AFC Bournemouth 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 AFC Bournemouth season was the club's 119th season in existence and first season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the previous season . Aside of the Championship, Bournemouth also competed in the FA Cup , and participated in the EFL Cup .
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
23 July 2020
GK
Joshua Clarke
Chelsea
Undisclosed
[3]
18 January 2021
CM
Jack Wilshere
West Ham United
Free transfer
[4]
28 January 2021
CM
Ben Pearson
Preston North End
Undisclosed
[5]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
1 October 2020
RW
Rodrigo Riquelme
Atlético Madrid
End of season
[6]
16 October 2020
CB
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Tottenham Hotspur
End of season
[7]
2 February 2021
CF
Shane Long
Southampton
End of season
[8]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
15 July 2020
CB
Zeno Ibsen Rossi
Kilmarnock
End of season
[9]
6 August 2020
LM
Frank Vincent
Scunthorpe United
5 January 2021
[10] [11]
20 August 2020
CB
Tyler Cordner
Scunthorpe United
14 January 2021
[12] [13]
7 September 2020
CB
Brennan Camp
Weymouth
End of season
[14]
25 September 2020
CM
Kyle Taylor
Southend United
1 January 2021
[15]
3 October 2020
CB
Corey Jordan
Weymouth
1 January 2021
[16]
3 October 2020
DF
Sam Sherring
Torquay United
End of season
[17] [18] [19]
16 October 2020
CF
Jake Scrimshaw
Walsall
3 January 2021
[20]
23 December 2020
MF
Christian Saydee
Weymouth
[21]
6 January 2021
GK
Mark Travers
Swindon Town
11 February 2021
[22] [23]
8 January 2021
CF
Jake Scrimshaw
Newport County
End of season
[24]
20 January 2021
LM
Frank Vincent
Walsall
End of season
[25]
25 January 2021
CB
Tyler Cordner
Southend United
End of season
[26]
31 January 2021
GK
Calum Ward
HIFK
End of season
[27]
1 February 2021
CM
Nnamdi Ofoborh
Wycombe Wanderers
End of season
[28]
2 February 2021
CB
Dinesh Gillela
Aldershot Town
March 2021
[29]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2020
DF
Harvey Bertrand
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
FW
Jake Cope
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
CF
Jermain Defoe
Rangers
Free transfer
[31]
1 July 2020
CM
Tom Dinsmore
Moneyfields
Released
[30] [32]
1 July 2020
LW
Ryan Fraser
Newcastle United
Released
[33] [34]
1 July 2020
MF
Luke Gray
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
LB
Tom Hanfrey
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
RW
Jordon Ibe
Derby County
Released
[33] [35]
1 July 2020
RW
Jordan Murray
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
FW
James Oliver
Buxton
Released
[30] [36]
1 July 2020
FW
Luke Pardoe
Unattached
Released
[30]
1 July 2020
MF
Jack Torniainen
Unattached
Released
[30]
17 July 2020
MF
Remy Coddington
West Ham United
Undisclosed
[37]
27 July 2020
RB
Charlie Seaman
Doncaster Rovers
Released
[33] [38]
27 July 2020
GK
Artur Boruc
Legia Warsaw
Released
[33] [39]
27 July 2020
LB
Charlie Daniels
Shrewsbury Town
Released
[33] [40]
27 July 2020
RB
Simon Francis
Unattached
Released
[33]
27 July 2020
CM
Andrew Surman
Milton Keynes Dons
Released
[33] [41]
5 August 2020
CB
Nathan Aké
Manchester City
£40,000,000
[42]
5 August 2020
LB
Brad Smith
Seattle Sounders
Released
[43] [44]
12 August 2020
LM
Alex Dobre
Dijon FCO
Undisclosed
[45]
19 August 2020
GK
Aaron Ramsdale
Sheffield United
£18,500,000
[46]
24 August 2020
CM
Matt Butcher
Accrington Stanley
Undisclosed
[47]
5 September 2020
CB
Shaun Hobson
Southend United
Free transfer
[48]
7 September 2020
CF
Callum Wilson
Newcastle United
£20,000,000
[49]
22 September 2020
CM
Harry Arter
Nottingham Forest
Undisclosed
[50]
2 October 2020
FW
Khavarn Williams
Nice
Undisclosed
[51]
31 January 2021
CM
Dan Gosling
Watford
Undisclosed
[52]
1 February 2021
CB
Jack Simpson
Rangers
Undisclosed
[53]
2 February 2021
SS
Joshua King
Everton
Nominal fee
[54]
2 February 2021
CF
Mikael Ndjoli
Barrow
Undisclosed
[55]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
West Ham United v Bournemouth
5 September 2020 Betway Cup West Ham United 3–5 Bournemouth show Stratford 15:00 BST (UTC+1 )
