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Premier League · Matchweek 16

Bournemouth vs Coventry lineups

Bournemouth host Coventry at Vitality Stadium on 19 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 16 of the Premier League. They last met on 18 April 2022, when Bournemouth won 3-0.

Bournemouth vs Coventry match facts

Kick-off
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 16

Bournemouth vs Coventry lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Bournemouth vs Coventry head to head

3
Bournemouth wins
1
Draws
2
Coventry wins

12–7 on goals in 6 meetings since 6 October 2012

Recent Bournemouth vs Coventry results

  1. Coventry0–3BournemouthChampionshipThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  2. Bournemouth2–2CoventryChampionshipVitality Stadium
  3. Bournemouth4–1CoventryChampionshipVitality Stadium
  4. Coventry1–3BournemouthChampionshipSt Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
  5. Bournemouth0–2CoventryLeague OneSeward Stadium

Bournemouth vs Coventry history

Bournemouth have won three of the last five, with one drawn. Coventry have not won any of their two visits to Vitality Stadium. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last four meetings. The widest margin was 3-0 to Bournemouth on 18 April 2022.

Last meeting: Coventry 0-3 Bournemouth, April 2022

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Coventry, 3-5-1-1
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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 3-5-1-1
  1. 1Simon MooreG
  2. 27Jake BidwellD
  3. 20T. KaneM
  4. 4M. RoseD
  5. 15D. HyamD
  6. 18Ian MaatsenM
  7. 8J. AllenM
  8. 14B. SheafM
  9. 10C. O'HareF
  10. 38Gustavo HamerM
  11. 17Viktor GyökeresF

Bench

  1. 9M. WaghornF
  2. 5K. McFadzeanD
  3. 6L. KellyM
  4. 36R. HowleyM
  5. 13Ben WilsonG
  6. 7J. JonesF
  7. 30F. TavaresF

Coach: M. Robins

Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 42Mark TraversG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 2Nathaniel PhillipsD
  4. 3E. LairdD
  5. 5Lloyd KellyD
  6. 8Jefferson LermaM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieM
  8. 4Lewis CookM
  9. 18J. LoweM
  10. 9Dominic SolankeF
  11. 32Jaidon AnthonyM

Bench

  1. 29Philip BillingM
  2. 6Christopher MephamD
  3. 22B. PearsonM
  4. 12R. BradyM
  5. 37S. DembéléM
  6. 14T. CantwellM
  7. 1Frederick WoodmanG

Coach: S. Parker

Coventry lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 18 April 2022 in the Championship. Bournemouth won 3-0. J. Lowe and Dominic Solanke scored. Simon Moore and Mark Travers started in goal.

Bournemouth vs Coventry lineups — common questions

When is Bournemouth vs Coventry?
Bournemouth vs Coventry kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 19 December 2026 at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth. The match is Matchweek 16 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 18 April 2022.
What was the score in the last Bournemouth vs Coventry match?
In the meeting before this one, Bournemouth won 3-0 on 18 April 2022 in the Championship. The time before that, Bournemouth and Coventry drew 2-2 on 27 November 2021 in the Championship. Bournemouth have won 3 of the 6 meetings between the clubs and Coventry have won 2.

Coventry vs Bournemouth at Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 9 August 2026