth test as her side look to continue their own good form (AFCB.co.uk).
On the transfer front, Sports Mole reports that the Cherries have 'identified' two potential replacements for midfielder Alex Scott, who is said to be attracting interest from Chelsea and Liverpool (Sports Mole). TeamTalk also claims Arsenal and Manchester United have joined the race for forward Eli Junior Kroupi following his return from injury (TeamTalk), while Sports Mole reports Bournemouth and Brentford are 'eyeing' Fiorentina's Eddy Kouadio ahead of January (Sports Mole), and that the club have held 'initial talks' over a move for Vasco da Gama's Andres Gomez (Sports Mole). On the injury front, Marco Rose gave the latest on Alex Scott ahead of previous fixtures (Sports Mole) (AFCB.co.uk), while Sports Mole and the club confirmed a muscle injury for Alex Toth ahead of the Leeds game (Sports Mole) (AFCB.co.uk). Elsewhere, the Echo reports Juanlu is "working hard" to adapt after a good first start at right-back (Bournemouth Echo), and goalkeeper Petrović insisted "I'm committed" as the club's number one, despite Di Gregorio offering selection headaches (Bournemouth Echo).
There was also good cup news domestically, with the Cherries comfortably through in the FA Cup after victory over Feniton, and continuing their cup defence with a narrow win at Wimbledon (Bournemouth Echo) (Bournemouth Echo). Fans were told there would be no extra allocation for the Europa League trip to Sparta Praha (Bournemouth Echo). Off the pitch, Junior Kroupi picked up a nomination for the Junior Ballon d'Or (AFCB.co.uk), while the club hosted care home residents from Dorset for a VIP matchday experience and ran a memorabilia auction in aid of the Royal British Legion (AFCB.co.uk) (Bournemouth Echo). Fans attending the Leeds game were also treated to free tattoos, DJs and giveaways at the Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth Echo).
Elsewhere in the Premier League, the Guardian's round-up of weekend talking points praised Bournemouth's transfer business, noting the three goalscorers in a recent fixture cost a combined £85m and arrived from Vasco da Gama and Middlesbrough among other clubs, putting bigger spenders like Manchester United to shame (The Guardian). United's struggles were a running theme, with Sky Sports and the Mirror reporting on the fallout at Old Trafford following their defeat to Bournemouth, including crisis talks involving Michael Carrick and a visit from Bruno Fernandes to the Carrington training ground (Sky Sports) (Mirror).
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