Bowen 38' , 42'
Felipe Anderson 84'
Report
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
11 September 2020
8 May 2021
Matchday 1
6th
46
22
11
13
73
46
+27
0 47.83
FA Cup
9 January 2021
20 March 2021
Third round
Quarter-finals
4
3
0
1
8
5
+3
0 75.00
EFL Cup
15 September 2020
24 September 2020
Second round
Third round
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Total
52
25
12
15
82
53
+29
0 48.08
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
3
Brentford (O, P)
46
24
15
7
79
42
+37
87
Qualification for Championship play-offs
4
Swansea City
46
23
11
12
56
39
+17
80
5
Barnsley
46
23
9
14
58
50
+8
78
6
Bournemouth
46
22
11
13
73
46
+27
77
7
Reading
46
19
13
14
62
54
+8
70
8
Cardiff City
46
18
14
14
66
49
+17
68
9
Queens Park Rangers
46
19
11
16
57
55
+2
68
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[56] (O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
22
11
13
73
46
+27
77
13
3
7
41
25
+16
9
8
6
32
21
+11
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H A A H H A A A H H A A H H A H A H H A A H H H A H A A A H A H Result W D W W D D D W D L W W W D L W D W W D L W D L L L L W D W L L W W D L W W W W W W W L L L Position 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 3 4 5 6
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[57]
Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough v Bournemouth
19 September 2020 2 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bournemouth show Middlesbrough 15:00 BST
Saville 30' Browne 81'
Report
Solanke 38' Mepham 51' Stacey 63'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Donohue
Bournemouth v Norwich City
Coventry City v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Queens Park Rangers
Watford v Bournemouth
24 October 2020 7 Watford 1–1 Bournemouth show Watford 12:30 BST
Perica 12' Garner 25' Cleverley 57' Chalobah 90+7'
Report
Kelly 2' Rico 64' Mepham 90+6'
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson
Bournemouth v Bristol City
Bournemouth v Derby County
Sheffield Wednesday v Bournemouth
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03 ) 10 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bournemouth show Owlerton 19:00 GMT
Kachunga 10' Pelupessy 42' Palmer 44' Börner 60' Bannan 69' (pen. ) Harris 90+5'
Report
Lerma 34' S. Cook 69' Mepham 90+9'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Birmingham City v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United v Bournemouth
28 November 2020 14 Rotherham United 2–2 Bournemouth show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Ladapo 37' , 50' Ihiekwe 45' Smith 52'
Report
Stanislas 20' (pen. ) Kelly 43' Solanke 63' Lerma 76' Brooks 84'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Bournemouth v Preston North End
Swansea City v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town
Bournemouth v Wycombe Wanderers
Luton Town v Bournemouth
19 December 2020 20 Luton Town 0–0 Bournemouth show Luton 15:00 GMT
Dewsbury-Hall 82'
Report
Lerma 67'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Derby County v Bournemouth
19 January 2021 25 Derby County 1–0 Bournemouth show Derby 18:00 GMT
Bielik 32'
Report
L. Cook 71'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford
Reading v Bournemouth
29 January 2021 26 Reading 3–1 Bournemouth show Reading 20:00 GMT
Laurent 24' McIntyre 32' Swift 34' João 43'
Report
Rico 31' Stanislas 85'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Bournemouth v Sheffield Wednesday
2 February 2021 27 Bournemouth 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday show King's Park 19:00 GMT
Stanislas 66' (pen. ) Riquelme 90+7'
Report
Paterson 44' Dunkley 83' Rhodes 90' Bannan 90+7'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bournemouth v Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Rotherham United
Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth
Bristol City v Bournemouth
Preston North End v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Swansea City
Bournemouth v Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers v Bournemouth
