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It is same again for Crystal Palace with Oliver Glasner sticking with the same 11 that began the 2-1 loss at Everton on 5 October.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Munoz, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Richards, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Pino, Mateta.
Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Devenny, Canvot, Lerma, Sosa, Hughes, Esse, Nketiah.
Bournemouth, who could go top for a few hours if they win at Selhurst Park before Arsenal play in the later game, make three changes from the side that won 3-1 against Fulham.
In come Alex Jimenez, Eli Kroupi and Justin Kluivert and out go David Brooks, Evanilson and James Hill.
Brooks was captain on 3 October and with him missing, Marcus Tavernier gets the armband.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Truffert, Senesi, Kroupi, Scott, Diakite, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo.
Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Smith, Cook, Adli, Hill, Milosavljevic, Christie, Gannon-Doak.
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What an absolute nightmare of a game this is to predict.
Two brilliantly coached teams, who are so well organised and in great form, and are capable of getting a result against anyone, home or away.
I could make a case for both of them to win this, so the easy way out would be to opt for a draw - but I can't go for another one of those, despite both meetings between the two sides finishing 0-0 last season.
Instead, I am going for someone to nick it. But who?
I might as well toss a coin here... but I am going to go with Antoine Semenyo to win it for Bournemouth, although you can guarantee that Palace will score in the first five minutes now.
Sutton's prediction: 0-1
Bournemouth midfielder Marcus Tavernier says team-mate Antoine Semenyo is "unplayable" right now.
The winger has already scored six goals in seven Premier League games and provided three assists.
Having lost a number of faces in the summer, Semenyo has been a key figure in helping the Cherries to keep up their impressive form of last season and take them to fourth in the league.
"No surprise at all [to see Semenyo's form]," Tavernier told BBC Radio Solent.
"He has come on leaps and bounds from the first time he came here. We saw that quality from the get go, but it just wasn't quite working for him on the pitch at the start.
"What he is producing now is nothing short of what he deserves. He is one of the hardest working people I have played with, always out there doing extras, you can see him doing his shooting videos as well.
"It is great for the team, and for him especially with the success he is getting out there now."
While the versatile 25-year-old has previously played in the central striker position, he has spent the majority of his time on the pitch this campaign in either the right or left wing roles.
When asked where he think's Semenyo's best position is, Tavernier responded: "He would probably say he could play goalkeeper as well!
"That is just Antoine. The way he is playing right now he is unplayable on the wing. I don't think there is anyone who can really mark him when he is on his game.
"When he is in that form, and the way he plays, he can produce anything from those wide positions."
Noel Sliney
BBC Sport senior journalist
The two Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth last season finished goalless. A repeat is surely unlikely, with both teams providing plenty of entertainment during the current campaign and occupying top-six places before Saturday's encounter.
Crystal Palace have continued to build on last season's historic FA Cup victory and best ever Premier League points tally. Though their club record 19-match unbeaten run was ended by Everton before the international break, Palace's current streak of nine top-flight home games without defeat is their longest since 1990.
It is little wonder that club chairman Steve Parish is keen to keep manager Oliver Glasner, who is out of contract at the end of the season. "Oliver wants to win things, he makes no secret of that," said Parish last weekend. "So if we can align those interests then hopefully we can make something happen."
Palace have actually made the biggest improvement when comparing the current points tallies of Premier League clubs to this time last season. The Eagles have earned nine points more from their opening seven matches than they did during a sluggish start to 2024-25.
Bournemouth, along with Everton, are the next-biggest improvers among the 17 ever-present Premier League sides this season and last. They are six points better off after seven games.
Bournemouth are unbeaten in the league since an opening-weekend defeat at Anfield and went second in the table, albeit just for a day, after beating Fulham in their most recent fixture. It was their highest ever Premier League position after at least two rounds of matches.
The Cherries have spent 42% of their games in the lead, second only to Manchester City. Palace, who have been ahead for 39% of the time, rank fourth.
However, Bournemouth's away form is patchy. Their only two away league wins in the past nine attempts both came in London - against Arsenal in May and Tottenham in August.
