2016–17 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2016–17 season was AFC Bournemouth's second consecutive season in the Premier League and their 127th year in existence.[1] That season Bournemouth participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and Football League Cup.

AFC Bournemouth

2016–17 season
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Eddie Howe
Stadium	Dean Court
Premier League	9th
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Millwall)
League Cup	Third round (knocked out by Preston North End)
Top goalscorer	League: Joshua King (16) All: Joshua King (16)
Highest home attendance	11,388 v Burnley 13 May 2017
Average home league attendance	11,182
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

First-team squad

As of 27 August 2016[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POL Artur Boruc 2 DF  ENG Simon Francis (captain) 3 DF  ENG Steve Cook 4 MF  ENG Dan Gosling 6 MF  ENG Andrew Surman 7 MF  ENG Marc Pugh 8 MF  IRL Harry Arter 9 FW  COD Benik Afobe 10 FW  CIV Max Gradel 11 DF  ENG Charlie Daniels 13 FW  ENG Callum Wilson 14 DF  AUS Brad Smith 15 DF  ENG Adam Smith 17 MF  NOR Joshua King

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Lewis Cook 19 MF  ENG Junior Stanislas 20 DF  IRL Marc Wilson 21 GK  ENG Ryan Allsop 22 MF  USA Emerson Hyndman 23 GK  AUS Adam Federici 24 MF  SCO Ryan Fraser 26 DF  ENG Tyrone Mings 28 FW  JAM Lewis Grabban 29 DF  WAL Rhoys Wiggins 31 FW  FRA Lys Mousset 32 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere (on loan from Arsenal) 33 MF  ENG Jordon Ibe 38 DF  ENG Baily Cargill

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 FW  ENG Glenn Murray (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) 34 MF  ENG Harry Cornick (on loan to Leyton Orient) 36 MF  ENG Matt Butcher (on loan to Yeovil Town)

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 FW  ENG Ben Whitfield (on loan to Yeovil Town) 46 FW  ENG Jordan Green (on loan to Newport County) — FW  ENG Joe Quigley (on loan to Gillingham)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 May 2017

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Artur Boruc	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Simon Francis	35	0	34	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Steve Cook	39	2	38	2	0+1	0	0	0
4	MF		Dan Gosling	30	3	14+13	2	0+1	0	2	1
5	DF		Nathan Aké	12	3	8+2	3	0	0	2	0
6	MF		Andrew Surman	23	0	21+1	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Marc Pugh	23	2	16+5	2	1	0	1	0
8	MF		Harry Arter	35	1	33+2	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Benik Afobe	33	6	14+17	6	0	0	2	0
10	MF		Max Gradel	13	1	0+11	0	0	0	2	1
11	DF		Charlie Daniels	34	4	34	4	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Callum Wilson	21	6	16+4	6	0+1	0	0	0
14	DF		Brad Smith	8	0	3+2	0	1	0	2	0
15	DF		Adam Smith	36	1	34+2	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Joshua King	36	16	31+5	16	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Lewis Cook	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF		Junior Stanislas	22	7	18+3	7	0	0	1	0
20	DF		Marc Wilson	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
21	GK		Ryan Allsop	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Emerson Hyndman	3	0	0	0	1	0	0+2	0
23	GK		Adam Federici	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
24	MF		Ryan Fraser	29	3	19+9	3	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Tyrone Mings	9	0	5+2	0	1	0	1	0
28	FW		Lewis Grabban	6	1	0+3	0	1	0	2	1
31	FW		Lys Mousset	14	0	3+8	0	1	0	0+2	0
32	MF		Jack Wilshere	27	0	22+5	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Jordon Ibe	26	0	13+12	0	1	0	0	0
38	DF		Baily Cargill	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Corey Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
47	DF		Jordan Lee	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
58	MF		Matt Worthington	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Fulham	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	CF		Lys Mousset	Le Havre	Undisclosed	[4]
6 July 2016	GK		Mark Travers	Cherry Orchard	Free transfer	[5]
6 July 2016	CF		Mikael Ndjoli	Millwall	Free transfer	[5]
8 July 2016	CM		Lewis Cook	Leeds United	£7,000,000	[6]
14 July 2016	RW		Jordon Ibe	Liverpool	£15,000,000	[7]
27 July 2016	LB		Brad Smith	Liverpool	£3,000,000	[8]
15 August 2016	CB		Marc Wilson	Stoke City	£2,000,000	[9]
31 January 2017	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[10]

