How the division's smallest club took a risk, backed their talented head coach, recruited smartly and refined their style ...

BOURNEMOUTH have defied expectations to be one of the Premier League’s great heavy-hitting underdogs so far this season. Under Andoni Iraola’s tutelage, the Cherries find themselves ...

Bournemouth, though, made their return just two years later under Scott Parker, and after a spell with Gary O’Neil, they ...

It's him that has catapulted Bournemouth to within reach of European football. Iraola is mild-mannered but he's really a smiling assassin. He's ruthless and it comes out in his team's performances.

When Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth suddenly find themselves against a massed defence, or with an attacking avenue blocked, they are given an instruction that is rare in modern football.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a great result.We knew we were facing a very good team and that they were also coming in a very good run but in this game ...

Bournemouth did not merely steal a victory on Tyneside, either. Andoni Iraola’s side deserved the margin of their 4-1 triumph, with Eddie Howe rightly conceding that they outperformed Newcastle ...

It will be fascinating to see whether Slot adapts his tactics to ensure at least one of the fullbacks remains deep to protect the space Iraola's side will look to attack into. Bournemouth ...