Bournemouth v West Brom: Championship season opener – live!
06-Aug-2021 18:21:02 | The Guardian
Probable formations
Bournemouth (4-3-3) Travers; Smith, Mepham, Kelly, Zemura; Emiliano, Kilkenny, Billing; Brooks, Solanke, Anthony.
Substitutes: Stanislas, Taylor, Ibsen Rossi, Saydee, Moriah-Welsh, Dennis, Camp.
Yep, West Brom have only six subs.
Three full league debuts
Kelly captains the side
Ten academy graduates in squad
Here's how we line up for this evening's opening game with West Brom #afcb pic.twitter.com/juQMxZnPKW
Our first starting XI of the season
Alex Mowatt makes his debut, Cedric Kipré is set for his first league start for us, while David Button is also included.
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Pre-match reading
Related: Bournemouth’s Scott Parker: ‘We need to be humble and understand where we are’ | Ben Fisher
Related: Championship 2021-22 season preview
Transfer business
As ever there have been a lot of ins, lot of outs, lot of what-have-yous. Bournemouth have signed Brentford’s Emiliano Marcondes, who created the goal that beat them in last season’s play-offs, and the Leeds defender Leif Davis has joined on loan. Those doing one include Diego Rico, Asmir Begovic, Sam Surridge and – how the hell did it come to this - Jack Wilshere.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion from the Vitality Stadium. Or, to put it another way, THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS BACK. And Bournemouth are the intrepid voyagers of 2021-22. They got the English season under way last Saturday, when they beat MK Dons 5-0 in the Carabao Cup, and now they host West Brom in the opening game of the EFL.
The fixture computer done good. This is a cracking start to the season, between two of the favourites for promotion. Both have new managers, Scott Parker at Bournemouth and Valerin Ismael at West Brom, and tonight should be an interesting clash of styles.
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