Burnley 3-2 AFC Bournemouth: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 10 December 2016
Result
Burnley 3-2 AFC Bournemouth
Premier League · Saturday 10 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Burnley 3-2 AFC Bournemouth: match report
Burnley won against AFC Bournemouth 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 10 December 2016. The half-time score was 2-1.
Jeff Hendrick opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Burnley's goals came from Jeff Hendrick (13'), Stephen Ward (16') and George Boyd (75'). AFC Bournemouth scored through Benik Afobe (45+2') and C. Daniels (90+1').
Discipline: Burnley received 2 yellow cards; AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Burnley were 15th on 14 points from 14 and AFC Bournemouth 11th on 18 points from 14. Burnley went on to finish that season 16th with 40 points, and AFC Bournemouth 9th with 46.
Burnley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AFC Bournemouth in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Stephen Ward of Burnley (7.8), level with Jeff Hendrick (7.8).
Going into the match Burnley's last five read L-L-L-W-D and AFC Bournemouth's W-L-W-L-L.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Jeff Hendrick
- 16'Goal · Stephen Ward
- 34'Yellow card · Harry Arter
- 45+2'Goal · Benik Afobe
- 54'Yellow card · Scott Arfield
- 60'Yellow card · Dan Gosling
- 68'Yellow card · George Boyd
- 75'Goal · George Boyd
- 90+1'Goal · C. Daniels
Team news
Burnley line-up (4-2-3-1)
Tom Heaton, Matthew Lowton, Michael Keane, Ben Mee, Stephen Ward, Steven Defour, Dean Marney, Scott Arfield, Jeff Hendrick, George Boyd, Sam Vokes
AFC Bournemouth line-up (4-4-2)
Artur Boruc, Simon Francis, Steve Cook, Nathan Aké, Charlie Daniels, Adam Smith, Dan Gosling, Harry Arter, Ryan Fraser, Benik Afobe, Callum Wilson