Bournemouth

We asked for your views on Eveton's match against Bournemouth in the FA Cup.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Greg: We were very poor in the first half though improved after the break. Tarkowski had a game to forget and cost us the two goals. Alcaraz looks like he may have something. I like the way he's positive in the way he plays. He should start on Wednesday instead of Doucoure who is fast going downhill.

Graham: Two bad mistakes from a usually reliable defender. We did everything but score in the second half. If they play like that for the rest of the Premier League games we will be OK.

Barry: Dreadful first half performance; much better second-half. Second goal gave us a mountain to climb against a well organised Bournemouth, who have become a real bogey team for us. Let's hope the second-half performance is taken into the derby on Wednesday, as Liverpool will make hay if we perform like we did in the first half. Will happily take the cup exit for a final Goodison derby win!

Bournemouth fans

Charl: Bournemouth deserve a lot of credit for this result. A competent defensive display, an assured midfield performance and two goals against an in-form team. Very well done Andoni and the squad.

Paul: A classic game of two halves. Totally dominant in the first half but couldn't control midfield the same way in the second. Solid defensive effort throughout though, and, unlike the Liverpool game, the woodwork helped us out this time. Onto the next round!

Sean: That was some penalty from Semenyo! First half Everton let us play our game and we took our chances. Everton had a second half purple patch but were wasteful. A deserved win and hoping for a favourable tie in the next round.

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Bournemouth have gone seven consecutive away games without defeat in all competitions for the first time since January-March 2016 (also seven). The Cherries have also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history.

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Andoni Iraola spoke to BBC Sport after Bournemouth's victory against Everton: "A great result for us. Two different halves. First half we were better. Second half they pushed us more and we were defending more. Also we played the worst kind of football but we defended well.

"[Last season in the fifth round] we played against Leicester - they scored an amazing goal in extra time - and we couldn't play the quarter-finals. Let's see if we can go one step more. Playing in an FA Cup quarter -final would sound nice.

"It's still too early [to think about winning the FA Cup]. There will still be 15 other teams. Let's see what the draw says."

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Nine Premier League teams are competing in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Leyton Orient v Man City (12:15) - watch on BBC One and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Coventry v Ipswich

• Everton v Bournemouth

• Southampton v Burnley

• Wigan v Fulham - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Birmingham v Newcastle (17:45) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Brighton v Chelsea (20:00) - watch on BBC One and listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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I went with Bournemouth to beat Liverpool last weekend, and they gave it a really good go. The Cherries hit the woodwork twice and they were unlucky to lose in the end.

I can see Everton making a few changes here, because they play Liverpool in the rearranged Merseyside derby on Wednesday.

After three straight wins, Everton manager David Moyes will still want a good performance to keep the momentum going, but I am going to stick with my policy of backing Bournemouth.

The Cherries have already beaten Everton twice this season - first with that incredible finish to their game in August, when they came back from being 2-0 down after 87 minutes to win 3-2, and then at the start of January when they won 1-0 in Sean Dyche's last game as Toffees boss.

I would love Andoni Iraola to go strong in the FA Cup this season and go all out to win it - the possibility is there, even with their current injury problems.

On that basis, I am going for them to get the better of Everton again, and make it a hat-trick of wins over them.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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The fifth-round draw will take place during Monday's episode of The One Show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Former England winger Theo Walcott, who won the trophy twice while with Arsenal, will conduct the draw at about 19:10 GMT.

There are 16 Premier League teams left in the draw, with Leicester having been beaten by Manchester United on Friday, and Arsenal, Brentford and West Ham exiting in the third round.

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It is a triple celebration on the south coast today as Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been named Premier League manager of the month and winger David Brooks has been awarded goal of the month to join Justin Kluivert who was awarded player of the month.

Bournemouth's January featured huge 4-1 and 5-0 wins over Newcastle and Nottingham Forest respectively as well as beating Everton 1-0 and drawing 2-2 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Midfielder Brooks won the award for his wonderful strike in the victory against Everton at Vitality Stadium at the beginning of the month.

The demolition of Forest stretched their club-record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games before February's defeat by Liverpool.

Away from their European push in the league, Bournemouth also progressed to the FA Cup fourth round with victory over West Brom where they will face Everton on Saturday.

It is the second time Iraola has won the managerial award after doing so in March 2024.

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Bournemouth forward Justin Kluivert has been named the Premier League's player of the month for January.

Kluivert scored five goals and registered two assists in four games as the Cherries won three times and drew once.

This included a fine hat-trick from the 25-year-old in the 4-1 win at Newcastle.

Away from the league, he also scored and assisted in the FA Cup win over West Brom.

Kluivert has become just the second Cherries player to win the award, after Dominic Solanke in December 2023.

