Bournemouth's numbers last season

Bournemouth's excellent 2025-26 season saw them qualify for Europe for the very first time, mainly thanks to having one of the best attacks in the league.

Only four sides scored more goals than the Cherries and they also ranked fifth for shots and expected goals, showing it wasn't just down to good finishing.

If anything, the team should have scored more goals as they put away four fewer than expected, given the number and quality of chances they had.

The club lost three of their back four and their goalkeeper last summer - and it showed defensively.

Only six teams conceded more goals, and only the three relegated sides plus Nottingham Forest were worse in terms of xG against.

New head coach Marco Rose will hope to tighten things up at the back without losing any of the Cherries' attacking verve this season.