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Petrovic and Scott the story but an unwanted narrative being written by Bournemouth

There was plenty of talk surrounding Đorđe Petrović and Alex Scott ahead of Cherries' 1-1 draw with Everton - but the game's conclusion stoked fears of a trend forming at the start of the Premier League season.

30.08.26, 15:17 7 Minute Read

Sometimes the majority of a story is seemingly written before a game, that week’s chosen theme highlighting certain players, rivalries, and managers.

Heading into Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Everton there was plenty of talk surrounding Đorđe Petrović and Alex Scott. How fitting that they both followed the script and produced notable performances.

But more worryingly for Cherries a narrative is being written after a second late goal at a set-piece ruined an afternoon to start the season.

Petrović proving a point?

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Jack Tanner

Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.

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