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Carmichael	Free agent	Released	[11]
1 July 2016	CB		Sylvain Distin	Free agent	Released	[11]
1 July 2016	CB		Tommy Elphick	Aston Villa	£3,000,000	[12][13]
1 July 2016	CB		Jon Muleba	Free agent	Released	[11]
1 July 2016	RM		Matt Ritchie	Newcastle United	£12,000,000	[14][15]
1 July 2016	CF		Jayden Stockley	Aberdeen	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2016	LW		Mason Walsh	Free agent	Released	[11]
1 July 2016	CM		Josh Wakefield	Free agent	Released	[11]
1 July 2016	CB		Stéphane Zubar	Free agent	Released	[11]
5 July 2016	SS		Lee Tomlin	Bristol City	£3,000,000	[17][18]
13 August 2016	CM		Shaun MacDonald	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[19]
26 August 2016	CF		Tokelo Rantie	Gençlerbirliği	Undisclosed	[20]
31 August 2016	CM		Eunan O'Kane	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[21]
13 January 2017	CF		Brandon Goodship	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	[22]
31 January 2017	CF		Glenn Murray	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[23]

Total incoming: £18,000,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	LB		Nathan Aké	Chelsea	8 January 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[25]
31 August 2016	CM		Jack Wilshere	Arsenal	End of season	[25]

1. On 8 January 2017, Ake's loan spell was terminated.[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
3 July 2016	CF		Glenn Murray	Brighton & Hove Albion	31 January 2017	[26][lower-alpha 1]
7 July 2016	CF		Joe Quigley	Gillingham	31 January 2017	[27]
26 July 2016	RW		Harry Cornick	Leyton Orient	14 January 2017	[28]
5 August 2016	DM		Matt Butcher	Yeovil Town	End of Season	[29][lower-alpha 2]
8 August 2016	ST		Jordan Green	Newport County	9 January 2017	[31]
25 August 2016	CM		Ben Whitfield	Yeovil Town	End of Season	[32][lower-alpha 3]
31 August 2016	CB		Baily Cargill	Gillingham	3 January 2017	[33]
31 August 2016	LB		Rhoys Wiggins	Birmingham City	2 January 2017	[34]
9 January 2017	CM		Emerson Hyndman	Rangers	End of Season	[35]
13 January 2017	RB		Jordan Lee	Torquay United	End of Season	[36]
19 January 2017	LB		Callum Buckley	Aldershot Town	End of Season	[37]
31 January 2017	RW		Harry Cornick	Gillingham	End of Season	[38]
31 January 2017	CF		Lewis Grabban	Reading	End of Season	[39]
31 January 2017	RW		Jordan Green	Leyton Orient	End of Season	[40]
31 January 2017	CB		Jake McCarthy	Maidstone United	End of Season	[41]
31 January 2017	CF		Joe Quigley	Gillingham	End of Season	[38]
31 January 2017	CB		Marc Wilson	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	[42]

1. On 31 January 2017, Glenn Murray's loan was made permanent.[23]
2. On 5 January 2017, Matt Butcher's loan at Yeovil Town was extended until the end of the season.[30]
3. On 5 January 2017, Ben Whitfield's loan at Yeovil Town was extended until the end of the season.[30]

Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would travel to the Madejski Stadium on 29 July 2016 to play Reading.[43] On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would play League Two side Portsmouth on 23 July 2016 and that they would also host a fixture against Cardiff City.[44][45] On 14 June 2016, a friendly against Spanish side Valencia was announced.[46] On 29 June 2016, it was announced that Bournemouth would once again visit the United States for a pre-season tour with a fixture against Minnesota United on 20 July 2016.[47]