Tasnim Chowdhury
BBC Sport journalist

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's FA Cup fourth round game against Everton (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news, Iraola said he does not think they will have any recovering players back: "We will have the same players that we had the other day."

• Will Dennis, who signed a new contract, has been "training very well since the beginning of the season". He added that the Cherries let fellow goalkeeper Mark Travers finish his season at Middlesbrough because "we trust Will and he is obviously ready".

• New signing Eli Junior Kroupi, who has been loaned back to Lorient for the remainder of the season, is "ahead of the normal trajectory of a player". Iraola added: "When you come to the Premier League there is an adaptation process, especially for someone that is so young - new language, different style of football. But obviously, when you sign a player it's because you think they have the capacity to perform at the level."

• On the FA Cup: "I don't relate the competitions. Whatever the position in the league, we are always going to try to go to the next round and be successful in the cup, but we have a very difficult opponent. There is no guarantee if you rest players that you are going to win the next game, so we will try to go there and win the game. That is going to be difficult."

• Iraola was asked about whether his side could win the FA Cup: "It's too early to start talking about these things. We've been unlucky with the draw. We're playing away against a Premier League team that's in really good form right now and we will have to be very good if we want to earn the right to play another game."

• On Everton: "The two times I've been at Goodison, we've suffered for most parts of the game. This season we were 2-0 down in the 80-something minute. We have the experience that it is very difficult to play there. With the atmosphere, the kind of team they are - now obviously with the confidence very high after the wins they've had in recent weeks - I expect a very difficult game."

• On Toffees counterpart David Moyes: "They've been very good, the four games he has been there. In the Premier League you can see the results - three wins. Even the result against Aston Villa - they lost but I think they were very good. It has been a smooth transition for him because he has been there, he has been successful and he has started really well."

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Former Bournemouth defender Joe Partington believes it might be beneficial for the club that they did not add a striker in the January transfer window as a direct replacement for injured Evanilson and Enes Unal.

Although Eli Junior Kroupi signed from FC Lorient, the French attacker has returned to the Ligue 2 side on loan, meaning Bournemouth will stick with what they have for the rest of the season.

Speaking on the latest episode of BBC Radio Solent's Cherries: Unpicked podcast, Partington said: "If we were having this conversation the day after Evanilson got injured and it was deadline day, I would have been more surprised.

"The fact s that they've gone to all these places in January, have got results and done very well, with Dango Ouattara scoring many goals.

"If the manager sees that and thinks we are actually OK then you have to back him and trust him.

"When you're a club where the perception is you need something, then the football clubs that hold the athletes will make you pay above and beyond what they're worth."

Partington believes it also sends a positive message out to the players: "I don't mind the fact they've gone without one. He trusts the players he's got and that might have a positive impact on the club.

"It might give the players an edge because the manager trusts them."

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Solent's Cherries: Unpicked podcast has landed.

Jordan Clarke and former defender Joe Partington assess Bournemouth's January transfer window and reflect on their defeat by Liverpool.

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Now that transfers are done and dusted, we know who has what for the final push this season.

I have Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea finishing in the top four, so that leaves two positions in the top six up for grabs.

I am so torn as to who will fill them because Newcastle and Aston Villa are going to face a serious challenge from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.

It would be so nice to see Forest and Bournemouth do it and it would be deserved because they have performed so well this season and have adopted a brilliant style.

Everyone wants to watch teams play out from the back and play 'beautiful football' but really, it is juts about finding a style that suits your players and winning games. That is what I have enjoyed about Forest because they don't mind playing from the back, but they also don't mind being direct.

By playing on the defensive and thriving on counter attacks, they have been an enjoyable watch. But looking at their xG in games, they have to be clinical in order to win games. That is working for them at the moment. Whether that is luck, or something that is being coached on the training pitch and being pulled off in games we don't know. But they will have to keep it up.

I am going to be bold and predict Bournemouth to finish fifth, just slightly above Forest.

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Bournemouth have won both Premier League meetings with Everton this season – the last side they beat three times in the same campaign in all competitions was Carlisle United in 2012-13.

The Cherries are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history.

Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport senior journalist

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As I anticipated on these pages at the beginning of January, Bournemouth have made it through the mid-season transfer window without losing any of their stars - despite the best efforts of some media outlets to predict significant sales.

The Cherries may still lose one or two of their prize assets in the summer - it remains part of the business model for clubs the size of Bournemouth, Brighton or Brentford to have a big sale every year or two to balance the books - but that is a question to be addressed in a few months' time.

Instead, January's recruitment has leaned towards the medium and long term. While Julio Soler fills the gaping hole of left-back cover, the other three new arrivals all fit into the "one for the future" category, notably the deadline day arrival of teenage French forward Eli Junior Kroupi from sister club Lorient, where he will remain on loan for the rest of the season.

