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Tottenham are contemplating a summer move for Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke. (Talksport), external

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Newcastle United could move for 25-year-old Lloyd Kelly, with the English defender set to leave Bournemouth as a free agent. (Fabrizio Romano), external

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Bournemouth won 13 Premier League games in 2023-24, which is their joint-most in a campaign in the competition (level with 2018-19).

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Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from the final 10 games of the Premier League season.

If you missed Sunday's Match of the Day, you can catch up on the action on BBC iPlayer here.

Also, listen back to the two BBC Radio 5 Live match commentaries in full on BBC Sounds:

• Man City 3-1 West Ham

• Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth

Charlotte Coates
BBC Sport journalist

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In the dying minutes of the match against Chelsa, Bournemouth's best vchance of the game fell to Dominic Solanke but he uncharacteristically blazed the ball over the bar.

Despite that miss, Solanke's season has been one to remember and he's been a huge reason as to why Andoni Iraola has had such a successful first campaign on the south coast.

With 19 goals in the Premier League, only Alexander Isak, Cole Palmer and Erling Haaland scored more than Solanke this season.

Whether those goals and performances will be enough to earn himself a place in the England squad for Euro 2024, we will have to wait and see but Solanke has don all he can to catch the attention of Gareth Southgate.

As for the summer, Solanke is sure to be attracting interest from other Premier League clubs after his tremendous campaign but should feel in no rush to move on while still only 26-years-old.

Under Iraola, a team is being built around the strenghts of the former Chelsea and Liverpool striker and Solanke is reaping the rewards.

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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola to Sky Sports: "I am very happy with the performance. We deserved much more but you have to take your chances against this kind of opposition. I am happy.

"We wanted to win but we knew we were facing a very good team. The first goal is amazing from the halfway line. We put them under pressure in the second half but we couldn't finish the job. We finished the season very competitive but I am OK with how we played today.

"Some players have been training very well and not had the minutes they deserved. Having competition has made them push and we need it for next season.

"I am not expecting any change but you never know. I see Solanke performing well and he is in a good place but we cannot guarantee anything with any player.

"We have to continue. We will have time off but we need to improve things for next season. It is not going to be easy but we have to continue on the same line. I have enjoyed it. It has made me improve a lot. It is a big challenge."

Here are the key facts and figures from Sunday's game between Chelsea and Bournemouth in the Premier League.

• Chelsea have won five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March 2022 under Tomas Tuchel - they last enjoyed a longer such run in the competition in November 2020 which was a run of six under Frank Lampard.

• Despite losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 2023, Bournemouth finished in 12th place on 48 points. That is their best points tally in a top-flight campaign. Meanwhile, only in 2016-17 have the Cherries ever finished higher in the competition (ninth).

• Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino won his 150th match in the Premier League (19 with Southampton, 113 with Tottenham and 18 with Chelsea). Chelsea have scored 77 goals this season, which is their third-most across a single campaign in the competition. Only bettered in 2009-10 (103) and 2016-17 (85) – which were both title-winning seasons.

• Raheem Sterling has scored 10 goals and assisted a further four in the top-flight against Bournemouth. Against no other side has he been involved in more goals in the competition (also 14 against West Ham).

• Moises Caicedo scored his first goal in the Premier League for Chelsea, while it was his first in the competition since netting against Leicester for Brighton in September 2022.

Chelsea secured European football for next season as Moises Caicedo hit a stunning 50-yard goal in their 2-1 win over Bournemouth.

Mauricio Pochettino's sixth-placed side are provisionally set to play Europa League football next term, but they will drop to the Europa Conference League if Manchester United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, 25 May.

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The 2023-24 Premier League season might be drawing to a close, but BBC Sport's dedicated coverage of Bournemouth will be sticking around for the summer.

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All 20 teams are in action on the final day of the 2023-24 Premier League season, with the title winners, European spots and one relegation place still to be confirmed.

Follow all of the action and reaction here

Chris Sutton is making predictions for every Premier League game this season against a variety of guests.

For this weekend’s final games of the season, he takes on Gladiators star Legend.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

Bournemouth have just dipped a bit recently but, whatever happens here, they have had a great first year under Andoni Iraola.

Chelsea have won four on the spin and could reel Tottenham in to finish fifth, which would be remarkable after the campaign they have had.

