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AFC Bournemouth 2 - 0 Leicester City FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
18:04Bournemouth end the Premier League season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Leicester City. The three points ensures the Cherries finish the season in 9th position, which is only there second top ten finish in a Premier League campaign. Andoni Iraola's side dominated proceedings and had to remain patient as it took until the 74th minute for the deadlock to be broken. The goal came from a set-piece and a low finish from Semenyo from close-range when the ball kindly fell to him.Semenyo added a second with two minutes remaning when he produced another fine low finish. Jebbison was denied a goal earlier in the second half when the ball had gone out of play in the build-up. Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk was busy throughout the match and he made some fine saves to keep the Foxes in the game for as long as they were. They produced little threat in attack creating an xG of just 0.27. It remains to be seen whether that was Ruud van Nistelrooy's final game in charge of the club. The Foxes finish the season in 18th place and will be playing in the Championship next season. Bournemouth created an xG of 1.79 and will look forward to another season in the Premier League come August. That is all from me. Thanks for joining me and goodbye.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:56FULL-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 2-0 LEICESTER CITY
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:55Scott tries to catch the goalkeeper out at his near post from a free-kick, but Stolarczyk is able to make a comfortable save.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:55Five minutes of added time to be played at the end of this second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:52Winterburn replaces Kluivert in a substitution for the hosts.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:51Substitution Marcus Joseph Tavernier Julio César Soler Barreto
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:51Substitution Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa Alex Jay Scott
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:49Substitution Victor Bernth Flesner Kristiansen Olabade Aluko
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:49Goal Antoine Serlom Semenyo
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:49Not long left for Leicester to force an equaliser, but it doesn't look likely as they still haven't attempted a shot on target and they have only attempted one shot in this second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:45Substitution Kasey Ian McAteer Jake Evans
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:45Concern for McAteer as he goes down and needs treatment.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:45That was the chance to seal all three points. Bournemouth break from a Leicester attack. Jebbison receives a pass from Adams inside the penalty area, but he is unable to direct his effort on target.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:40There has been no response from Leicester to going behind and Bournemouth are searching for a second goal which would ensure all three points.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:38Substitution Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón Dean Donny Huijsen
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:38Bournemouth have only lost one game when scoring the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season. They are up to 9th in the Premier League table as it stands.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:37Zabarnyi assists his first Premier League goal of the season on the final day of the campaign. He won the ariel duel before the ball dropped to Semenyo to sweep home.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:34Goal Antoine Serlom Semenyo
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:32Substitution Luke Jonathan Thomas Jeremy Monga
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:32Substitution Oliver William Skipp Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:32A rare attack for the visitors as Thomas looks to break away from the Bournemouth defence. He digs out a cross to find Ayew, but the forward is unable to control the ball and Bournemouth get a goal-kick.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:31Bournemouth will be frustrated that they have yet to break the deadlock. The Cherries have enjoyed 67% possession in this second half and are continuing to put pressure on the Foxes defence.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:26Kerkez's quick throw-in finds Evanilson. The striker's cross takes a deflection and lands at the feet of Jebbison who has an open goal at the back. Jebbison puts the ball in the net and Bournemouth think they have opened the scoring, but the ball is adjudged to have gone out of play.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:22Substitution David Robert Brooks Daniel David Jebbison
