Morning all. Before Martin Atkinson blew his first whistle we knew what was on offer. Another trip to the south coast for an awkward fixture against Portsmouth in the next round. The alternative was a Hampshire v Dorset derby and we we didn’t want that. The way Bournemouth started the game, it looked they didn’t either. Mikel Arteta rested one or two but there was another match for Hector Bellerin, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka. Joe Willock and Matteo Guendouzi were at the heart of the midfield together with Granit Xhaka. The big surprise though was Eddie Nketiah being handed the central striker role. In my opinion, not one player was disappointing. The first half was a...
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