It falls to the squeezed middle to breathe life into the 2024-25 Premier League season. The battle for European places is some way off being decided. Thanks to an early goal and a dogged defensive display that went against type, Bournemouth have relaunched their candidacy.
After ransacking champions-elect Liverpool, inconsistencies have stopped Marco Silva’s Fulham being a true contender for the top five. Victory in Dorset could have placed them in the Justin Rose, striking-distance position. Instead, Bournemouth leapfrogged the Londoners into eighth.
Written by John Brewin at the Vitality Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/14/bournemouth-fulham-premier-league-match-report under the title “Semenyo’s swift strike stuns Fulham to end Bournemouth’s winless run”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