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:22Brooks goes down off the ball and the midfielder has an issue which requires the medical team to enter the pitch.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:20Tavernier has a low effort blocked, as Leicester continue to sit deep and soak up the pressure from the hosts.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:17Tavernier goes down inside the penalty area under the close attention of Thomas. Tavernier wants a penalty, but the referee waves play on.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:16Beautiful build-up play from Bournemouth and Smith's dinked ball into the six-yard box is headed down by Evanilson into Semenyo. The winger though can't keep his volley down to be able to test the goalkeeper.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:14Ayew is the latest player to win Leicester a free-kick. The Foxes are taking the sting out of this opening period of the second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:14Kerkez is unhappy at the referee's decision as he is adjudged to have fouled Justin as he looked to be getting on the end of a pass inside the penalty area.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:12Brilliant save from Stolarczyk! Brooks plays a short free-kick to Tavernier, who has too much time and space on the edge of the penalty area to open his body up and curl a strike on goal. It looks set to nestle into the top corner, but the goalkeeper pulls out a superb fingertip save.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:10Kristiansen pushes Smith in the back and Bournemouth win themselves a free-kick near the corner flag.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:08A bright start to the second half from the hosts. Semenyo's teasing low ball is cleared by Faes at the near post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:06Leicester get the second half started. No changes for either side at the break.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
17:00The Opta supercomputer gives Bournemouth a 60.1% chance of winning this contest compared to a 13.2% chance for Leicester. A draw is 26.7% probable. The second half is coming up shortly, where we will find out whether either of these two sides will end the Premier League season with a win.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:58It has been a first half dominated by Bournemouth, but the scoreline remains 0-0 at the Vitality Stadium at half-time against Leicester. Goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk had to make a series of fine stops throughout the first 45 minutes. Evanilson spurned the biggest opportunity inside the opening ten minutes when he dragged his shot wide from close-range. Coady was required to deny the striker another big chance on goal, when he was brought down just outside the penalty. VAR checked whether the defender should have been awarded a red card instead of a yellow, but the referee stuck with his original decision. Leicester did have the ball in the net through Skipp, but the offside flag denied them on that occasion. Otherwise, the Foxes have shown little attacking threat. The visitors created an xG of just 0.25 in the first half, compared to an xG creation of 0.88 for the hosts.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:52HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 0-0 LEICESTER CITY
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:50Leicester managing to sustain a period of possession, and Ayew looks to make something happen as he advances into the penalty area, but Bournemouth do well to force the visitors back into their own half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:47Four minutes of added time to be played at the end of this first half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:47Another smart stop from Stolarczyk. It is more neat play from Bournemouth around the Leicester penalty area, before Brooks' effort is parried away to safety by the goalkeeper.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:46Bournemouth continuing to enjoy possession as half-time approachs. Leicester may need to change something at the break if they are to assert themselves into this contest.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:43Kluivert rolls the ball to Brooks from the free-kick. His low strike is spilled by the goalkeeper, but he reacts superbly to deny Evanilson on the rebound. The offside flag though is then raised by the assistant referee and it wouldn't have counted.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:41There is a VAR check ongoing to determine whether Coady's yellow card should be updgraded to a red, but the referee decides to stick to his original decision.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:39A free-kick for Bournemouth on the edge of the box after Justin fails to deal with a bouncing ball. Evanilson profts from the poor defending before he is brought down by Coady.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:38Yellow Card Conor David Coady
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:37It is constant Bournemouth pressure at the moment. Leicester are struggling to get out of their own half. The Foxes are trying to slow the game down when they win a throw-in, but Bournemouth are quick to win the ball back.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:35Tavernier's left-footed strike is pushed away by Stolarczyk, and Bournemouth earn a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:31Skipp has the ball in the back of the net for Leicester, but the offside flag is then raised by the assistant referee. Thomas had gone too early when he ran in-behind the Bournemouth defence.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:29Kluivert plays a clever pass into Smith in the penalty area. Kerkez and Semenyo then combine, but Leicester do well to surrond the defender as he gets to the by-line and win themselves a goal-kick.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:27Bournemouth have enjoyed 69% possession in the first 25 minutes of this match, but they have had just the one shot on target to show for their efforts.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:24Excellent play from Kerkez down the left to beat the defender and advance into the penalty area. His deep cross finds Brooks. The midfielder cuts insider and fires an effort over the crossbar.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:22A Bournemouth free-kick comes out to Adams on the edge of the penalty area, but it is a big block by Skipp to ensure the effort doesn't test the goalkeeper.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:20Kerkez and Semenyo not on the same wave length as the defender played a ball down the line for the winger. Justin then wins a free-kick after a challenge from Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:16Yellow Card Luke Jonathan Thomas