20 July 2016 Friendly	Minnesota United	0–4	Bournemouth	Blaine, United States
19:00 UTC−5		Report	C. Wilson  24', 39' Ndjock  26' (o.g.) Grabban  86'	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 8,334

23 July 2016 Friendly	Portsmouth	3–3	Bournemouth	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Roberts  4' Smith  26' May  88'	Report	Grabban  24' Ibe  70' Gosling  79'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 5,153 (531 away fans)

29 July 2016 Friendly	Reading	1–1	Bournemouth	Reading
20:00 BST	Swift  50'	Report	L. Cook  37'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,660 (552 away fans)

30 July 2016 Friendly	Bournemouth	1–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Ibe  11'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Andy Davies

3 August 2016 Friendly	Bournemouth	1–1	Valencia	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Afobe  63'	Report	Pérez  39'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Brendan Malone (England)

7 August 2016 Friendly	Angers	0–1	Bournemouth	Angers, France
15:00 BST		Report	Pugh  2'	Stadium: Stade Jean-Bouin

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	12	10	16	55	67	−12	031.58
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
EFL Cup	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Total	41	13	10	18	54	70	−16	031.71

Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Everton	38	17	10	11	62	44	+18	61	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8	Southampton	38	12	10	16	41	48	−7	46
9	Bournemouth	38	12	10	16	55	67	−12	46
10	West Bromwich Albion	38	12	9	17	43	51	−8	45
11	West Ham United	38	12	9	17	47	64	−17	45

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[48][49]
Notes:

1. Manchester United, winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup, initially attained a spot in the Europa League third qualifying round. That was passed to the next-highest ranked team in the league not already qualified for UEFA competitions (7th-placed Everton).

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
38	12	10	16	55	67	−12	46	9	4	6	35	29	+6	3	6	10	20	38	−18

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League

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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D
Position	20	20	19	13	16	13	12	9	10	10	12	9	12	10	11	8	10	13	10	9	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	13	15	16	12	10	10	10	9

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[50]

13 August 2016 1	Bournemouth	1–3	Manchester United	Bournemouth
15:00	A. Smith  69'	Report	Mata  40' Rooney  59' Ibrahimović  64' Herrera  86'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,355 Referee: Andre Marriner

22 August 2016 2	West Ham United	1–0	Bournemouth	Stratford, London
16:00	Byram  38' Reid  45+2' Antonio  85'	Report	Arter  33'  77' S. Cook  37'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,977 Referee: Craig Pawson

28 August 2016 3	Crystal Palace	1–1	Bournemouth	Selhurst, London
16:00	Cabaye  16' Delaney  45' C. Benteke  73' Dann  90+3'	Report	King  11' Boruc  56'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,503 Referee: Mike Dean

10 September 2016 4	Bournemouth	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Bournemouth
15:00	A. Smith  71' C. Wilson  79'	Report	Yacob  53' Evans  89' Field  90'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Kevin Friend

17 September 2016 5	Manchester City	4–0	Bournemouth	Manchester
15:00	De Bruyne  15' Otamendi  24' Iheanacho  25' Sterling  48' Gündoğan  66' Nolito  86'	Report	A. Smith  86'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,335 Referee: Jon Moss

24 September 2016 6	Bournemouth	1–0	Everton	Bournemouth
12:45	Stanislas  23' Daniels  42' Surman  84'	Report	Gueye  34' Oviedo  57'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,291 Referee: Robert Madley

1 October 2016 7	Watford	2–2	Bournemouth	Watford
15:00 BST	Prödl  12' Pereyra  28' Deeney  50' Behrami  56' Success  65'	Report	Wilshere  20' C. Wilson  31' A. Smith  41' Francis  45' King  62' Stanislas  89'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,575 Referee: Mike Dean

15 October 2016 8	Bournemouth	6–1	Hull City	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Daniels  5' S. Cook  41' Stanislas  45' (pen.), 65' C. Wilson  83' Gosling  88'	Report	Clucas  19' Mason  34' Snodgrass  44' Robertson  59'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,029 Referee: Lee Mason

