DAILY Echo readers have selected Joe Rothwell as their Cherries player of the match against West Ham on the opening day of the season.
Rothwell played the full 90 minutes as Dominic Solanke's late strike cancelled out Jarrod Bowen's earlier effort in a 1-1 draw at Vitality Stadium.
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The former Blackburn man looked composed throughout, pulling the strings in Andoni Iraola's new-look midfield.
Although he was ruthlessly punished for losing the ball by Bowen's curling effort from the edge of the area, the 28-year-old otherwise did not put a foot wrong for Cherries.
He even came close to opening his account in red and black, hitting the bar with a long-range effort.
🥇With 62 per cent of the vote, Joe Rothwell is your Daily Echo player of the match for #afcb against West Ham!
— Jack Tanner 🏴 (@EchoSportJack) August 13, 2023
1⃣ Joe Rothwell - 62%
2⃣ Milos Kerkez - 21%
3⃣ David Brooks - 13%
4⃣ Dominic Solanke - 4% pic.twitter.com/YPaA7PcIXw
Rothwell took home 62 per cent of the vote, almost treble the amount of votes as second-placed Milos Kerkez.
The Hungarian debutant picked up 21 per cent of the vote, with David Brooks enjoying a share of 13 per cent.
Goalscorer Solanke rounded off our poll with four per cent.
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