Match Report
Burnley 1 v 2 AFCB
13 May 2018
Attendance: 20,720
 |
| Burnley fans may be in Europe but a first win for AFCB at Turf Moor is a great way for the Cherries to end the season. |
Bournemouth salvaged a last minute winner to end their season with a flourish. In a pretty uneventful game, Bournemouth had much of the ball in the first half, but fell one-nil down to a Chris Wood goal that came from a deflection off a wayward shot from Jeff Hendricks. The second half brought a response from the Cherries, when Josh King finished neatly from close range and a draw seemed a fair outcome for a game that never really ignited. But Defoe made the most of a Burnley mistake and squared the ball to Callum Wilson who so needed a goal to finish the season as joint top scorer with Josh King.
AFCB made four changes with Tyrone Mings, Lys Mousset, Jordan Ibe and Emrson Hyndman getting starts and Simon Francis and Lewis Cook not in the squad, while Pugh and Wilson moved to the bench. It would be Hyndman's debut start for AFCB in a Premier League game. Simon Francis was ill, while Lewis Cook was rested presumably ahead of potential inclusion in the England World Cup squad.
Chris Wood starts instead of Ashley Barnes for Burnley in their only change.
Advertisement
Surman is captain today. Bournemouth start well with Mousset and Daniels making progress on the left. Josh King has given a free kick away on half way. Aké is playing in the middle of the back three. Ryan Fraser picks himself up.
Lots of sunshine at Turf Moor. Fraser overruns a ball on the right for a goal kick. Josh King is scrapping well around the half way line.
Burnley come forward with Gudmundsson and he wins a corner off of Surman. Tarkowski has a week header but it's out for a goal kick. Most of Bournemouth's attacks are coming up the left with Daniels.
Burnley are letting the Cherries have the ball at the back. Ibe is taken down though. Some 11 minutes gone.
It's a quiet game. King has given away a free kick. Ward drives across goal and has a corner off his deflected shot. Aké got the block in. Aké rises and Begovic wins a free kick. Almost a mistake by Mings and Cork almost got to him.
Surman now and Daniels' cross doesn't beat his man. Fraser finds Ibe and drives the ball across the six yard box, but nobody gambles and its a goal kick.
Fraser now and Ibe finds Mousset and Pope saves well down to his right. Good stuff from Bournemouth but the keeper did well to keep Mousset from getting the first goal, bottom left corner.
Hendrick is getting froward and the deflected shot loops up to Begovic. Surman loses possession.
Tarkowski under pressure clears. Aké clears to Ibe. Cork and Wood on the left and Aké clears.
King, now Daniels runs on it and Pope makes the save! Another good chance from the Cherries. Corner Surman shoots, but is blocked and it's another AFCB corner. Burnley clear to Ibe. Hyndman and Ibe, but the keeper takes Hyndman's cross.
Hyndman is caught in possession. Hendrick 25 yards out and Steve Cook defends Gudmundsson to Wood and Cork drives his shot wide! 29 minutes gone.
Mings puts Cook in a spot, but he gets out of trouble. Burnley put Lennon in and Wood puts the ball over the bar from two yards out but Lennon was offside anyway.
Fraser and Cook clear, but Mouset loses the ball. Lennon to Cork, Henridk and Lowton Mings puts the ball out for a corner. Tarkowski pushes Aké in the back - free kick. 36 minutes gone and Mousset is tackled by Tarkowski.
Lennon, Begovic makes the catch. Cork and Mousset gets back to challenge. Westwood puts a cross in, Hendrick hits a volley, it's deflected off Chris Woods and Burnley have a goal. Burnley have the lead on 39 minutes!
Free kick to Bournemouth. Ibe puts the ball in but King heads wide. Burnley have the ball as we come up to half time. AFCB are continuing their record being behind having never won at Burnley. Gudmundsson puts in a free kick. The ball comes off Mousset for a corner. Begovic holds on to a header from Tarkowski.
One minute of added time. That's half time 1-0.
Second Half
King comes forward on the left and forces a corner. Ibe and King, Cook hits one into a crowd of players and Aké heads, it's another corner. Fraser takes the corner. Cook has the ball but is dispossessed.