22 October 2016 9	Bournemouth	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Bournemouth
17:30	Gosling  39' Gradel  67'	Report	Lamela  18' Vertonghen  35' Alli  37' Rose  43'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,201 Referee: Craig Pawson

29 October 2016 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
15:00	Ramírez  24',  39' Downing  56' Chambers  90+2'	Report	A. Smith  25'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,600 Referee: Stuart Attwell

5 November 2016 11	Bournemouth	1–2	Sunderland	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Arter  3' Gosling  11' King  30' A. Smith  73'	Report	Anichebe  33',  70' Pienaar  43'  59' Defoe  74' (pen.) Gooch  90+5'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,084 Referee: Mike Dean

19 November 2016 12	Stoke City	0–1	Bournemouth	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Allen  16' Bony  22' Adam  90+6'	Report	Aké  26' Arter  34' Gosling  44' Federici  49'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,815 Referee: Roger East

27 November 2016 13	Arsenal	3–1	Bournemouth	Holloway, London
13:30	Sánchez  12', 90+1'  62' Mustafi  22' Walcott  53' Gabriel  90+2'	Report	S. Cook  4' Francis  7' C. Wilson  23' (pen.) Arter  73' B. Smith  80' Gosling  88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,978 Referee: Mike Jones

4 December 2016 14	Bournemouth	4–3	Liverpool	Bournemouth
13:30 GMT	Wilshere  48' Francis  50' C. Wilson  56' (pen.) Fraser  76' S. Cook  78' Aké  90+3'	Report	Mané  20' Origi  22' Henderson  53' Can  64'  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,183 Referee: Robert Madley

10 December 2016 15	Burnley	3–2	Bournemouth	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Hendrick  13' Ward  16' Arfield  54' Boyd  68'  75'	Report	Arter  34' Afobe  45+1' Gosling  60' Daniels  90+1'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Martin Atkinson

13 December 2016 16	Bournemouth	1–0	Leicester City	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Pugh  34'	Report	King  36' Morgan  83' Hernández  87'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,068 Referee: Paul Tierney

18 December 2016 17	Bournemouth	1–3	Southampton	Bournemouth
13:30	Aké  6'	Report	Bertrand  14' Boufal  34' Rodriguez  48', 65' Clasie  76' Davis  78'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,113 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

26 December 2016 18	Chelsea	3–0	Bournemouth	Fulham, London
15:00 GMT	Pedro  24'  63' Hazard  49' (pen.) S. Cook  o.g.' (90+3)	Report	Wilshere  14'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,384 Referee: Mike Jones

31 December 2016 19	Swansea City	0–3	Bournemouth	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Ki Sung-yueng  1' Amat  34'	Report	Afobe  25' Fraser  45+1' King  88'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,316 Referee: Kevin Friend

3 January 2017 20	Bournemouth	3–3	Arsenal	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Daniels  16' C. Wilson  20' (pen.) S. Cook  44' Fraser  58' Francis  82' Boruc  86'	Report	Bellerín  32' Ramsey  45+3' Sánchez  70' Pérez  75' Mustafi  80' Giroud  90+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,202 Referee: Michael Oliver

14 January 2017 21	Hull City	3–1	Bournemouth	Hull
15:00 GMT	Hernández  32', 50' Mings  62' (o.g.)	Report	Stanislas  3' (pen.) A. Smith  60'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 17,963 Referee: Martin Atkinson

21 January 2017 22	Bournemouth	2–2	Watford	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	King  48' Afobe  82' S. Cook  90+4'	Report	Kabasele  24' Deeney  64' Holebas  70' Kaboul  79'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,123 Referee: Lee Mason

31 January 2017 23	Bournemouth	0–2	Crystal Palace	Bournemouth
19:45		Report	Dann  46' Ward 53' Townsend 85' Delaney 90' Bentake 90+2' 90+3'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,286 Referee: Jonathan Moss

4 February 2017 24	Everton	6–3	Bournemouth	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Lukaku  1', 29', 83', 85' McCarthy  23' Schneiderlin  49' Robles  74' Davies  76' Barkley  90+4'	Report	Arter  14'  90' King  59', 70'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,026 Referee: Mike Jones

