Bournemouth — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Bournemouth · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 17 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Bournemouth — 9 in their favour and 8 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +0.47 across 16 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every confirmed error involving Bournemouth
- 2025-26 · Liverpool v Bournemouth (2025-08-15) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown — Liverpool v Bournemouth. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Chelsea v Bournemouth (2025-12-30) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Chelsea v Bournemouth. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Sunderland (2026-02-28) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Bournemouth v Sunderland. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (2026-05-03) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_awarded — Bournemouth v Crystal Palace. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 0-5.
- 2025-26 · Sunderland v Bournemouth (2025-11-29) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#8): penalty_awarded — Sunderland v Bournemouth. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Brentford (2026-03-03) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#21a): penalty_not_awarded — Bournemouth v Brentford. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Brentford (2026-03-03) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#21b): red_card_not_shown — Bournemouth v Brentford. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (2025-10-18) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: The majority felt that Sarr was very likely to gain possession with the ability to create an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v West Ham (2025-11-22) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown — Bournemouth v West Ham. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v Newcastle (2025-09-21) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Malick Thiaw, Newcastle). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Bournemouth v Arsenal (2024-10-19) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: Thomas Partey challenged Marcos Senesi in the penalty area but referee did not award a penalty.
- 2024-25 · Fulham v Bournemouth (2024-12-29) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Referee blew whistle before ball crossed line, disallowing James Hill's goal for Fulham following a challenge by Antoine Semenyo on Joachim Andersen.
- 2024-25 · Bournemouth v Brighton (2024-11-23) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Carlos Baleba was wrongly given a second yellow card, resulting in a red card and sending off.
- 2024-25 · Manchester City v Bournemouth (2025-05-20) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went against them. Panel: Lewis Cook was shown a red card for a serious foul play challenge on Nico Gonzalez, which the KMI panel deemed incorrect.
- 2024-25 · Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (2025-04-19) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Chris Richards was wrongly given a second yellow card resulting in a red card dismissal.
- 2024-25 · Bournemouth v Aston Villa (2025-05-10) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Jacob Ramsey was wrongly given a second yellow card resulting in a red card.
- 2023-24 · Liverpool v Bournemouth (2023-08-19) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_wrongly_shown (Mac Allister) — Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth, min 58. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.