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Bournemouth 2-1 Norwich: Cherries into Carabao Cup quarter-finals

By Mark Mitchener at Vitality StadiumBBC Sport

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Centre-back Steve Cook has scored two goals for Bournemouth this season

Bournemouth booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after edging out Championship side Norwich City.

Junior Stanislas put the Cherries ahead when he cut in from the left and hit an unstoppable right-foot shot.

Norwich improved after the break and equalised when winger Onel Hernandez netted from a tight angle.

But the visitors were level for only two minutes as they failed to clear a corner and Cherries defender Steve Cook hammered home from 12 yards.

It was an entertaining tie but not until the Stanislas goal in the 39th minute did the game burst into life.

There looked to be no danger when the ex-Burnley midfielder picked the ball up on the left, but he mesmerised Canaries skipper Alex Tettey with a couple of stepovers, and his fierce crack at goal gave visiting goalkeeper Michael McGovern no chance.

That also woke Norwich up, as their lone striker Dennis Srbeny was foiled twice before the break - firstly by Artur Boruc, then by the inside of the post with the Polish goalkeeper beaten.

With both sides making eight changes, it was not a surprise that the second half was better, as the teams' fringe players battled to find the fluency which has helped them surge up their respective league tables.

Norwich were good in spells as they chased the game, but veteran Boruc stood in their way when they breached the Cherries' rearguard, saving well from Mario Vranic's free-kick - and only being beaten by that Hernandez goal with 20 minutes left.

It took until the 72nd minute for the Premier League side to win their first corner, but it was from their second a minute later that Cook drove in from near the penalty spot after Marc Pugh's shot had been blocked.

Still Norwich came back at them, and in a frantic seven minutes of stoppage time, unmarked substitute Jordan Rhodes headed wide when well placed.

Cherries boss Eddie Howe will reflect on a job done after guiding his side into the last eight of the competition for only the third time in their history - all coming in the last five seasons. Manchester United await on Saturday.

Bournemouth captain Simon Francis going off injured
Bournemouth captain Simon Francis went off with a groin injury late in the second half

'A performance we won't want to remember'

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "A tough night for us, Norwich played very well. We'd watched them a lot, they're an improving team and on that evidence will take some stopping in the Championship.

"We were below par and rode our luck. We looked disjointed, maybe the players who came in haven't had enough games, but we lacked the sharpness and fluency that's usually there. We're pleased to get through, but it's a performance we won't want to remember.

"We've made this step, we want to go one more. We won, that was the main one. Artur Boruc was good for us in goal, Marc Pugh was his usual consistent self. Simon Francis looks like he's tweaked his groin, we don't know how serious it will be."

Norwich manager Daniel Farke: "First of all, the most important thing is to win. We have to accept the loss today. I'm unbelievably proud of the lads. We dominated the game and had by far the better chances.

"Just one team was playing in the second half. We should have won this game after 90 minutes. I'm disappointed for the players. They really wanted to go through."

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  • Bournemouth have reached the League Cup quarter-finals for the second successive season, this after only reaching this stage once in their previous 57 appearances in the competition.
  • Bournemouth have now lost just one of their last 16 EFL Cup matches against lower league opposition, drawing three and winning the other 12, including each of the last five.
  • Norwich have now failed to progress from each of their last five fourth round EFL Cup ties, last reaching the quarter-finals back in the 2012/13 edition of the competition.
  • There were just 99 seconds between Hernandez's equaliser for Norwich and Cook's winner for Bournemouth.
  • Stanislas has scored in each of his last four starts at home for Bournemouth in all competitions, as many goals as in his previous 14 such appearances.

Line-ups

Bournemouth

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Boruc
  • 2FrancisSubstituted forSimpsonat 86'minutes
  • 3S Cook
  • 11Daniels
  • 7Pugh
  • 4Gosling
  • 6Surman
  • 21RicoBooked at 47mins
  • 19Stanislas
  • 18DefoeSubstituted forWilsonat 71'minutes
  • 10IbeSubstituted forFraserat 61'minutes

Substitutes

  • 9Mousset
  • 13Wilson
  • 24Fraser
  • 25Simpson
  • 28Taylor
  • 42Travers
  • 59Ofoborh

Norwich

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 33McGovern
  • 2PintoSubstituted forBuendíaat 68'minutes
  • 4Godfrey
  • 6ZimmermannBooked at 49mins
  • 12Lewis
  • 27Tettey
  • 19TrybullSubstituted forPukkiat 82'minutes
  • 24PasslackSubstituted forRhodesat 87'minutes
  • 8Vrancic
  • 25Hernández
  • 32Srbeny

Substitutes

  • 1Krul
  • 10Leitner
  • 11Rhodes
  • 15Klose
  • 17Buendía
  • 22Pukki
  • 37Aarons
Referee:
Lee Mason
Attendance:
10,331

Match Stats

Home TeamBournemouthAway TeamNorwich
Possession
Home41%
Away59%
Shots
Home8
Away19
Shots on Target
Home3
Away7
Corners
Home4
Away7
Fouls
Home12
Away9

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Norwich City 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Norwich City 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  5. Post update

    Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Artur Boruc.

  6. Post update

    Attempt missed. Dennis Srbeny (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high.

  7. Post update

    Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.

  8. Post update

    Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Callum Wilson (Bournemouth).

  10. Post update

    Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  11. Substitution

    Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Rhodes replaces Felix Passlack.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Bournemouth. Jack Simpson replaces Simon Francis.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Norwich City. Teemu Pukki replaces Tom Trybull.