I'm going to go with them carrying on their winning run and for Cole Palmer to continue his scoring form with another goal.

Legend's prediction: 3-1

Chelsea are on a good run, apart from when we absolutely battered them 5-0 at the end of April. I was there for that game and it was amazing - we tore them apart.

But the way Chelsea are playing, as much as I hate to admit, it, they are probably going to win this.

I just really enjoy watching Chelsea lose.

Read all of Sutton’s predictions for the final day of the season here

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If you haven't done so already, you have until 10:00 BST on Wednesday, 22 May to cast your vote for Bournemouth's player of the season from our shortlist.

The candidates have been chosen by fan writer Tom Jordan from Back of the Net, external.

Find out the reasons behind his selections and make your choice here

Bournemouth, Burnley and Crystal Palace are likely to be able to offer QPR defender Jake Clarke-Salter higher wages than Celtic in the battle for his signature, but the Scottish champions hope Champions League football will be enough to tempt the 26-year-old. (Football Insider), external

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Marissa Thomas
BBC Sport journalist

Andoni Iraola has been speaking to BBC Radio Solent before Sunday's final Premier League game of the season against Chelsea (16:00 BST kick-off).

Here are the key lines from the Bournemouth boss:

• On signing a new deal that commits him to the club until at least the end of the 2025-26 season: "The club approached me. It is good news because it means they keep believing in the work we are doing. We agreed, but it was not a very big or difficult thing."

• On team news: It’s difficult to say about injuries as we are two days away from the game, but I don’t think a lot will change. I can probably try with Romain [Faivre] - he was out with just the ankle and we will try to get him available. Meps [Chris Mepham] is also improving, I don’t know if he will return but we’re finishing the season in a better place injury-wise."

• Milos Kerkez is also back in contention after his three-game ban for a straight red card against Wolves.

• On what he has enjoyed about Bournemouth so far: "I've been enjoying the season. I'm used to working in clubs that are not so big and everyone is so close and everyone knows each other. I'm comfortable in this environment and I think I have felt very welcome since the beginning. I'm happy that we have the chance to continue working together."

• On his connection with the fans: "People are very respectful here. They approach me sometimes but it is in a very polite way. I am very happy to take a picture and talk a little bit with everyone. It is very, very respectful."

• On plans for summer transfers: "I want to keep these players. I don't want to sell anyone. I understand that the club has a plan with every position. I will try to help, give my opinion and improve the players who are available. I know that the club wants to improve the team. I hope we can be in the best place possible to start next season. It's very difficult to make plans before the market opens because this changes every week."

• On how Bournemouth continue to make progress: "Half of the league are used to fighting for Europe - there is still a gap. We have been close like some other teams but we still cannot say we are an established Premier League club. We are not there yet, no."

• On Chelsea: "They are a very young team and they have a lot of talent there. They are showing it lately. They are improving a lot. Probably with Arsenal and Manchester City, they are finishing the season strongly. They are winning games quite easily and they have very good players in very good form - Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson. They are scoring goals lately and they are always a threat."

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• Chelsea are unbeaten in four Premier League games against Bournemouth, having lost three of their four against them before this.

• Bournemouth have won 50% of their Premier League away games against Chelsea (three out of six), the best win rate by a visiting side at Stamford Bridge (minimum of five games).

• Chelsea are unbeaten in their past 13 games when finishing a Premier League campaign with a home game, most recently losing against Aston Villa in 2001-02 (1-3).

• Bournemouth have alternated between winning (three) and losing (three) -of their final games in the past six seasons, going down 1-0 against Everton last term.

Wolves are in the news this week for their pursuit of a vote on the scrapping of VAR.

Their wishes drew further scrutiny on Wednesday when Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon found himself in the middle of a contentious call before offering a strong view on the technology after his side went down at Manchester United.

"Modified" is the word when we are talking about VAR going to a vote.

We are still getting to grips with it, but we have seen some good come from it. There have been some instances of indifferent decisions because calls are getting too many looks at them from so many angles.

They still do not know what is a good tackle and what is not. I think they need help from some former players, who have been in that situation and understand what the differences are in those challenges.

We keep talking about different angles and that is not going to go away because with VAR or without it, on certain challenges we would still disagree. You could have two current players in a room and they still would not agree.

It is Wolves' opinion on VAR and if they feel it is not working for them, then you can understand why they are saying to have a go without it again.

