Bruno Fernandes‘ (£10.2m) The excellent form continued on Friday in a spirited contest on the south coast.
Here are our scout notes from Bournemouth 2-2 Manchester United.
WHY BRUNO RECEIVED SUPPORT
Bruno Fernandes provided the decisive moment again on Friday as he scored 13 points at the Vitality Stadium thanks to a goal and an assist.
Rewarded with the maximum bonus, the Portuguese playmaker scored six shots and created three chances.
It is noteworthy that he has now scored six double-figure goals in ten games under Michael Carrick.
Bruno scored from the penalty spot to put United ahead before his corner deflected off goal Marcos Senesi (£5.1m) and plugged into his own net James Hill (£4.2m).
The fantasy assist was awarded to Fernandes because his cross before scoring was followed by just one defensive touch – Senesi’s flick-on.
If there had been two or more defensive contacts before the goal was scored, the assist would not have been given, as set out in the revised assist rules for 2025/26.
SPARK WEDGE
Fernandes is impossible to ignore at the moment, but Matheus Cunha (£8.0m) was equally influential on the south coast.
He cleverly won the penalty in the second half, which resulted Alex Jimenez(£4.5m) was the ninth booking of the season and caused real problems for the Spanish full-back throughout.
Cunha has now made attacking returns in three of the last four gameweeks.
In contrast, Bryan Mbeumo (£8.6m) has thrown a blank in every game during this period.
On Friday he played through the middle again, but once again he missed opportunities and was eventually replaced by Benjamin Sesko (£7.4m) for 70 minutes.
Before the breakthrough, when this game really got going, Djordje Petrovic (£4.5m) saved by Amad Diallo (£6.2m), Cunha and Fernandes.
The Bournemouth goalkeeper has now made 94 saves (Svs) this season, the second most of any goalkeeper:
MAGUIRE BAN: HOW MANY GAMES WILL HE MISS?
Shortly after Hill’s own goal, Maguire missed a penalty and was sent off for denying an obvious scoring opportunity (DOGSO).
Since it is only a one-game ban, he will be suspended for the 32nd game week.
Maguire was the only player from both teams to collect at least DefCon points (Defensive Contribution) on Friday, which helped offset the negative points.
IRAOLA ON HIS PENALTY SHAKERS
That is, Junior Kroupi (£4.7m) scored the goal for Bournemouth despite being on the bench at the start of the game.
The youngster who was dropped in favor of Amine Adli (£5.4m) unexpectedly stepped up to score a second-half penalty, which he fired into the bottom corner in style.
Marcus Tavernier (£5.4m), who successfully converted Bournemouth’s last two penalties against Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham United earlier this season, was on the pitch when Kroupi appeared, which only added to the intrigue.
| Penalty taker | Result | Were Tavernier + Kroupi on the pitch? |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Junior Croup (GW31) | Spotted | Yes |
| Marcus Tavernier (GW22) | Spotted | Yes |
| Marcus Tavernier (GW12) | Spotted | Yes |
Above: Bournemouth’s last three penalties of the 2025/26 season
In his post-match interview with the BBC, Andoni Iraola was asked if it had been decided before the game that Kroupi would be his penalty taker.
“No, in the end they both had the say, and you know, Tav and Junior Kroupi, when we had penalties before, I think the last two, Tav decided to shoot, that was obviously for Junior.”
“I think Junior is a bigger specialist and even in training I can see that he is a great finisher and doesn’t get nervous.
“I think it’s a nice finish. We’ll see now if we have more penalties. I hope we have more penalties so we can discuss and make decisions, but I think Tav and Junior did really well, not only with this one but also with the last ones we’ve had.” Andoni Iraola on his penalty takers
Elsewhere, a number of Bournemouth attacks failed Ryan‘s (£5.6m) cross.
The Brazilian, who has started every league game since his debut, looked in good spirits in the early stages as he sent an early shot wide before firing the ball into the bottom corner with a low shot that was impressively saved Senne lambs (£5.0m).
But it was Ryan Christie (£4.9m), who eventually scored the equalizer and delivered his first attacking return since Gameweek 8.
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