  14. Post update

    Attempt missed. Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

  15. Post update

    Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.

  16. Post update

    Attempt saved. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).

  18. Post update

    Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Andrew Surman (Bournemouth).

  20. Post update

    Felix Passlack (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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66 comments

  • Comment posted by Blonde, at 23:48 30 Oct 2018

    Sheer class from' Bournmouth fans showing respect to Norwich for a football match well played.......No wonder they, their club and their manager are respected and liked by fans of other PL clubs. This is true 'grass-roots' football. No pretence or head-in-the-clouds illusion of grandeur.

  • Comment posted by Massy, at 23:26 30 Oct 2018

    Huge respect for the Cherries fans who've commented here. You've been honest and given credit where it's due to Norwich who were clearly unlucky tonight.
    It's pleasing to see adult conversations rather than the usual bile from the fans of the premier league "elite" that I usually read on here. Good luck for the rest of the season both sides.

  • Comment posted by RP, at 22:37 30 Oct 2018

    Good for Bournemouth, not my club but like the way they are run and how they play.

  • Comment posted by Rste, at 22:43 30 Oct 2018

    Cherries fan here .. the better team lost tonight, but better to be lucky than good.. Utd proved that on Sunday!

  • Comment posted by Wizard, at 22:45 30 Oct 2018

    Good to see other Bournemouth squad players being given a runout. Well played Norwich - you were unlucky.

  • Comment posted by JSWI, at 23:01 30 Oct 2018

    Just got back. Terrible performance, but a win nevertheless. Ibe, Rico, Defoe, Gosling and Surman were particularly disappointing - I should imagine there will be a lot of long faces at the training session tomorrow morning when Eddie Howe turns up.

    Well played Norwich - keep playing like that and you won't be in the Championship for long.

  • Comment posted by Wendyo, at 23:06 30 Oct 2018

    Unlucky Norwich. We rode our luck. Stanislas again shows his quality (my favourite player) & Cook popping up with another crucial goal. Norwich look a very good team.

  • Comment posted by cantwaitforbrexit, at 22:48 30 Oct 2018

    Bournemouth got lucky tonight the better team lost.still good luck to them.on this form norwich look good for a promotion push this season....

  • Comment posted by Afcb4ever, at 23:09 30 Oct 2018

    Eddie was correct, Bournemouth were lucky tonight. Daniels is not a CB and Rico struggled. Fraser and Wilson livened up the team when they came on. Good luck to Norwich in getting back into the Premier League, You are better than the bottom 5 in the Premier league at present .

  • Comment posted by 1fell, at 23:34 30 Oct 2018

    Unlucky Norwich. You were mustard tonight

  • Comment posted by cd, at 22:55 30 Oct 2018

    Unlucky for Norwich but play off potential.
    Bournemouth, we rode our luck with an unusual left foot dominance.
    Steve Cook MOTM.
    Ibe running out if chances.
    Mings is he out of favour?
    Why did we start with wingers playing out of position.
    Did not see Daniels Rico combination working out.
    Hope for another home draw.

  • Comment posted by Paulbo, at 22:59 30 Oct 2018

    Not the best from Bournemouth tonight, Norwich deserved more as the south coast defence went awol time and time again, EH had to resort to using an interpreter to get his message to Rico to revert to 4 at the back formation, and even then we were weak at left back with no midfield control on the game. Sub Wee Man was a game changer yet again and injected just enough to get AFCB over the line.

  • Comment posted by Lee1972, at 00:48 31 Oct 2018

    How Eddie Howe does what he does i do not know? I know this is a cup game but when he leaves Bournemouth which is inevitable. I think their record signing is approx £25mill? To Keep EH there is priceless?

  • Comment posted by Boscombeboy, at 23:18 30 Oct 2018

    6th in the prem and in the quarter finals of the league cup...not a bad couple of months eh.

  • Comment posted by Tony ratcliffe, at 22:53 30 Oct 2018

    Congratulations to Bournemouth (a football fans guilty pleasure). Massive fan of your manager but why does he make quite so many changes for cup games. Go for it No way are you going down so go for it...win a cup. Can understand 3 changed but thought last year wud have made Eddie more circumspect . Anyway just an opinion. Good luck Cherries

  • Comment posted by matt , at 09:11 31 Oct 2018

    Good luck Bournemouth for rest of the cup, norwich we where unlucky tonight but it is great to see are first team playing well and also the players if we need to bring are also playing well too. OTBC

  • Comment posted by markyp1965, at 08:09 31 Oct 2018

    It can only be a matter of time before a big club comes calling for Eddie Howe and given what he has done with Bournemouth, who would begrudge him the opportunity to take the step up?
    He’s built teams based on solid principles and not forgotten to add some style to their play, in the process.

    Great to see clubs of Bournemouth’s stature thriving with the big boys, too.

  • Comment posted by Corrigenda, at 06:27 31 Oct 2018

    Norwich continue to surprise. Farke has something going here and it is a huge compliment to him and the players that they could outplay Bournemouth for so long. However there is still the league to go and time for Norwich to score more and get to the Premiershio

  • Comment posted by Quinnyy, at 06:57 31 Oct 2018

    Bournemouth and Watford seem to improve every year but are always immediately tipped for a relegation fight. Two teams ran completely different but it's working for them both. Eddie Howe has been fantastic at Bournemouth

  • Comment posted by Kikibella25, at 23:58 30 Oct 2018

    Lucky 🍒 tonight, but it's goals that count so we go through. Well played Norwich.
    For those of you asking about Mings, (I was wondering myself, I like him), apparently he has concussion.

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