Bournemouth secured a comfortable 5-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup third round, propelled by a brace from Dango Ouattara. The Cherries, known for their attacking flair, overcame an early deficit to display their dominance.
Dango Ouattara scored twice as stylish Bournemouth came from behind to beat managerless West Brom and move into the FA Cup fourth round. The Baggies, led by caretaker boss Chris Brunt, took the lead when Caleb Taylor headed in a rebound after Grady Diangana hit the crossbar. But Justin Kluivert levelled for Andoni Iraola's in-form Premier League side from close range after David Brooks' effort was parried by Joe Wildsmith.
Kluivert then picked out Ouattara with a clever reverse ball and the forward slammed a shot past the keeper from a tight angle. The Burkina Faso international then ran onto Brooks' ball to cap off a counter-attack and make it 3-1 before the break. Brooks then picked out Antoine Semenyo, moments after his half-time introduction, to smash in a fourth.Champions League chasers Bournemouth are now unbeaten in nine games.They are thought to be close to hiring former Basel and Young Boys coach Raphael Wicky to replace Carlos Corberan, who left for Valencia on Christmas Eve.Bournemouth's first two choice strikers have both suffered serious injuries this month. Evanilson is out after having surgery on a broken foot, while Enes Unal tore his ACL in training. They recalled Jebbison from his loan at Watford – and he came on in the second half - but he is unlikely to spearhead Bournemouth's chase for a European place. The 21-year-old got his first goal for the club right at the end, with his effort hitting the goalkeeper and looping into the empty net. Iraola has already confirmed they will be looking for a new striker in January as a result of those injuries.Kluivert, Ouattara and Semenyo are all good finishers on their day – with David Brooks behind them, also in fine form.Ouattara, often a winger but playing centrally here, has scored five goals, with four of them coming in the last six games after his double.They are all decent tallies – but whether they end up getting into the Champions League may depend on whether they are led by a proper number nine or not.After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.This is the first FA Cup meeting between Bournemouth and West Brom since January 1999, with the Cherries winning a third round tie 1-0 thanks to an Eddie Howe goal. West Brom are winless in their last five away games against Bournemouth in all competitions (D2 L3), since a 4-1 League Cup victory in August 2011. This is Bournemouth’s fifth consecutive FA Cup match against Championship opposition – they lost a third round tie against Burnley 4-2 in January 2023, beat QPR and Swansea in rounds three and four last season before a fifth round defeat to Leicester. West Brom have been eliminated from 13 of their last 16 FA Cup ties against Premier League opponents, with the exceptions coming in 2014-15 (v West Ham), 2017-18 (v Liverpool) and 2019-20 (v West Ham). West Brom’s Karlan Grant has been involved in four goals in his last five starts in the FA Cup, scoring two and assisting two
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