Also of interest to fans this week was owner Bill Foley's interview with the US-based "Men In Blazers" podcast, where he dropped some tantalising morsels relating to the Cherries' new stadium plans.

With the new training ground at Canford Magna set to open soon, Bournemouth have been vacillating for a while over whether to redevelop the current Vitality Stadium site, or seek to build a brand new stadium, most likely on land currently hosting the soon-to-be-vacated training pitches and the King's Park athletics stadium.

And despite recent broad hints from within the club that the latter option was preferred, Foley's interview spoke of wanting to "dig down" on the current site to raise the capacity to around 19,000, with the option of increasing it by a further 3,000-4,000 seats.

Foley said the design was "well on the way" but as ever, there remain unanswered questions as to some of the details. Would such a large-scale refurbishment include buying the ground back from landlords Structadene? What would be the timescale of such a project, and would the team be able to continue playing at Vitality Stadium during construction? And if not, where?

Hopefully 2025 should be the year when the club puts some flesh on the bones of its stadium plans.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Bournemouth prioritised their long-term strategy over short-term need in the January transfer window.

An, at times, 11-strong injury crisis - including the loss of strikers Evanilson and Enes Unal within days of each other in January - could have forced the club into the market.

A striker option was explored but Evanilson is due back soon from a fractured foot - though Unal is expected to be out until at least the start of next season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Justin Kluivert and Dango Outtarra have also both recently scored hat-tricks as manager Andoni Iraola has impressively adjusted to the injury crisis without impacting the team's form.

The players Bournemouth have signed are part of the long-term strategy for the club, including defender Julio Soler and forward Eli Junior Kroupi, who are anticipated to have substantial roles in the first team in 2025-26.

Soler is away with Argentina Under-20s at the South American Championship and Kroupi has rejoined promotion-chasing Lorient on loan in France's second tier - a club linked to Bournemouth through Bill Foley's ownership.

Signing Kroupi, in particular, was important as Bournemouth sources believe other big clubs from around Europe tried to get him before the January deadline, with Chelsea, West Ham and Lyon all linked with a move.

There is also excitement about young signings Zain Silcott-Duberry, a 19-year-old winger signed out of Chelsea's academy, and 18-year-old defender Matai Akinmboni, brought in from Major League Soccer's DC United.

The progress of young first-team players like Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, Alex Scott and Illia Zabarnyi is not only a blueprint for Bournemouth's transfer chiefs to keep emulating, but can act as an example to talent across the world that the club is a good place to develop.

Tom Jordan
Fan writer

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The January transfer window never really 'slammed shut' for Bournemouth. Instead, it 'lightly closed' - given there was limited activity in the Cherries camp.

A deadline-day addition was made by the club, with the acquisition of exciting, young striker Eli Junior Kroupi from Lorient, part of owner Bill Foley's footballing portfolio. However he will remain with the French club for the remainder of the season.

Other than that, it was a window used to bring in players for the future, with teenagers Matai Akinmboni, Zain Silcott-Duberry and Julio Soler arriving.

Three senior players - Mark Travers, Max Aarons and Philip Billing - departed on loan. All needed to gain valuable minutes that Andoni Iraola could not offer but, more importantly, their exits helped reduce the wage bill.

From the outside looking in, it probably seems unsurprising that Bournemouth have had a quiet January on the incomings front, but some Cherries fans are a tad concerned with the current squad depth.

Despite a remarkable sequence of results, Bournemouth are dealing with an injury crisis at present, meaning many players are having to play out of position.

The club are without a senior striker but have been fortunate that winger Dango Ouattara has been filling that particular burden in impressive fashion.

Equally, the Cherries have no fit right-back - but again, the deputising midfielder Lewis Cook has plugged that gap well.

I'm sure plenty of the injured crop are expected to return sooner rather than later, and the club will be keeping fingers crossed for no more significant injuries.

With nine senior players out on loan, Bournemouth are certainly backing Iraola and his coaching team to continue getting the best out of this versatile, albeit thin, squad of players.

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Bournemouth have completed the signing of attacker Eli Junior Kroupi from FC Lorient.

The 18-year-old will return to the Ligue 2 club for the rest of the 2024-25 season on loan.

Kroupi has contributed nine goals and two assists in 17 total appearances for Lorient so far the campaign.

"We're very excited to sign somebody with such potential," said technical director Simon Francis. "Junior fits the club's model of developing young players and giving them a platform to perform at the top level.

"Junior has already operated in numerous attacking positions in his short career so far with an impressive goal involvement record.

"He's shown a high level of natural technical ability and awareness for a player so young, and the speed in which he has adapted to senior football has been very encouraging."