WOODY'S CHERRIES MARCH ON

EVEN if Jonathan Woodgate doesn’t get the chance to lead Bournemouth on a permanent basis, he can always say he guided them into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 64 years!

- John Lyons

While Swansea, Bristol City and Barnsley bowed out of the Cup in midweek, the Cherries kept the EFL flag flying courtesy of a superb 2-0 win at Sean Dyche’s topflight Burnley.

Sam Surridge tapped home the first midway through the second half before Junior Stanislas sealed victory from the penalty spot with a couple of minutes left. It has earned Bournemouth a mouth-watering South Coast derby at home against topflight Southampton in the last eight.

It also made it two wins from two for interim boss Woodgate, who took charge following the Cherries’ decision to sack Jason Tindall.

While speculation swirls about who will become the next permanent incumbent of the Vitality Stadium hot seat – with former Huddersfield boss David Wagner, ex-Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and Aston Villa assistant John Terry among the names in the frame – Woodgate hasn’t done his own chances any harm.

Confidence

On the Burnley display, the former Middlesbrough boss said: “We controlled the game for long periods and we showed that we can play. Our full-backs bombed on and it was a really good performance. We have to produce performances like that every week.