Bournemouth 1-1 Southampton: key takeaways

Bournemouth 1-1 Southampton: Match takeaways

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Charlie Austin of Southampton shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER Joshua King of AFC Bournemouth is challenged by Oriol Romeu of Southampton during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Southampton at Vitality Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Rotation in midfield may be a regularity over Christmas.

After Romeu, Lemina and Hojbjerg all started against the Citizens on Wednesday, it was only goalscorer Romeu who retained a place in the starting lineup.

Both Lemina and Hojbjerg started on the bench which might’e been surprising as both are in good form but this may be part of a rotation policy. Games will be coming thick and fast soon but there will still be an entire week until our next game so why one of the two didn’t get a game was curious.

However, Lemina is still returning from injury and Hojbjerg played the majority of the game in Manchester but hopefully we’ll see a lot of the three defensive midfielders as they all possess undoubted talent and bring quality to the side!