Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Bournemouth guaranteed the highest league finish in their 118-year history by beating Burnley at Vitality Stadium.

Former Burnley player Junior Stanislas scored the opener when he collected a long pass from Lewis Cook on his chest, sprinted clear of the away defence and calmly slotted in from 18 yards.

Sam Vokes headed in a late equaliser for Burnley, but Josh King restored the hosts' lead two minutes later when he converted Ryan Fraser's low cross.

The victory takes Bournemouth up to 10th and ensures they will conclude the campaign higher than last year's 16th-placed finish.

Burnley remain 14th, six points above 18th-placed Hull, who have two games remaining.

However, Sean Dyche's side far superior goal difference means they will be playing in the Premier League next season.

King's 16th league goal of the season gave the hosts a deserved victory, after Vokes had pulled Burnley level with only their third shot on target.

It means Bournemouth have won three of their last four matches and a win at 2015-16 champions Leicester on the final day of the season could see The Cherries finish in the top half.

It would be another sign of the remarkable progress they have made since Eddie Howe first became manager in 2008-09, at a time when the club were bottom of the fourth tier of English football and facing relegation from the Football League.

Bournemouth, who had been given a 17-point penalty for being in administration, had to win their last three league games that season to avoid dropping into the fifth tier, before they moved up the divisions with three promotions in six seasons.

Now they can regard themselves as an established Premier League club.

BBC