AFC Bournemouth
Manager: Marco Rose · Vitality Stadium · Founded 1890 · Red / Black
Survivor safety
62
Solid pick
Unbeaten at home
67%
3 games
Unbeaten away
33%
3 games
The manager and the style of play
Manager
Marco Rose
In charge since June 2026
Rose has brought a Red Bull-influenced, high-intensity 4-2-2-2 to the south coast. Bournemouth press aggressively, attack narrowly through central areas and look to score in fast vertical transitions rather than long spells of possession.
The Cherries finished a club-record 6th last season under Andoni Iraola, who left for Liverpool. Rose was hired to protect that European place, with the old question — plenty of goals at both ends — still unanswered.
Source: skysports.com · reviewed 5 September 2026
Are AFC Bournemouth a safe survivor pick?
Across the last 3 Premier League seasons — 2025/26 (6th), 2024/25 (9th), 2023/24 (13th) — AFC Bournemouth avoided defeat in 69% of their league games. That is the baseline a survivor player should start from before looking at this week's fixture.
This season they have played 6, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 3, with 7 scored and 13 conceded. At home they are 0-2-1; away from home 0-1-2.
The split matters: they stay unbeaten in 67% of home games versus 33% on the road, so AFC Bournemouth are a safer survivor pick at home.
Recent form reads D-D-D-L-L (oldest first), meaning they have come through 60% of their last 5 matches without losing.
League record by season
| Season | League | Finish | P | W | D | L | Pts | Not lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 6th | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 57 | 82% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 9th | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 68% |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 13th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 58% |
Recent results
- Chelsea FC 5–1 AFC BournemouthGW6
- AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Liverpool FCGW5
- AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Brentford FCGW4
- Newcastle United FC 2–2 AFC BournemouthGW3
- AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Everton FCGW2
Next fixtures
- Home vs Sunderland AFCGW7 ·
- Away vs Manchester United FCGW8 ·
- Home vs Leeds United FCGW9 ·
- Away vs Ipswich Town FCGW10 ·
- Home vs Nottingham Forest FCGW11 ·
Current squad
Goalkeeper
- Fraser ForsterEngland
- Michele Di GregorioItaly
- Đorđe PetrovićSerbia
Defence
- Adam SmithEngland
- Max AaronsEngland
- James HillEngland
- Bafodé DiakitéFrance
- Julian AraujoUSA
- Adrien TruffertFrance
- JuanluSpain
- Julio SolerArgentina
- Antonio SilvaPortugal
- Veljko MilosavljevićSerbia
Midfield
- Lewis CookEngland
- Marcus TavernierEngland
- Justin KluivertNetherlands
- Ryan ChristieScotland
- Tyler AdamsUSA
- Alex ScottEngland
- Alex TothHungary
- Ben WinterburnEngland
Offence
- David BrooksWales
- EvanilsonBrazil
- Amine AdliMorocco
- Daniel JebbisonCanada
- Ben DoakScotland
- Alvaro RodriguezSpain
- RayanBrazil
- Eli KroupiFrance
Ratings update after every result. See this week's safest picks, the full fixture list , browse all team guides or read the last man standing rules. Picks lock Sat 17 Oct, 12:30.