Grace Wheeler
BBC Sport
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to BBC Radio Solent before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park (kick-off 15:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Midfielder David Brooks is taking a small break after picking up an injury and Iraola said: "It's not the best moment, it's never a good moment to have an injury. I think Brooksy was playing really well and finding himself, he was in a great physical position. We will take his injury like a small break and in a positive way to come back with the same intent and condition."
Defender Adam Smith is back training and Enes Unal returned to training after injuring his ACL twice in a year. Iraola said: "We will be careful and we don't want to make any mistakes in the recovery. He is feeling well and has been training with us during the international break. It is good because I see him smiling and in a better mood."
Iraola also said the are "considering" Unal playing with the developmental squad.
On Antoine Semenyo's excellent start to the season, Iraola said: "I hope we can keep him there because now he is full on confidence."
Offering more on Semenyo's threat and ability to adapt, he said: "With his last performance everyone trying to limit his options. He has a good thing that he is playing with us on both wings. We have had the chance to play up front. I think he is better wide but he has done it internationally. So, I think it is better for us because the opposition can't plan where to defend against him."
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Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
The Premier League table is starting to take shape and while results are obviously what matter most, they don't tell the whole story in terms of how teams have been playing so far.
Expected goals (xG) tells us how much teams have been dominating games by creating lots of good chances up front and restricting opponents to few, bad ones at the back.
Penalties are excluded because they distort a team's numbers on how threatening or vulnerable they are in general, especially at this early stage.
Below is a graphic showing how good teams have been in attack and defence, with the most dominant teams in the top-right corner and the least impressive in the bottom-left corner.
Arsenal and Manchester City have been the most dominant sides, with the Gunners having the best defence and fourth-best attack and City the joint-best attack and fourth-best defence.
High-flying Crystal Palace are the only side to rival City's attacking threat, while Newcastle are living up to their name by being almost as impregnable at the back as Arsenal.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea have one of the top five attacks in the league but worryingly also rank in the bottom five defensively.
Liverpool's back-to-back defeats following five straight wins gives a more accurate picture of how they have been playing, while Tottenham have needed to be very efficient to make up for their lack of dominance in games.
Aston Villa's early-season struggles are no longer to do with finishing - they have now scored six non-penalty goals from an xG of 6.0 - but simply because they have not been playing well.
While promoted sides Leeds and Sunderland have adapted quite well to the top-flight, Burnley have struggled to make the jump so far with both the worst attack and the worst defence.
Read more on what expected goals tell us about the start to the season
Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport senior journalist
While most managers' primary hope during international breaks is that their players return unscathed, after intensive competitive games often bookended by long-haul flights, Bournemouth may have been grateful for the game time given to one squad member.
Ben Gannon-Doak has comfortably played more minutes for Scotland this season than he has done for the Cherries, coming off the bench against Denmark before starting twice against Belarus and once against Greece.
By contrast, the winger was substituted at half-time in his only Bournemouth start this season in the Carabao Cup, though he impressed when summoned from the bench against Leeds and Fulham.
He also recorded a first Premier League assist against the Cottagers, sprinting down the right as the Cherries counter-attacked after clearing a Fulham corner in stoppage time, before keeping a cool head to square the ball for the unmarked Antoine Semenyo to score.
There is fierce competition in Andoni Iraola's side for places in the wide positions, with Semenyo - one of the Premier League's players of the season so far - and the rejuvenated David Brooks currently in possession of the starting slots.
But, as has been well documented, Iraola encourages his wingers to run themselves into the ground for an hour or more before summoning their replacements, such as ex-Liverpool teenager Gannon-Doak and fellow summer signing Amine Adli, from the bench.
With a first-round Carabao Cup exit meaning no cup matches until January, some hard-fought battles in the Tartan Army's colours - with another two fixtures next month - may help build Gannon-Doak up to the levels he needs to play in Iraola's high-energy style.
He recently told the club website, external how he needs to work on his defensive attributes too, admitting: "I've realised now that's what is going to get me in the team."
Looking further ahead, Semenyo's early-season form will continue to generate more and more transfer speculation - although much of it will be baseless. However, it does feel increasingly likely this may be his last season in Bournemouth colours, despite penning a new contract.
The Cherries' recruitment team has been rightly praised for their summer transfer business, and in Gannon-Doak, there is a chance they may already have Semenyo's potential long-term replacement in the building.
