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The Cherries must “force” their luck to change as Marco Rose lamented another draw as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Brentford.

The Cherries must turn the mood of frustration around and put their draw against Brentford behind them as they head into the Europa League for the first time this week.

The Cherries were again frustrated as they were left to settle with a point against Brentford as individual mistakes cost them goals and they weren’t able to put the game to bed, despite creating plenty of chances.

DJORDJE Petrovic "will win games" for the Cherries as Marco Rose threw his support behind his number one after a mistake from the Serbian saw Brentford equalise in the 2-2 draw at the Vitality Stadium.

The Cherries “again played well” but were left frustrated as individual mistakes cost them vs Brentford, but Marco Rose admitted he is not concerned about those errors and instead looks to see how his side reacts to them.

THE Cherries were wasteful in front of goal as they again were not able to hold onto a lead in the Premier League in a 2-2 draw with bogey side Brentford.

Updates from the Vitality Stadium as AFC Bournemouth host Brentford in the Premier League.

THE seats are in place in the south east corner at the Vitality Stadium, as work on the stadium's redevelopment continues at pace.

Another weekend of football action is upon us and there are plenty of local games across the Dorset area.

'It is time' for the Cherries to get their first victory over Brentford in the Premier League, with boss Marco Rose eyeing up this afternoon’s game as a chance to break the club’s poor record against the Bees.

It was a huge win for us at the weekend as we beat Bournemouth Sports 11-1 in the National League Cup.

ONE of the biggest positives from Bournemouth’s big win over Lincoln for boss Marco Rose was that it gave him a big confidence boost in his wider squad for him to have more top options off the bench.

Evanilson will get on a goal scoring run and he will score “15 to 20 goals” this season, Marco Rose said.

The build up to Ryan Christie’s hat-trick on Tuesday night vs Lincoln in the League Cup was not as smooth as he might have liked, after he was left with a broken thumb – inflicted by his three-year-old son!

Marco Rose is confident in his Cherries squad as Bournemouth return to action in the Premier League this weekend against Brentford.

Real Sociedad and the San Sebastian city council are preparing to welcome an estimated 1,900 Cherries fans to the Reale Arena and city next week as Bournemouth get their Europa League campaign underway.