Former Nottingham Forest defender Riley Harbottle’s second-half goal handed AFC Wimbledon the advantage in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final against Notts County at Meadow Lane.Harbottle’s header handed Johnnie Jackson’s men a hard-fought 1-0 victory ahead of next weekend’s return at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.County boss Stuart Maynard will feel his side a...Full Story »

Unai Emery admitted he is “so, so grateful” to manage Ollie Watkins after the forward became Aston Villa’s outright record Premier League goalscorer to fire the club into Europe.England international Watkins moved on to 75 top-flight strikes for Villa – one more than Gabriel Agbonlahor – by securing Saturday evening’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth.A seventh victory i...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? Bournemouth defender Huijsen has enjoyed a standout campaign, impressing at the back as the Cherries surpassed their previous best points tally in the Premier League. There are still three fixtures remaining, but speculation over the Spain international's future has ramped up over the past few months, with Madrid known to be interested alongside the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal an...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta demanded his Arsenal players use the “rage” from their shock defeat to Bournemouth as motivation for a Champions League comeback against Paris St Germain.The Gunners geared up for Wednesday’s semi-final second leg in France in the worst possible fashion with a 2-1 home defeat after second-half goals by Dean Huijsen and Evanilson cancelled out Declan Rice’s 34...Full Story »

Arsenal warmed up for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Paris St Germain with a shock 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth.Declan Rice fired the Gunners ahead after 34 minutes but Andoni Iraola’s visitors staged a spirited second-half comeback at the Emirates.Dean Huijsen equalised in the 67th minute and eight minutes later Evanilson bundled in the winner to help Bourne...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon assistant manager Terry Skiverton expressed his delight at his side’s 1-0 away win over Grimsby which saw them make the League Two play-offs.Dons manager Johnnie Jackson was serving a touchline ban and watched from the stands at Blundell Park, but despite not being close to his team, they got the job done to extend their season.A draw would have been enough for Wimbledon, but...Full Story »

Rasmus Hojlund equalised deep into added time as Manchester United capitalised on the dismissal of Bournemouth striker Evanilson to scrape a 1-1 draw at the Vitality Stadium.Ruben Amorim’s men were on course for a 16th defeat of their worst Premier League season after gifting Antoine Semenyo a 23rd-minute opener.But Evanilson’s 70th-minute red card for a lunging challenge on Noussair...Full Story »

Port Vale secured automatic promotion to League One after beating AFC Wimbledon 2-0 at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.Second-half goals by Jayden Stockley and Jaheim Hedley ensured Vale would finish in the top three and also made a dent in the home side’s push for the play-offs.Vale created the first real attempt of the game which saw Lorent Tolaj fire over from 12 yards out following a cr...Full Story »

Milos Kerkez is attracting interest from a number of clubs The 21-year-old is expected to make a decision on his future at the end of the season but wants to remain an important first-team player even if he moves on to a bigger club. The Hungary international has been one of Bournemouth's stand-out players this season and Liverpool have been keen on him for some time. Liverpool's sporting dir...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola insisted record-breaking Bournemouth “cannot be happy with this point” after their European football ambitions were dented by a goalless draw at 10-man Crystal Palace.The hosts clung on after Chris Richards was controversially sent off with a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time of a contest which never found a flow, and saw referee Sam Barrott dole out nine c...Full Story »

Bournemouth brought up a club record Premier League points tally but would have wanted more after playing out a goalless draw at 10-man Crystal Palace.The contest rarely found a flow and by the time it concluded referee Sam Barrott had issued nine yellow cards.Two of those were to Palace defender Chris Richards, who was controversially dismissed late in the first half.The result took the Cherrie...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson felt his team battled well in their 0-0 draw at home to Chesterfield.The point at Plough Lane – in a game that was mostly incident free – did little for the hosts and their push for automatic promotion, nor the play-off hopes of the visitors.With neither side able to find the breakthrough, Jackson believed his men were on top after the break.He s...Full Story »

AFC Fylde’s relegation from the National League was confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to Halifax.Ryan Galvin’s first-half goal means David Longwell’s side will be back in National League North next season.In the 28th minute Adam Senior headed a cross back across the penalty area and Galvin powerfully nodded the ball home.Play-off chasers Halifax almost doubled their lead seven minut...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon and Chesterfield fought out a 0-0 draw, in an incident-free fixture that did neither side good in their play-off pushes.The visitors started well, and Liam Mandeville just failed to direct his glancing header the right side of the post after 12 minutes.James Tilley failed to keep his 22nd-minute effort on target, after a Josh Neufville cross into the area.Josh Kelly aimed his effor...Full Story »

Antoine Semenyo struck inside 53 seconds as Bournemouth reignited their quest for continental qualification with a 1-0 Premier League victory over fellow European hopefuls Fulham at the Vitality Stadium.Forward Semenyo clinically pounced on an early error from Cottagers captain Antonee Robinson to claim his 10th goal of the season and earn the Cherries a first win in seven league games.Evanilson...Full Story »

Woking extended their unbeaten home run to four matches with a 1-0 victory against AFC Fylde.Chances were at a premium in a poor first half, with Nick Haughton’s free-kick comfortably saved by Woking’s Will Jaaskelainen in the 22nd minute and Ashley Boatswain’s tame 38th-minute effort failing to trouble the goalkeeper.The home side started the second half well, with Tariq Hinds...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann was left with mixed feelings from the rollercoaster 1-1 draw with fellow promotion hopefuls AFC Wimbledon.Wimbledon led early through Alistair Smith’s strike but saw skipper Jake Reeves dismissed on 28 minutes for a late challenge on Harry Clifton.Rovers piled on the pressure but suffered a setback when substitute Billy Sharp was sent off on 72 minutes for an of...Full Story »

Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon shared an enthralling 1-1 draw at the Eco-Power Stadium in the battle for automatic promotion.Alistair Smith’s early goal handed the advantage to Wimbledon, who then saw skipper Jake Reeves sent off before the half hour.The game became an attack versus defence affair with Rovers piling on pressure until substitute Billy Sharp was dismissed.However, Jamie Sterry ...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was relieved after his side kept a clean sheet by defeating Harrogate 1-0.The south London outfit kept their outside chance of winning automatic promotion alive with a second-half strike from Alistair Smith.Wimbledon have made a habit of conceding late goals in recent games, including losing at Swindon last Tuesday thanks to two stoppage-time penalties.Jacks...Full Story »

Graham Potter admitted West Ham did not deserve to beat Bournemouth and described their 2-2 draw as “the good, the bad and the ugly”.Niclas Fullkrug, fit after a long spell out injured, scored his first goal at the London Stadium and Jarrod Bowen netted his first at home since December as the Hammers, who had been trailing to Evanilson’s first-half goal, threatened to snatch al...Full Story »