Tom Jordan
Fan writer
Bournemouth have been known for bringing in some exciting, young prospects in the past few years, providing the club with impressive squad depth and certainly helping the books with some healthy profits along the way.
As the International break is upon us, it looks as if the Cherries' recruitment team may have found another gem.
Julio Soler is a 20-year-old Argentine full-back who has been used as a back-up left-back to both Milos Kerkez and Adrien Truffert since joining. He is currently away from the club as he participates in the Under-20s World Cup in Chile, but he is getting on more than fine.
Soler has had the honour of captaining the Argentina side to the semi-finals of the competition, catching the eye with some impressive displays and making many a neutral believe they will end up victorious.
To be captaining his nation at such a young age will excite plenty of Cherries fans, added to the fact that the club have discovered many promising youngsters around the globe in recent times.
To come into Bournemouth as Kerkez's understudy was a solid start, particularly when you see the Hungarian's progression from when he joined the club to leaving for Premier League champions Liverpool.
He now sits as competition for Truffert, someone who has been capped by France.
There is clearly a nice pathway in front of Soler and it is definitely one to keep an eye on as Andoni Iraola's youthful squad continues to progress and impress the football world.
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Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo does have a release clause in his contract but the Cherries are keeping it under wraps because they want to hang on to the 25-year-old Ghana international who has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester United. (Talksport), external
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The final part of our Q&A with BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark focuses on Bournemouth's academy, the stadium and Andoni Iraola's tactics.
Rob asked: If we were able to get into Europe for next year, is our stadium up to standard?
Jordan answered: As far as I am aware, Vitality Stadium would be able to host European football next season if required. I am sure there are a few boxes that Bournemouth would need to tick to keep Uefa happy, but I do not think there is anything that is unachievable.
The only thing I am not sure about is what impact the stadium redevelopment would have if the work is given the green light by the council.
Depending on how you qualify, European football can start quite early in the summer so that must be something the Cherries are currently having to consider.
David asked: When will Bournemouth's academy achieve elite status and how will that affect the value other clubs place on its output?
Jordan answered: Bournemouth have applied for category one status and are due to be audited this season. If they are successful in their application then they would receive their new categorisation for the 2026-27 season.
With the new training facilities now complete, you have got to think there is every chance they will be successful. There is no doubt it will have a positive impact on the way other clubs view the academy, but ultimately that will be dictated by the quality of player the Cherries produce.
And finally, Clive asked: It took nine games for Andoni Iraola to get his tactics working in his first season. Do you think the reason players adapted was a willingness to learn? Do you think it is too big a risk to go to clubs where there is more player power or even resistance?
Jordan answered: That is a great question and not one that I'm even remotely qualified to answer with my Level 1 coaching badge!
What I would say is that when I have spoken to players about Iraola and his tactics, they all talk about how much they love that they are always on the front foot, always attacking and always trying to win games.
I know you want me to say he should stay at Bournemouth forever so he does not have to deal with player power at a big club (and I hope we get to watch his team in action at Vitality Stadium for a long time to come).
However, I cannot imagine even the world's best players would be against buying into a playing style that brings so much excitement week in, week out.
Scroll down this page to read the rest of the Q&A with Jordan.
In the second part of our special Q&A with BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark, we focus on the future of Bournemouth's biggest stars so far this season.
Gary asked: Is a new deal for Marcos Senesi imminent or likely?
Jordan answered: Like with Andoni Iraola, talks are ongoing with Senesi over a new deal. I am told there is a quiet confidence among the club's hierarchy that he will sign a new contract.
He has had a brilliant start to the season so it is no doubt something Bournemouth will be keen to get done before January, when Senesi will be free to talk to clubs abroad.
Tom asked: With the great start that Bournemouth have had, and in particular the form of Antoine Semenyo, do you think he will attract interest from other clubs in the January transfer window? If so, will Bournemouth feel like they would want to cash in or sell?
Jordan answered: There is going to be a lot of interest in Semenyo and it feels inevitable a time will come when he moves on for big money, but I would be really surprised if that is during the January transfer window.
He is under contract until 2030 and Bournemouth do not need the money so it would not make sense to sell their star man halfway through what could be another special season.
