Bournemouth 5-1 West Brom: Dango Ouattara double helps Bournemouth down Baggies as Cherries advance to FA Cup fourth round
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Brilliant Bournemouth came from behind to brush West Brom aside and take their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The in-form Cherries extended their unbeaten run to nine games and nobody will fancy drawing Andoni Iraola’s side at the next stage.
![[The Baggies opened the scoring through Caleb Taylor 14 minutes into their on-the-road affair]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/17/93993011-14273907-image-a-142_1736615337013.jpg)
A brace from Dango Ouattara and goals from Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Daniel Jebbison made Caleb Taylor’s opener academic. This transfer window might be more about Bournemouth keeping their overachieving squad together rather than adding it but, with injuries to Evanilson and Enes Unal, Iraola is in need of attacking reinforcement.
![[Dango Ouattara's brace before half-time helped the Cherries overturn the early 1-0 deficit]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/16/93992725-14273907-Dango_Ouattara_s_brace_before_half_time_helped_the_Cherries_over-m-139_1736614664078.jpg)
Against West Brom he made six changes, with Justin Kluivert tasked with leading the line and young debutant Ben Winterburn playing just behind him. The Baggies are rumoured to be close to appointing Raphael Wicky as the man to replace Carlos Corberan who departed for Valencia last month.
![[West Brom failed to match their promising fourth-round finish in the FA Cup from last season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/17/93993023-14273907-image-a-143_1736615409651.jpg)
Bournemouth beat West Brom 5-1 to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. The Baggies opened the scoring through Caleb Taylor 14 minutes into their on-the-road affair. Dango Ouattara's brace before half-time helped the Cherries overturn the early 1-0 deficit.
Their caretaker coaching contingent, led by Chris Brunt, made seven changes to the side who had drawn at Swansea. It had been a ponderous start from both sides before a moment of FA Cup magic from 21 year-old centre back Caleb Taylor, who scored his first ever goal for the Baggies, lit up this tie.
