Bournemouth 2-1 Crawley Town: Jack Wilshere goal helps Cherries into fifth round

Jack Wilshere says he "forgot how to celebrate" after scoring in Bournemouth's FA Cup fourth-round victory over Crawley.

Wilshere, starting for the first time in his second spell at the club, curled in the opener from 20 yards after collecting Joshua King's backheel.

But the midfielder's celebration was muted despite it being his first goal since 27 August 2019.

"I was a bit shocked. I probably should have had a couple more," Wilshere said.

"Last time I was here, I didn't score and it didn't sit well with me. I forgot how to celebrate."

League Two Crawley, who caused a shock by beating Leeds in the third round, were briefly level via Tom Nichols' close-range finish but King's placed effort was enough to see the hosts through.

The Cherries now travel to Burnley in the fifth round on Wednesday, 10 February.

While Championship side Bournemouth's margin of victory may have been narrow, in truth they were far superior to their opponents.

The visitors had arrived on the south coast with limited preparation and manager John Yems leading fitness sessions over Zoom after a coronavirus outbreak at the club.

And against a Bournemouth side initially inspired by Wilshere, they always looked unlikely to repeat their heroics from the third round.

The quality of Wilshere, Arnaut Danjuma and King saw Bournemouth have 29 efforts on goal but their errant finishing contributed to a sense of nervousness about the outcome until the final whistle.

'A step forward' for Wilshere - what they said

Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall: "I felt we thoroughly deserved the result and created a number of really good opportunities. It was disappointing that we didn't take more of the chances.

"Jack took his goal extremely well. It was a really good performance. As we know with Jack, he is a quality player, he always wants the ball and I was very pleased with his performance. The minutes will do him good and it was a step forward for him."

Crawley manager John Yems: "We came up against a very good side. We did our division proud tonight. I thought our goalkeeper was man of the match, so that might tell you something.

"Monday was our only preparation. We have had training on Zoom, which I am useless at. It is a compliment to the lads that they stuck at it."

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Line-ups

Bournemouth

Formation 4-3-3

1Begovic
17StaceySubstituted forA Smithat 66'minutes
3S Cook
5KellyBooked at 90mins
21Rico
16L Cook
11WilshereSubstituted forSolankeat 67'minutes
29BillingSubstituted forLermaat 67'minutesBooked at 89mins
7Brooks
27KingSubstituted forSurridgeat 83'minutes
10Danjuma GroeneveldSubstituted forRiquelmeat 78'minutesBooked at 87mins

Substitutes

8Lerma
9Solanke
14Surridge
15A Smith
18Carter-Vickers
20Riquelme
26Kilkenny
32Anthony
40Dennis

Crawley

Formation 4-4-2

1Morris
17AdebowaleBooked at 47minsSubstituted forSesayat 51'minutes
19Tunnicliffe
5McNerney
6Dallison-Lisbon
20MatthewsSubstituted forRodariat 69'minutes
39Hessenthaler
8Powell
25TsaroullaSubstituted forWrightat 29'minutes
10NadesanBooked at 58mins
16NicholsBooked at 58mins

Substitutes

18Sesay
21Bulman
27Khaleel
28Kowalczyk
30Wright
35Rodari
37Nelson
38Tilley
44Wright

Referee:: Andre Marriner

Match Stats

Home TeamBournemouthAway TeamCrawley

Possession: Home66%; Away34%

Shots: Home29; Away6

Shots on Target: Home10; Away4

Corners: Home9; Away2

Fouls: Home19; Away11

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Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Crawley Town 1.
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Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Crawley Town 1.

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Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
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Foul by Diego Rico (Bournemouth).
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Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Booking
Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Bournemouth).
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Tom Nichols (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
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Jack Powell (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Rico.
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David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Crawley Town).
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Hand ball by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
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Booking
Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
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Davide Rodari (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
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Attempt saved. Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Powell with a cross.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Diego Rico.