Look at the past couple of campaigns as an example: Dominic Solanke, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez were all sold in the summer so that the Cherries had time to properly replace them.
Also, Semenyo is an intelligent footballer. He is playing the best football of his career under a manager who has developed him into one of the most dangerous attackers in the Premier League. He is playing within a style and system that allows him to shine.
Why would he want that to risk that changing - especially when you consider he is going to want to carry that form into the World Cup with Ghana this summer, when he will have the chance to shine on the biggest stage?
Come back later on for the third and final part of the Q&A, which is all about Bournemouth's academy, the stadium and Iraola's tactics.
On Monday and Tuesday this week, BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark is answering a selection of the questions you have sent in on Bournemouth.
First up is Peter, who asked: Is Andoni Iraola likely to sign a contract extension/are negotiations ongoing?
Jordan replied: Negotiations between the club and Iraola's representatives are still taking place at the moment. I believe Bournemouth owner Bill Foley is due to travel to the UK at the end of the month and I imagine a new contract for Iraola will be at the top of his agenda while he is over from the US.
I personally think this will be a difficult, but not impossible, one for the Cherries to get done and there will be a lot of factors in play. There's no doubt Iraola is happy and settled in Dorset but he is also ambitious and his stock is high.
We know from his playing days and his management career so far that he os a loyal and honest man, so I am not sure he will sign a new deal if he doesn't believe he will be able to honour it.
Bournemouth tried to get Iraola after they sacked Scott Parker but I am told he didn't want to leave Rayo Vallecano before the end of his contract, so the Cherries had to wait until his deal ended in the summer of 2023 to get him. There are probably only a handful of jobs he would leave Bournemouth for but if he thinks one of those could become available in the summer then we may see him hold off from committing to fresh terms.
On the other hand, we know Iraola was heavily influenced by his time playing under Marcelo Bielsa at Athletic Bilbao and like his former manager, Iraola favours short-term one-year contracts. You may remember a situation for Leeds in 2021 where Bielsa waited until his contract was nearly up before committing to a fourth season. I wonder if we might see something similar with Iraola.
He is loved at Bournemouth and has been heavily backed by the owner. With the new training ground completed, a redeveloped Vitality Stadium on the horizon and European football a possibility, I think there's every chance Bill Foley can convince him Bournemouth is the best place for him to continue to develop as a manager for at least another season.
Wing asked: If Iraola does not actually sign the contract, is there likely a good succession plan in place to keep the club going from strength to strength?
Jordan answered: There is definitely a succession plan in constant development and the club will have a list of managers who they will be keeping tabs on. It is my understanding that list ranges from managers for the here and now, to young coaches who could become an option five years down the line.
The only problem is there are not many managers like Andoni Iraola around at the moment, so they may have their work cut out when it comes to finding someone to fit their blueprint and the playing squad they have built for his style of play.
Come back to this page on Tuesday for the second instalment in this three-part Q&A, which will focus on player contracts and the potential sale of a key player ...
Slobodan Maricic
BBC Serbia journalist
Serbia are set to play one of the most important matches in recent years on Saturday - certainly the most crucial one so far in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Their opponents are Albania, the main rival for second place in Group K, and a country with a long history of political tensions with Serbia, particularly because of the Kosovo issue and war.
The match was declared as high-risk and relocated from Serbia's capital to the southern city of Leskovac. This means it was also moved from Red Star's Rajko Mitic stadium, with a capacity of just over 50,000, to a much smaller venue with only about 8,000 seats.
No tickets were made available to the public. Instead, the nation's FA distributed them privately.
Bournemouth's 18-year-old defender Veljko Milosavljevic might find himself in the centre of it after getting his first ever call-up to the senior national team.
With Nottingham Forest's Nikola Milenkovic suspended after a red card in Serbia's heavy 5-0 defeat by England in Belgrade, his position in the heart of defence is open.
"They [Albania] are a good team, no doubt," Milosavljevic told the Serbian FA website.
"But I think we have better players, more quality and I believe we will show that on the pitch."
He had a lot of praise for Milenkovic, adding: "They say the Premier League is the toughest in the world. He came from Serie A, where he spent years at Fiorentina, and was well prepared for what awaited him in England."