5 April 2021 39 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Bournemouth show Blackburn 15:00 BST
Elliott 78' Armstrong 90+2'
Report
Billing 29' Lerma 50' Solanke 51' Danjuma 75'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Bournemouth v Coventry City
10 April 2021 40 Bournemouth 4–1 Coventry City show King's Park15:00 BST
Danjuma 1' , 28' Brooks 69' Solanke 90+2'
Report
James 3' Østigård 75'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Huddersfield Town v Bournemouth
13 April 2021 41 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Bournemouth show Huddersfield 17:30 BST
Hogg 76'
Report
Pearson 12' Billing 15' Solanke 45' Surridge 90+3'
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Norwich City v Bournemouth
Millwall v Bournemouth
21 April 2021 43 Millwall 1–4 Bournemouth show Bermondsey 18:00 BST
Malone 46' Wallace 49' Cooper 65' McNamara 80'
Report
Billing 16' , 80' Danjuma 27' Brooks 44' Solanke 67'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Wycombe Wanderers v Bournemouth
1 May 2021 45 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bournemouth show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Ikpeazu 4' Jacobson 53'
Report
Wilshere 90'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Bournemouth v Stoke City
8 May 2021 46 Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City show King's Park12:30 BST
Cook 6' Billing 61'
Report
Forrester 36' Batth 47' Smith 52'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Play-offs [ ]
Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[58] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[59]
Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth
Bournemouth v Crawley Town
Bournemouth v Southampton
EFL Cup [ ]
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[60]
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Bournemouth
24 September 2020 Third round Manchester City 2–1 Bournemouth show Manchester 19:45 BST
Delap 18' , 79' Foden 75'
Report
Surridge 22' Zemura 70' L. Cook 90+2'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 22 May 2021
Total
Championship
Play-offs
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Asmir Begović
51
0
45
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
23
GK
Mark Travers
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
40
GK
Will Dennis
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Defenders
3
DF
Steve Cook
47
0
42
0
1
0
3
0
0+1
0
5
DF
Lloyd Kelly
41
1
33+3
1
2
0
1
0
2
0
6
DF
Chris Mepham
28
1
20+4
1
1+1
0
0+2
0
0
0
15
DF
Adam Smith
46
0
38+3
0
2
0
0+2
0
1
0
17
DF
Jack Stacey
37
1
18+12
1
0+2
0
4
0
1
0
18
DF
Cameron Carter-Vickers
26
1
21
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
21
DF
Diego Rico
38
1
23+9
1
0+1
0
3+1
0
1
0
33
DF
Jordan Zemura
5
0
0+2
0
0
0
1
0
1+1
0
Midfielders
7
MF
David Brooks
39
6
25+7
5
2
0
3
1
2
0
8
MF
Jefferson Lerma
48
3
40+2
3
2
0
1+2
0
0+1
0
11
MF
Jack Wilshere
17
2
9+5
1
0+1
0
2
1
0
0
16
MF
Lewis Cook
35
1
30+1
1
0
0
1+1
0
2
0
19
MF
Junior Stanislas
36
11
29+6
10
0
0
1
1
0
0
22
MF
Ben Pearson
20
0
11+5
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
26
MF
Gavin Kilkenny
4
0
0+1
0
0
0
1+1
0
0+1
0
29
MF
Philip Billing
42
8
23+11
8
2
0
4
0
2
0
Forwards
9
FW
Dominic Solanke
45
15
38+2
15
2
0
1+1
0
0+1
0
10
FW
Arnaut Groeneveld
38
17
29+4
15
2
2
2
0
0+1
0
12
FW
Shane Long
12
2
4+7
2
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
14
FW
Sam Surridge
35
6
7+22
4
0
0
1+3
1
2
1
20
FW
Rodrigo Riquelme
19
2
2+14
1
0
0
2+1
1
0
0
32
FW
Jaidon Anthony
7
0
0+5
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
4
MF
Dan Gosling
18
2
7+8
2
0
0
1
0
1+1
0
18
MF
Harry Arter
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
24
MF
Nnamdi Ofoborh
5
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
25
DF
Jack Simpson
12
0
6+3
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
27
FW
Joshua King
14
3
5+7
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 2 October 2020
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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