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:15Bournemouth turning the screw now and Brooks is denied from close-range by a smart save from Stolarczyk. It was a wicked ball into the penalty area by Tavernier and Brooks looked certain to score, but the goalkeeper pulled off a fine stop.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:14Bournemouth play a short corner-kick and work the ball across to Kluivert on the edge of the penalty area. The forward tries his luck from around 20 yards out, but his low effort can't find the target.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:12That Evanilson chance has sparked the hosts into life after a good start from the visitors. Kluivert now wins Bournemouth their first corner of the match.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:10Big chance for Bournemouth! Evanilson runs onto a pass in-behind and drives into the penalty area. He shifts the ball onto his left foot about eight yards out from goal, but drags his effort wide of the post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:09Faes' long pass finds Kristiansen down the left. He rolls the ball to Thomas whose cross is helped on by Ayew into the path of Skipp. The midfielder can't keep his effort down. A good chance for Leicester.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:06Leicester secured their first Premier League win of the season when these two sides met earlier in the campaign. Facundo Buonanotte, on the bench here, got the winner that day. The Foxes can do a first league double over Bournemouth since 2013/14 if they can claim all three points on the final day.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:03Thomas launches a long throw-in into the Bournemouth penalty area and Ayew gets a flick at the front post before Kepa is able to claim on his goal-line.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:02Bournemouth get the game started at the Vitality Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
16:01The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just moments away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:56As expected, Jamie Vardy is not in the matchday squad here, so Patson Daka leads the line. Wilfred Ndidi and Bilal El Khannouss also don’t make the squad. They are replaced in the starting line-up by Victor Kristiansen and Oliver Skipp.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:51LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Caleb Okoli, Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Iversen, Michael Golding, Facundo Buonanotte, Sammy Braybrooke, Olabade Aluko, Jake Evans, Jeremy Monga.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:51LEICESTER CITY LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk; Victor Kristiansen, Wout Faes, Conor Coady, James Justin; Boubakary Soumare, Oliver Skipp; Luke Thomas, Jordan Ayew, Kasey McAteer; Patson Daka.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:46Bournemouth make three changes from the defeat at Manchester City last time out. One is enforced as Lewis Cook is suspended after being sent off against City. Dean Huijsen, who is leaving the club to join Real Madrid this summer, drops to the bench alongside Julian Araujo. Marcos Senesi, Adam Smith, and David Brooks start in their place.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:46BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Dean Huijsen, Alex Scott, Julio Soler, Daniel Jebbison, Julian Araujo, James Hill, Will Dennis, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Ben Winterburn.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:40BOURNEMOUTH LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Marcos Senesi, Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith; David Brooks, Tyler Adams; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:40Leicester City’s first campaign back in the Premier League has not gone as well as they had hoped, as the Foxes will be returning to the Championship next season. The arrival of Rudd van Nistelrooy as manager in November did little to change their fortunes at the bottom end of the table, and it remains to be seen whether this is his final game in charge of the club. Leicester are ending the season well though following home wins over Southampton and Ipswich, and a draw at rivals Nottingham Forest. Jamie Vardy enjoyed a fine farewell against Ipswich last time out when he scored his 200th goal for the club on his 500th appearance. Vardy won’t make an appearance here though, as the Foxes prepare for life without their star striker.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:35Bournemouth have enjoyed a brilliant second campaign under manager Andoni Iraola which has seen them secure their highest ever Premier League points tally. The Cherries though still have work to do on the final day if they want to secure their second ever top ten finish in Premier League history. The Cherries will need to beat Leicester here and hope either Manchester City or Wolves can do them a favour against either Fulham or Brentford. Hopes of a top eight finish and potential European football evaporated in mid-week when they were defeated 3-1 at Manchester City.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:35Hello and welcome to this live text commentary of Bournemouth against Leicester City in the Premier League.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
15:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
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