However, when it comes to role models, Milosavljevic points to another Serbia defender - AC Milan's Strahinja Pavlovic.
"I really admire the way he plays, both for the club and the national team - with so much heart," Milosavljevic said.
And on Saturday, he might get the chance to play alongside one of his idols.
Slobodan Maricic
BBC Serbia journalist
"Everything happened so quickly."
That is how 18-year-old Bournemouth defender Veljko Milosavljevic sums up the whirlwind of recent months in his career.
After making the summer move from Red Star to the Cherries, and impressing in his debut against Brighton, the young centre-back has received his first call-up to Serbia's national team for matches against Albania and Andorra.
"I came through all the youth national teams, and now I'm a part of the senior squad. It's an incredible feeling," Milosavljevic told the website of his nation's FA.
Just a year ago, he played in Serbia's second division for Red Star's development team.
"There's not much time to adapt in football," he added. "As soon as you get a chance, you must grab it with both hands. I was lucky to do that and everything's been going to plan."
In one of his rare interviews - he has not really had time for many yet, that is how young he is - Milosavljevic recalls how proud he felt the moment he saw his name in the starting line-up against Brighton, which he described as "an unbelievable and unreal feeling".
Even though he missed the next two games and got only six minutes against Fulham, Milosavljevic is not concerned, adding: "I just joined the club, I'm working hard, making progress. The minutes on the pitch will come."
His team-mates are helping him a lot, he said, especially goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, as well as fellow centre-back Marcos Senesi, who has even learned a few Serbian words.
After the international break, Bournemouth will face Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, when Milosavljevic might go up against the mighty Erling Haaland.
"I can't even describe how I feel right now," he said. "Not long ago, I was watching these players and the Premier League on TV and now I might play against them."
He is especially excited about the chance to face Liverpool, the team he calls "his favourite after Red Star".
Manchester United have moved ahead of Liverpool in the race to sign 25-year-old Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo. (Caught Offside), external
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Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport Senior Journalist
Another sign of Bournemouth's progress is the number of players they now routinely lose for a week or two during the international break.
Last season's away game at Aston Villa was a landmark as it was the first time in the club's history that they had fielded an entire starting XI of full international players.
They have come tantalisingly close to doing so again this season, but for the right-back role being filled by a combination of Adam Smith, James Hill and Alex Jimenez who have only been capped up to Under-21 level.
The same applies to Alex Scott, while Marcus Tavernier played for England Under-20s in his Middlesbrough days, and Bafode Diakite appeared for the French Olympic team (effectively an under-23 side) though not in the Olympics itself.
However, Diakite has seen two of his fellow centre-backs given fresh call-ups for this round of internationals.
Veljko Milosavljevic, after only one start for the Cherries since joining from Red Star Belgrade, has graduated to the full Serbia squad where he will join his goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
Meanwhile, Marcos Senesi's sparkling form has not only made him the top points-scoring defender in Fantasy Premier League, but has earned him a recall by Argentina - three years after winning his only cap.
Born in Argentina of Italian descent, Senesi's international career began in unusual fashion when, before the Finalissima between Italy and Argentina at Wembley in 2022, he found himself called up by both teams for the same match.
'El Gladiador' chose Argentina, eventually debuting in a friendly against Estonia a few days later, and later that summer left Feyenoord for Bournemouth.
A regular in his first two seasons with the Cherries, Senesi was unable to reclaim his starting place last season on returning from injury, because of the form of Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi.
But with that pair departed for big-money summer moves, Senesi has grasped the opportunity and taken on something of a leadership role at the back as the Cherries' young, multinational and multi-lingual defence has come together.
Senesi told the club website last week, external that he had even learned the words for "left" and "right" in Serbian, to help when playing alongside Milosavljevic.
Karan Vinod
BBC Sport journalist
Few players have embodied Bournemouth's electric start more than Antoine Semenyo.
Six goals and three assists in seven games have propelled Andoni Iraola's side into the top four, but beyond the raw numbers, Semenyo's underlying data shows a player who has evolved from a direct, unpredictable winger into one of the Premier League's deadliest finishers.
