Bournemouth Round-Up, Sunday 8th November: Cherries Equal Club Record with Eighth Straight Win at Ipswich
What a day for the Cherries. Bournemouth travelled to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town on Super Sunday looking to make it eight wins in a row in all competitions, and they duly delivered with a hard-fought 2-1 victory that equals the club's all-time record winning run (The Sun) (Bournemouth Echo) (AFCB.co.uk).
Evanilson set the tone early, opening the scoring after just five minutes following a shocking error from the Ipswich goalkeeper (Sports Mole) (Bournemouth Echo) (Sky Sports). It was a landmark moment for the Brazilian, who had gone without a goal in his first six appearances of the season before finding his scoring touch, and this latest strike means he has now netted in five successive Premier League games (The Guardian) (BBC Sport). Bournemouth doubled their advantage through an unfortunate own goal from Ipswich full-back Leif Davis (Sky Sports), before Ipswich pulled one back through a converted penalty from Clarke in a decision that caused some controversy (Sky Sports). Despite the spirited Ipswich response, Bournemouth held firm to seal the win (Bournemouth Echo). talkSPORT even carried claims that Evanilson is currently the best player in the Premier League following his latest heroics (talkSPORT), while the BBC's analysis pointed to his persistence finally paying off in front of goal (BBC Sport).
Marco Rose was full of praise for his players afterwards, hailing the togetherness within the squad as key to extending the winning run to eight (Bournemouth Echo). The head coach also discussed how well his side have started matches recently, pointing to a pattern of fast starts as a feature of the current run (Bournemouth Echo). Looking back before the Ipswich trip, Rose had spoken about the fine margins behind the team's upturn in form, saying the Cherries have now found the 'five per cent we missed' earlier in the season (Bournemouth Echo). He had also been looking ahead to the threat Ipswich would pose at Portman Road in his pre-match preparations (Bournemouth Echo).
On the defensive side, Rose praised James Hill and spoke positively about his options at centre-back, with competition for places clearly a healthy headache at the back (Bournemouth Echo). There was a note of caution on the attacking front too, with Rose confirming that Kroupi 'still needs time' before he is ready to start matches, suggesting fans should be patient with the young forward's progress (Bournemouth Echo).
Away from the first team, it was a tougher day for the Under-18s, who were beaten by Reading in the U18 Premier League Cup (AFCB.co.uk).
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