Shropshire Star

He won't say it - but Wolves boss Gary O'Neil will be desperate for AFC Bournemouth revenge

Gary O'Neil takes on AFC Bournemouth on Saturday for the first time since his controversial sacking at the end of last season.

Plus
Published
Gary O'Neil was sacked by AFC Bournemouth at the end of last season (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images).

The Cherries were among the favourites to be relegated from the Premier League after O'Neil took over from Scott Parker - but the current Wolves boss guided the South Coast club to safety.

They finished 15th in the league and some were tipping O'Neil for the manager of the season gong - before he was dismissed and replaced with Andoni Iraola.

O'Neil now takes his Wolves side to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday and ahead of the game, Liam Keen and Nathan Judah have discussed how the Wolves chief will be desperate to get one over on his former club.

Nathan Judah

I can pretty much guarantee what will happen. In his pre-match press conference, Gary O'Neil will be very complimentary about Bournemouth, thank them for giving him a chance, and say there was no hard feelings and he understands how football works.