Premier League 2026-27 preview No 3: Bournemouth

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Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 6th Prospects It was the day after the final game of last season at Bournemouth’s secluded, swish training base and, before clearing his belongings on his last day in the building, the departing head coach, Andoni Iraola, spent a couple of hours in his office chewing the fat with his successor, Marco Rose, talking players, pubs and tactics. The story goes that, with time moving on, Tiago Pinto, the club’s sporting director, knocked on the door to advise them there were other things to tackle. It was…

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