Molineux boss Gary O'Neil has been very frustrated, but he has also been balanced and tried to stay quiet. Now he does not want to stay quiet because he feels it does not benefit them and decisions are not going their way.

Overall, we have seen good things from VAR, even if it does bring with it a delay and a wait.

It would be a shame now for it to all go away when we have all the technology in place.

Michael Brown was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford

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As the Premier League heads into the final day of the season, the latest episode of the Cherries: Unpicked podcast reflects on the Bournemouth's defeat by Brentford in their last home game before looking ahead to Sunday's game against Chelsea as they aim to finish the season on a high.

The team also discuss Dominic Solanke's chances of getting a place on the plane to Euro 2024 with England, as well as Andoni Iraola's contract extension.

Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds

Tom Jordan
Fan writer

We asked our Bournemouth fan contributor for their four player of the season choices and you can now vote for your top one.

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Ryan Christie

In an outstanding season for the ever-energetic Christie, he has made himself one of the first names on the Bournemouth teamsheet. Previously deployed off the right wing, Christie was given a role centrally by new gaffer Andoni Iraola and he has taken to it flawlessly.

Lewis Cook

Classy, reliable and so consistent - Lewis could be considered the unsung hero of the side. The glue in the midfield. The man who makes the team tick, Andoni has made it clear Lewis is integral to how he wants the team to play.

Dominic Solanke

Fans' favourite Solanke has had a remarkable season, particularly in front of goal. One of the top goalscorers in the division with 19 league goals, Dom has been the Cherries' leading light up the top end of the pitch. His influence is always evident.

Illia Zabarnyi

The ever-present at the heart of the team's defence, Zabarnyi is already looking like a steal at about £20m. Still incredibly young but already a consistent leader at the back for the Cherries. The future for Illia looks bright.

Honourable mentions

There could be so many notable mentions after such a brilliant campaign, a testament to how good they have individually been, and these include...

Adam Smith - who has been so dependable.

Antoine Semenyo - a player who has made a constant impact in games.

Justin Kluivert - improved with every game in his first season, producing the numbers.

Marcos Senesi - a composed defender with an eye for a goal.

Pick your 2023-24 Bournemouth player of the season from our shortlist here

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Tom Jordan
Fan writer

Despite a defeat in our final home game of the campaign, many Bournemouth fans stayed to applaud our new head coach Andoni Iraola for his achievements this season. After a sticky start, the new gaffer managed to steer the club to its highest ever points total in the top flight - a superb feat.

Then, on Monday, following the last home game the club then announced that Andoni had extended his contract with the Cherries, which was unsurprisingly met with delight amongst the fanbase.

Prior to the season, the decision to appoint a new head coach - one with no previous experience in England - was met with shock in many wider media circles. Many couldn’t fathom what more could possibly be achieved at our little club on the south coast, but Bournemouth fans were excited at a promised new brand of attacking football, and a plan to try and reach new heights.

It has certainly proved that the decision makers at the club were right in their thinking. The football has been exhilarating - a joyous concoction of thrilling chaos throughout a style that is easy for us to embrace and get behind. The club may lose some key assets, and we may yet still have somewhat of a ceiling, but one thing is for sure - under Iraola, we are heading in the right direction.

There will be bumps in the road and it’ll undoubtedly be a fun journey. Why stand still? Always advance, never retreat.

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Kris Temple
Bournemouth commentator, BBC Radio Solent

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A vast number of Bournemouth fans are resigned to losing some of their key figures this summer, including the likes of Euros hopeful Dominic Solanke - who would command a significant fee - and defender Lloyd Kelly, who is expected to leave on a free.

But if there was one that it was imperative the Cherries tied down, it was head coach Andoni Iraola. He has re-invigorated a club that had been at a crossroads.

His style of football and level of success in leading the team to a record Premier League points tally have rebuilt the connection with the fanbase, backed of course by the financial power of American owner Bill Foley.

Iraola is a humble, self-effacing individual. He is only comfortable operating on short contracts, because he presumably wants to operate with an edge, to drive standards high.

While Bournemouth fans would love him to have signed a four or five-year deal, that was never going to be something Iraola was comfortable with.

In fact, I know the Cherries were delighted to even get him to commit to two years when he first joined, so to extend that further sends the club into the summer with a real bounce.