Bournemouth: six straight wins under Marco Rose and a first European adventure
Bournemouth are 7th after beating Leeds, six wins in a row in all competitions. Marco Rose's first season, Evanilson's form, Europa League and the money.
Bournemouth were beaten 5-1 at Chelsea on 10 October. They have not lost since.
Six wins in a row in all competitions, the latest a 2-0 defeat of Leeds today, have lifted Marco Rose's side to seventh for now, on 12 points (three wins, three draws, three defeats). The Guardian called them "a model club playing thoroughly modern football".
Rose's team
Rose arrived in June after Andoni Iraola's contract ended; Iraola is now Liverpool's head coach. The names:
- Evanilson: today's goal was his fifth in six matches, the Guardian says, and the Brazilian came off with Thursday's trip to Prague in mind.
- Marcus Tavernier: five league goals, the most at the club, per Fantasy Premier League data.
- Justin Kluivert: set up today's opener after Leeds goalkeeper James Trafford gave the ball away.
- Alex Scott: out with a thigh injury, expected back on 21 November.
Money and the building site
Bournemouth are owned by Black Knight Football Club, a subsidiary of Foley Entertainment Group, with Bill Foley as chairman. This is a club that spends carefully and sells well, and the summer followed the pattern: Álvaro Rodríguez (£25.7m, Elche) and António Silva (£25.7m, Benfica) in, Hamed Traoré (£6.4m, Marseille) out.
The ground is the constraint. Dean Court, the Vitality Stadium, is being redeveloped this season and its capacity is listed at 12,357, the smallest in the division. When your gate is that small, European football and cup runs are not extras. They are the budget.
The run, in full
After Chelsea came a 3-0 Europa League win against Sturm Graz, a 2-0 win over Sunderland, a 3-0 Europa League win against AC Milan, a 3-0 win at Old Trafford, a 3-0 League Cup win over Aston Villa and today's win. This is the club's first season in Europe; they also beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in September. The League Cup quarter-final is away at Liverpool.
What to watch next
Sparta Prague away on Thursday 5 November in the Europa League (17:45), then Ipswich Town away in the league on 8 November. Rose has two games across four days to protect the run.
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