THE Cherries marched on with a solid 2-1 victory over Ipswich Town as they were comfortable for much of the 90 minutes and held on when their hosts exerted late pressure after getting a goal back.
Evanilson opened the scoring early on and Bournemouth were in control for the remainder of the first half before the striker was again involved in the side's second in the first minute after the break, which went down as a Leif Davis own goal.
The visitors to Portman Road looked the more likely to extend their lead, but Ipswich scored through a Jack Clarke penalty and gained momentum in search of an equaliser.
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Bournemouth held on, though, and made it eight wins in a row in all competitions.
The Daily Echo rates the Cherries players in victory.
Đorđe Petrović: 7
The Serbian didn't have too much to do in terms of saves to make but commanded his box well, and Ipswich's goal was a penalty.
Adrien Truffert: 8
A top performance from the ever-consistent left back. Daizen Maeda got some joy early on but the left flank was quickly tightened up and Truffert then kept him quiet. He was, as ever, a threat in attack, too.
António Silva: 8
Emersonn hardly got a sniff and then Zian Flemming was largely kept quiet too, as both Bournemouth centre backs were in excellent form.
James Hill: 8
As above, both Cherries centre backs were brilliant.
Adam Smith: 7
A good showing from the skipper as Jaden Philogene didn't get much reward down the Bournemouth right. Jack Clarke had more success but Smith was solid as usual.
Tyler Adams: 8
A very good showing from the American in midfield, as he was able to give Bournemouth the control they needed when one and then two goals in front.
Ryan Christie: 7
He was a bit annoyed that the second goal was given to Leif Davis as an own goal, but it was a good showing from the Scot overall.
Marcus Tavernier: 8
Tavernier was very good on the left and continued his fine form. Perhaps he should have made it 2-0 soon after Evanilson's opener, but that was more down to the quality of the ball from Rayan than his finish.
Justin Kluivert: 6
A slightly quiet afternoon for the Dutchman as he didn't have loads of influence on the game: a good effort with a powerfully hit shot from range in the first half, but he was slightly imprecise at times when bringing the ball forward.
Rayan: 7
A good performance and I feel that Rayan has continued to grow into the season. He had a couple of bright moments but I'd like to see the Brazilian produce a little more accuracy in the final third, either with a cross, pass or shot.
Evanilson: 9
My man of the match as the Brazilian scored yet again to become the first Cherries player to score in five consecutive Premier League games. He was heavily involved in both with his pressing and his all-round game was top, as usual.
Substitutes:
Lewis Cook: 6
Junior Kroupi: 6
Bafodé Diakité: 6
Álvaro Rodríguez: N/A
Amine Adli: N/A
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