2025–26 AFC Bournemouth season

Bournemouth
2025–26 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football Club
ChairmanBill Foley
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumDean Court
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Semenyo (2)
All:
Antoine Semenyo (2)
Biggest defeat2–4 v Liverpool, Premier League, 15 August 2025

The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of AFC Bournemouth and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their ninth season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
16 June 2025 LB France Adrien Truffert France Rennes £14,400,000 [1]
16 July 2025 GK Serbia Đorđe Petrović England Chelsea £25,000,000 [2]
13 August 2025 CB France Bafodé Diakité France Lille £34,600,000 [3]
18 August 2025 RW Scotland Ben Gannon Doak England Liverpool £25,000,000 [4]
21 August 2025 LW Morocco Amine Adli Germany Bayer Leverkusen £25,100,000 [5]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] CB Spain Dean Huijsen Spain Real Madrid £50,000,000 [6]
1 June 2025[b] LW England Jaidon Anthony England Burnley £8,000,000 [7]
26 June 2025 LB Hungary Milos Kerkez England Liverpool £40,000,000 [8]
2 July 2025 CM England Joe Rothwell Scotland Rangers £400,000 [9]
15 July 2025 GK Republic of Ireland Mark Travers England Everton £4,000,000 [10]
8 August 2025 GK Brazil Neto Brazil Botafogo Free [11]
12 August 2025 CB Ukraine Illia Zabarnyi France Paris Saint-Germain £54,500,000 [12]
16 August 2025 RW Burkina Faso Dango Ouattara England Brentford £42,500,000 [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on 1 June once the transfer window re-opened.

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
25 June 2025 RB England Max Aarons Scotland Rangers 31 May 2026 [14]
1 July 2025 CF England Jonny Stuttle England Walsall 22 August 2025[a] [16]
7 July 2025[b] CF Canada Daniel Jebbison England Preston North End 31 May 2026 [17]
8 July 2025 LB Wales Archie Harris England Eastleigh 31 May 2026 [18]
10 July 2025 CB England Max Kinsey England Truro City 31 May 2026 [19]
19 July 2025 GK England Danny Dixon England New Milton Town Work Experience [20]
19 July 2025 GK England Will Upstell England New Milton Town Work Experience [20]
23 July 2025 GK England Mack Allan England Plymouth Parkway 31 May 2026 [21]
1 August 2025 CF England Ashley Clarke England AFC Totton 31 May 2026 [22]
15 August 2025 CM England Karlos Gregory England Sholing 31 May 2026 [23]
22 August 2025 LW Colombia Luis Sinisterra Brazil Cruzeiro 31 May 2026 [24]
  1. ^ Loan was terminated early due to injury[15]
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would become official on 7 July once the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup has concluded.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 DM England Lewis Brown England Havant & Waterlooville 8 August 2025 [25][26]
CB England Coby Small [25]
AM Republic of Ireland Kian Tydeman [25]
CM England Toure Williams [25]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 10 June, Bournemouth announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Hibernian, Bristol City, Everton, Manchester United, West Ham United, and two same day friendlies against Real Sociedad.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly Bournemouth England 2–1 Scotland Hibernian Wimborne
12:00 BST
  • Billing
  • Faivre
Report
Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Bournemouth 6–2 Bristol City Wimborne
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
26 July 2025 Summer Series Everton 0–3 Bournemouth East Rutherford, United States
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
30 July 2025 Summer Series Manchester United 4–1 Bournemouth Chicago, United States
20:30 CDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 58,927
Referee: Lewis Smith
3 August 2025 Summer Series Bournemouth 0–2 West Ham United Atlanta, United States
14:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Referee: Victor Rivas
9 August 2025 Friendly Bournemouth England 1–1 Spain Real Sociedad Wimborne
10:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
9 August 2025 Friendly Bournemouth England 0–0 Spain Real Sociedad Bournemouth
17:15 BST Report
Stadium: Dean Court

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 15 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00

Last updated: 15 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
15 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
16 Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
17 Brentford 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
18 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Relegation to EFL Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[28]

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
1 0 0 1 2 4  −2 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 2 4  −2

Last updated: 15 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHA
ResultL
Position16
Points0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June 2025, the Premier League fixtures were released.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 August 2025 1 Liverpool 4–2 Bournemouth Liverpool
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,315
Referee: Anthony Taylor
23 August 2025 2 Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
30 August 2025 3 Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth Tottenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
13 September 2025 4 Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
20 September 2025 5 Bournemouth v Newcastle United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
27 September 2025 6 Leeds United v Bournemouth Leeds
15:00 BST Stadium: Elland Road
3 October 2025 7 Bournemouth v Fulham Bournemouth
20:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[30]
18 October 2025 8 Crystal Palace v Bournemouth Selhurst
15:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
26 October 2025 9 Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest Bournemouth
14:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was moved to 26 October, due to Nottingham Forest's involvement in the UEFA Europa League.
1 November 2025 10 Manchester City v Bournemouth Manchester
15:00 GMT Stadium: Etihad Stadium
8 November 2025 11 Aston Villa v Bournemouth Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
22 November 2025 12 Bournemouth v West Ham United Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
29 November 2025 13 Sunderland v Bournemouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
3 December 2025 14 Bournemouth v Everton Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
6 December 2025 15 Bournemouth v Chelsea Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
13 December 2025 16 Manchester United v Bournemouth Trafford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
20 December 2025 17 Bournemouth v Burnley Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
27 December 2025 18 Brentford v Bournemouth Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
30 December 2025 19 Chelsea v Bournemouth Fulham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
3 January 2026 20 Bournemouth v Arsenal Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
7 January 2026 21 Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
17 January 2026 22 Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
24 January 2026 23 Bournemouth v Liverpool Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
31 January 2026 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
7 February 2026 25 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
11 February 2026 26 Everton v Bournemouth Liverpool
19:45 GMT Stadium: Everton Stadium
21 February 2026 27 West Ham United v Bournemouth Stratford
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Stadium
28 February 2026 28 Bournemouth v Sunderland Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
4 March 2026 29 Bournemouth v Brentford Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
14 March 2026 30 Burnley v Bournemouth Burnley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
21 March 2026 31 Bournemouth v Manchester United Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
11 April 2026 32 Arsenal v Bournemouth Holloway
15:00 BST Stadium: Emirates Stadium
18 April 2026 33 Newcastle United v Bournemouth Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
25 April 2026 34 Bournemouth v Leeds United Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
2 May 2026 35 Bournemouth v Crystal Palace Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
9 May 2026 36 Fulham v Bournemouth Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Craven Cottage
17 May 2026 37 Bournemouth v Manchester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
24 May 2026 38 Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth West Bridgford
15:00 BST Stadium: City Ground

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not competing in any European competitions, Bournemouth entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to fellow Premier League side Brentford.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2025 Second round Bournemouth v Brentford Bournemouth
19:45 BST Stadium: Dean Court

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Serbia SRB Đorđe Petrović 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF France FRA Adrien Truffert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Argentina ARG Marcos Senesi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Wales WAL David Brooks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Alex Scott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Evanilson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF United States USA Tyler Adams 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG Adam Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Marcus Tavernier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF France FRA Bafodé Diakité 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW France FRA Eli Junior Kroupi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG James Hill 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Ghana GHA Antoine Semenyo 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Hamed Traorè 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF England ENG Ben Winterburn 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

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