Burnley with Ward and Gudmundsson, Lennon and Westwood. Mousset defends well. Long, over Mings, Hendrick and Begovic saves well.
Burnley have a corner. Bournemouth clear and Gudmundsson is offside. Mousset over hits the pass to Ibe.
Lowton and Lennon, Mings clears. Goal kick to Cherries after eight minutes of the second half. Cork and Hendrick. Westwood and Mings clears ahead of Lowton.
Bournemouth subs are warming up. 55 minutes gone. Daniels up to half way and Mousset. Steve Cooks takes the ball and Ibe cuts across field and finds Mousset and it's a deflected shot for a corner.
Burnley clear and Mings thinks about a shot and it's another corner. Ibe plays the ball in but it's an easy take for Nick Pope. Gosling and Wilson are coming on. Lys Mousset comes off on 59 minutes along with Hyndman, Gosling and Wilson come on.
Ibe and Wilson and Ibe on the byline puts the ball across but there is no one to finish. Chris Wood is off and Sam Vokes is on for Burnley.
Aké has moved into midfield. 17 minutes of the second half have gone. Fraser and Daniels have gone to full backs and Steve Cook and Mings are playing centre-backs.
Hendrick in front of goal and Gudmundsson and Lowton has put it over. Mings is down holding his left knee. Ibe is also down on the half way line.
Jermain Defoe is coming on. Mings is all right but is coming off. King in the box is down after Lennon's challenge, but it's no penalty only a corner. Could well have been a penalty.
Burnley now and Fraser makes a block with Gudmundsson coming on from behind. Begovic makes a catch. 70 minutes gone. Lennon into Hendrick and a corner to Burnley.
Hendrick and Surman and Gosling clear. Westwood and Vokes and Steve Cook clears. The Cherries are not putting pressure on Burnley yet and they have made all three of their subs.
King fond Defoe, turned away by Pope. King has equalised for Bournemouth! Curls it into the top corner from the six yards. King is going to end up AFCB's top scorer by the looks of it. 74 minutes gone.
Surman breaks with King a chance for Defoe but he has lost his footing. Ibe to King and Wilson but Tarkowski clears. Gosling now and Wilson, Ibe is closed down. Gosling is off side.
Gudmundsson is going off and Nakhi Wells is on. Steve Cook is hobbling but is going to continue. Ibe drives for goal and swerves his shot wide. Fraser plays a ball in Tarkowski clears. Fraser again, Ibe has his cross blocked.
Bournemouth have a corner. Ibe to take. The keeper has it. Gosling an Cork battle and Burnley ave free kick. Hendrick to Vokes but Begovic gets there first.
Just two minutes to go. Wilson turns his man and puts it past the post! Hendrick through the middle and Wells puts his finish into the stands. Four minutes are added on.
Hendrick and Wells cross is cleared by Aké. Cook and Wells in a race and Cook wanted Begovic to come for it but was slow out. Ward and Surman clears.
Fraser to Wilson who an't control it. Defoe is through Wilson and he's scored! The 95th minute and Wilson gets a goal. Can't believe it! unselfish of Defoe. That give Howe his 100th league wins.
Surman gives the ball away. Cork into the back post and Lowton couldn't quite make it.
That's it an away win for AFCB.
Summary
Bournemouth's first ever win at Turf Moor gives the Cherries a 12th place finish and 44 points. Burnley will have been disappointed to not finish stronger, but the Cherries have been a team that come from behind this season. It was especially pleasing for the away fans to see a win as they have seen some poor games over recent months, but this result made up for it a bit when you consider Burnley will be playing in Europe next season. It should also be remembered that this is the first Premier League match that AFCB have won without Simon Francis being involved!
AFCB line up against Burnley
 |
| AFCB Subs: Boruc, B Smith, Gosling, Pugh, Taylor, Wilson, Defoe |
Burnley
Pope, Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Berg Gudmundsson (Wells 80), Wood (Vokes 61), Hendrick
Burnley Subs
Heaton, Taylor, Nkoudou, Vokes, Wells, Bardsley, McNeil
Ref Watch: Paul Tierney - 2/10 missed a penalty for Bournemouth but otherwise an easy to referee game with no cards.
No comments:
Post a Comment