13 February 2017 25	Bournemouth	0–2	Manchester City	Bournemouth
20:00 GMT	Fraser  26' Arter  68'	Report	Touré  10' Sterling  29'  57' Sané  64' Mings  69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 11,129 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

25 February 2017 26	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Bournemouth	West Bromwich
15:00	Dawson  10' McAuley  21' Nyom  49' McClean  69'	Report	King  5' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,162 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

5 March 2017 27	Manchester United	1–1	Bournemouth	Manchester
12:30	Rojo  23'	Report	Arter  13' Surman  33'  45' King  40' (pen.) Gosling  71'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,245 Referee: Kevin Friend

11 March 2017 28	Bournemouth	3–2	West Ham United	Bournemouth
15:00	King 5'  31', 48', 90' Pugh  66' Afobe 37'  72' Gosling  80' S. Cook  90+3'	Report	Noble  9' Antonio  10' Obiang  34' Ayew  83'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,369 Referee: Robert Madley

18 March 2017 29	Bournemouth	2–0	Swansea City	Bournemouth
17:30 GMT	Mawson  31' (o.g.) Afobe  72'	Report	Ki Sung-yueng  40' Cork  77'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,240 Referee: Mike Dean

1 April 2017 30	Southampton	0–0	Bournemouth	Southampton
17:30	Romeu  90+2'	Report	Arter 79'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,847 Referee: Jonathan Moss

5 April 2017 31	Liverpool	2–2	Bournemouth	Liverpool
20:00	Lucas  29' Coutinho  40' Origi  59'	Report	Afobe  7' King  87' Fraser  90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,292 Referee: Lee Mason

9 April 2017 32	Bournemouth	1–3	Chelsea	Bournemouth
17:30	Arter  38' King  42' Gradel  90+1'	Report	Moses  8' A. Smith  17' (o.g.) Hazard  20' Kanté  58' Alonso  68' Pedro  74'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,283 Referee: Andre Marriner

16 April 2017 33	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Bournemouth	London
16:00	Dembélé  16' Son Heung-min  19' Kane  48' Janssen  90+2'	Report	Fraser  70'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,943 Referee: Michael Oliver

23 April 2017 34	Bournemouth	4–0	Middlesbrough	Bournemouth
15:00	King  2' Afobe  16' Pugh  65' Daniels  70'	Report	Ramírez  14'  20' Friend  58' Ayala  67'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Graham Scott

29 April 2017 35	Sunderland	0–1	Bournemouth	Sunderland
15:00	Pienaar  46' Borini  76' Khazri  78'	Report	L. Cook  33' Arter  76' King  88'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,394 Referee: Stuart Attwell

6 May 2017 36	Bournemouth	2–2	Stoke City	Bournemouth
15:00	Arter  26' Stanislas  62' Shawcross  81' (o.g.) Gradel  90'	Report	Mousset  33' (o.g.) Diouf  73'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,046 Referee: Paul Tierney

13 May 2017 37	Bournemouth	2–1	Burnley	Bournemouth
15:00	Stanislas  25' King  85'	Report	Vokes  83' Brady  89'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,388 Referee: Lee Probert

21 May 2017 38	Leicester City	1–1	Bournemouth	Leicester
15:00	Benalouane  45+1' Vardy  51' Simpson  57' Mahrez  84' Chilwell  90'	Report	Stanislas  1' Francis  75'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Third round	Millwall	3–0	Bournemouth	Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT	Morison  26' Cummings  49' Thompson  61' Ferguson  90+3'	Report	Surman  63' C. Wilson  75'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,471 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

24 August 2016 Second round	Morecambe	1–2	Bournemouth	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Stockton  14'	Report	Gradel  8' M. Wilson  54'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Peter Bankes

20 September 2016 Third round	Bournemouth	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Preston North End	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	M. Wilson  15' Grabban  53' (pen.) Gosling  76'	Report	Makienok  10', 85', 111' Davies  30' Pringle  58' Pearson  109'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Simon Hooper

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