| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Maxim Demin (until 13 December)[1] Black Knight Football Club (from 13 December)[2] | |||
| Chairman | Jeff Mostyn (until 13 December)[3] Bill Foley (from 13 December)[4] | |||
| Head coach | Scott Parker (until 30 August)[5] Gary O'Neil (from 30 August)[6][7] | |||
| Stadium | Dean Court | |||
| Premier League | 15th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Philip Billing (7) All: Philip Billing Dominic Solanke (7 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 10,536 vLiverpool, Premier League, 11 March 2023 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,972 vCrystal Palace, Premier League, 31 December 2022 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,309 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–1 vEverton, EFL Cup, 8 November 2022 3–0 v Everton, Premier League, 12 November 2022 4–1 vLeeds United, Premier League, 30 April 2023 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–9 vLiverpool, Premier League, 27 August 2022 | |||
The2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence ofAFC Bournemouth. It was the club's first campaign back in thePremier League since2019–20, following promotion in theprevious season, making it their sixth season in the top flight overall. In addition to thedomestic league, they also participated in theFA Cup and theEFL Cup.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2022 | CB | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
| 10 June 2022 | FW | Undisclosed | [9] | ||
| 1 July 2022[a] | RB | Free | [10] | ||
| 1 July 2022[b] | CM | Free | [11] | ||
| 1 August 2022 | LW | £12,500,000 | [12] | ||
| 7 August 2022 | GK | Free | [13] | ||
| 8 August 2022 | CB | £13,500,000 | [14] | ||
| 19 January 2023 | RW | £20,000,000 | [15] | ||
| 26 January 2023 | GK | Free | [16] | ||
| 27 January 2023 | FW | £10,500,000 | [17] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CB | £24,000,000 | [18] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [19] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Released | [19][20] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Released | [19][21] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Released | [19][22] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [19] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [19][23] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Released | [19][24] | ||
| 4 July 2022 | LM | Free | [25] | ||
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Compensation | [26] | ||
| 18 July 2022 | CB | Undisclosed | [27] | ||
| 5 August 2022 | RW | Free | [28] | ||
| 26 August 2022 | CF | Undisclosed | [29] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2022 | CB | End of Season | [30] | ||
| 30 January 2023 | LB | End of Season | [31] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | AM | End of Season[a] | [32] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2022 | CM | 31 January 2023[a] | [33][34] | ||
| 3 August 2022 | RW | Work Experience | [35] | ||
| 5 August 2022 | AM | Work Experience | [36] | ||
| 10 August 2022 | CM | End of Season | [37] | ||
| 13 August 2022 | LB | Work Experience | [38] | ||
| 20 August 2022 | GK | 1 January 2023 | [39] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | RB | End of Season | [40] | ||
| 1 September 2022 | CF | End of Season | [41] | ||
| 2 September 2022 | CB | End of Season | [42] | ||
| 6 January 2023 | CB | End of Season | [43] | ||
| 7 January 2023 | AM | End of Season | [44] | ||
| 9 January 2023 | CB | End of Season | [45] | ||
| 10 January 2023 | RW | End of Season | [46] | ||
| 10 January 2023 | AM | End of Season | [47] | ||
| 20 January 2023 | GK | End of Season | [48] | ||
| 26 January 2023 | LB | Work Experience | [49] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | FW | End of Season | [50] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CM | End of Season | [34] | ||
| 31 January 2023 | CM | End of Season | [51] | ||
| 1 February 2023 | CM | End of Season | [52] | ||
| 17 February 2023 | CF | End of Season | [53] | ||
| 23 March 2023 | LW | Work Experience | [54] | ||
| 24 March 2023 | GK | End of Season | [55] | ||
| 24 March 2023 | CB | Work Experience | [56] |
The Cherries announced their first pre-season friendly on June 2, againstReal Sociedad.[57] A second announcement was made twelve days later, againstBristol City.[58] A pre-season training camp inPortugal, along with two matches againstSheffield Wednesday andBraga was also confirmed.[59]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 15 July 2022Friendly | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Algarve, Portugal |
| TBAWEST | Report |
| Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 19 July 2022Friendly | Braga | 2–1 | Algarve, Portugal | |
| TBAWEST | Report |
| Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 23 July 2022Friendly | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Bristol City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Martin | Stadium:Vitality Stadium |
| 30 July 2022Friendly | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Bournemouth | |
| 15:00BST | Stanislas | Report | Merino Zubeldia | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 028.95 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | 20 December 2022 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 028.57 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | Qualification toEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | −26 |
Source:Premier League
| Round | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 16 June 2022, the Premier League fixtures were released.