The radar chart below comparing the 2024–25 and 2025–26 campaigns highlights that shift. Last season (yellow), Semenyo was a high-volume shooter, often from distance with inconsistent returns. This season (black), he is taking fewer, better shots and converting at a far higher rate.
The stats are expressed as percentiles, which show how a player compares with others in the same position - 100 means they are the very best, while 50 is average.
Here, Semenyo's expected goals (xG) and goals-per-shot percentiles have climbed steeply, reflecting both improved accuracy and smarter shot selection.
Most striking is his average shot distance. He is getting closer to the goal before shooting (as illustrated below), timing his runs into more dangerous central areas and benefiting from Bournemouth's rapid attacks.
Under Iraola, the 25-year-old is no longer just an outlet - he's a focal point. His movement between the full-back and centre-half has become one of Bournemouth's most reliable attacking patterns.
The percentage of Semenyo's shots hitting the target tells its own story. Now, his efforts are more frequently taken from inside the box and also precise. He mixes power with placement, showing the sort of composure that once eluded him.
It is a reflection of a player growing in confidence.
The Ghanaian's raw attributes are clear - pace, strength, and directness. But this version of him - balanced, efficient, and ruthless - looks like the finished product of Iraola's patient coaching.
It is no accident. Over the summer, several clips circulated showing Semenyo practising his finishing with drills for first-time shots, trying from tight angles and when off balance. They were evidence of his determination to turn potential into end product - and early signs suggest the extra work is paying off.
All of this comes with an important caveat: we are only seven games into the Premier League season. The sample size is small and form fluctuates. But the consistency of his shot quality hints it may be more than a purple patch.
The data places him among the Premier League's most effective wide forwards so far this season, for both output and underlying performance.
If his form continues, Bournemouth's position in the table will not be just a fast start - it will be a statement. And for Semenyo, it might be the season where he goes from exciting to indispensable.
Pat Nevin
Former footballer and presenter
I like to pride myself in spotting special talents early. Those with exceptional skills and special vision can be spotted in their teens, even when they are playing poorly.
There are a very small number, however, that creep up slowly and before you know it, you think: "The guy could be world class and he is 25 years old - how did I miss that one?"
Step forward Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo - an overnight sensation for some but a player whose progression has been exponential in the past 18 months.
A match-winning performance against Fulham on Friday underlined that his opening-night goals against Liverpool were anything but a fluke.
Some big clubs tried to prise him from the Cherries in the summer but he stayed - and even signed a new contract.
He might not stay for those five extra years, but Bournemouth can console themselves that he has probably doubled in value in these first seven games.
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Even though there is no club football for almost two weeks, that does not mean there is not plenty going on at Bournemouth.
Do you have a burning question on a player's contract or form? Andoni Iraola's tactics? Or perhaps the January transfer window?
BBC Radio Solent's Jordan Clark is here to help and he will be answering a selection of your questions later this week.
Sam Davis
Fan writer
Bournemouth kept up their strong start to the season with another impressive victory, this time at home to Fulham on Friday night. So despite some apprehension ahead of the new campaign, is it time for the Cherries faithful to set a higher bar and increase their ambitions somewhat?
It was understandable that many fans and media outlets were fairly sure that Andoni's men would struggle to hit the heights from last season's ninth-place finish. After all, the only remaining member of their regular defensive unit was stalwart Adam Smith, and even he has missed four of their opening seven league games through injury.
The club did well to try and replace what they had lost, but it's fair to assume that those new additions would have needed some time to bed in and adjust to what is a very specific style of play with Iraola. No one had needed to worry, though, as the new boys have more than settled in at rapid speed, as Bournemouth currently sit joint third in the Premier League table.
Many would agree that Djordje Petrovic looks like an upgrade on all three of their departing keepers so far. Equally, Bafode Diakite has seamlessly slotted into the side to partner Marcos Senesi at the heart of the defence, plus left back Adrien Truffert has been playing like he's an "adult version" of the departing Milos Kerkez.
The Cherries have always had goals in them, particularly with the way the coach sets them up, but to look harder to break down following such enormous defensive departures? It's remarkably impressive.
It's early days, but I for one certainly don't believe it's fanciful for Bournemouth fans to start dreaming that their best ever top-flight finish may be around the corner.
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