| 6 August 20221 | Bournemouth | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 13 August 20222 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,453 Referee:David Coote |
| 20 August 20223 | Bournemouth | 0–3 | Arsenal | Bournemouth |
| 17:30BST | Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,423 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 27 August 20224 | Liverpool | 9–0 | Bournemouth | Liverpool |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 53,328 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 31 August 20225 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bournemouth |
| 19:30BST | Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,113 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 3 September 20226 | Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | Bournemouth | West Bridgford |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 28,720 Referee:Michael Oliver |
| 17 September 20227 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 52,238 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 1 October 20228 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Brentford | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,126 Referee:Thomas Bramall |
| 8 October 20229 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,272 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 15 October 202210 | Fulham | 2–2 | Bournemouth | Fulham |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,913 Referee:Graham Scott |
| 19 October 202211 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Southampton | Bournemouth |
| 19:30BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,405 Referee:John Brooks |
| 24 October 202212 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Stratford |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:London Stadium Attendance: 62,447 Referee:David Coote |
| 29 October 202213 | Bournemouth | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,430 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 5 November 202214 | Leeds United | 4–3 | Bournemouth | Leeds |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 36,304 Referee:Tony Harrington |
| 12 November 202215 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Everton | Bournemouth |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,382 Referee:Craig Pawson |
Mid-season break for2022 FIFA World Cup
| 27 December 202216 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Fulham |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,046 Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 31 December 202217 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Bournemouth |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,972 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 3 January 202318 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 20:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 73,322 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 14 January 202319 | Brentford | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Brentford |
| 17:30GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,031 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 21 January 202320 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Bournemouth |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,248 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 4 February 202321 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Falmer |
| 15:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,600 Referee:Craig Pawson |
| 11 February 202322 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Bournemouth |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,419 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 18 February 202323 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,222 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 25 February 202324 | Bournemouth | 1–4 | Manchester City | Bournemouth |
| 17:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,481 Referee:Paul Tierney |
| 4 March 202325 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Bournemouth | Holloway |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,222 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 11 March 202326 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Liverpool | Bournemouth |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,536 Referee:John Brooks |
| 18 March 202327 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Bournemouth | Aston |
| 15:00GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 41,021 Referee:Robert Jones |
| 1 April 202328 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Fulham | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,305 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 4 April 202329 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bournemouth |
| 19:45BST |
| Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,266 Referee: Darren Bond | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022, but was postponed as a mark of respect following thepassing of Queen Elizabeth II. | ||||
| 8 April 202330 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Leicester |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,094 Referee:David Coote |
| 15 April 202331 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Bournemouth | Tottenham |
| 15:15BST |
| Report | Stadium:Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,369 Referee:Andrew Madley | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played at 15:00BST, but was delayed by 15 minutes due to Bournemouth arriving late because of traffic.[61] | ||||
| 23 April 202332 | Bournemouth | 0–4 | West Ham United | Bournemouth |
| 14:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,465 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 27 April 202333 | Southampton | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Southampton |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,414 Referee:Darren England |
| 30 April 202334 | Bournemouth | 4–1 | Leeds United | Bournemouth |
| 14:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,434 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 6 May 202335 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | Chelsea | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,357 Referee:John Brooks |
| 13 May 202336 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Selhurst |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,034 Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 20 May 202337 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Manchester United | Bournemouth |
| 15:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,240 Referee:Chris Kavanagh |
| 28 May 202338 | Everton | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Walton |
| 16:30BST | Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 39,395 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
The club joined the competition in the third round and were drawn at home toBurnley. They exited the competition in the third round after losing to the Championship side.[62]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 7 January 2023Third round | Bournemouth | 2–4 | Burnley | Bournemouth |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,116 Referee:Tim Robinson |
Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away toNorwich City.[63] Bournemouth were eliminated from the competition after losing toNewcastle United in the fourth round.[64]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 23 August 2022Second round | Norwich City | 2–2 (3–5p) | Bournemouth | Norwich |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 20,647 Referee: Michael Salisbury | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 8 November 2022Third round | Bournemouth | 4–1 | Everton | Bournemouth |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,021 Referee:Darren England |
| 20 December 2022Fourth round | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Cook | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,579 Referee:John Brooks |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Mark Travers | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 | DF | Ryan Fredericks | 13 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Jack Stephens | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | MF | Lewis Cook | 31 | 0 | 18+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Lloyd Kelly | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Chris Mepham | 28 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | David Brooks | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Jefferson Lerma | 37 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Dominic Solanke | 35 | 7 | 32+1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Ryan Christie | 36 | 2 | 22+10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Dango Ouattara | 19 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | GK | Neto | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 14 | MF | Joe Rothwell | 22 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Adam Smith | 38 | 0 | 33+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Marcus Tavernier | 23 | 5 | 19+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | DF | Jack Stacey | 14 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | DF | Matías Viña | 12 | 2 | 5+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | Junior Stanislas | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 21 | FW | Kieffer Moore | 29 | 4 | 12+15 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | Hamed Traorè | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | FW | Antoine Semenyo | 11 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | DF | Marcos Senesi | 34 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 27 | DF | Illia Zabarnyi | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | MF | Philip Billing | 38 | 7 | 34+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 32 | FW | Jaidon Anthony | 34 | 4 | 11+19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 33 | DF | Jordan Zemura | 22 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 43 | DF | Ben Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 49 | MF | Dominic Sadi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| Players who left the club during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Emiliano Marcondes | 3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | |||
| 18 | FW | Jamal Lowe | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
| 20 | MF | Siriki Dembélé | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | Ben Pearson | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | James Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
| 35 | MF | Owen Bevan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| 38 | FW | Christian Saydee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 44 | DF | Brooklyn Genesini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |||