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Good evening! Jose Mourinho promised heads would roll after Manchester United's embarrassing 1-0 defeat to West Brom, which handed rivals Manchester City the Premier League title. And he has stuck to his word, making seven changes for the match at the Vitality Stadium.

Premier League / Matchday 35
Vitality Stadium / 18.04.2018
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Kevin Coulson

Updated 18/04/2018 at 21:37 GMT+1


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PEEEEP PEEEP PEEEEP.
The perfect pick-me-up before Saturday's FA Cup semi-final for United, who increase the gap to third-place Liverpool to four points. United are more or less now assured of Champions League football next season after a solid performance on the south coast.
As for Bournemouth, they are probably just about safe but Eddie Howe will want at least another point or two to guarantee it.
89'
TV co-comm Owen Hargreaves has picked Paul Pogba as MOTM, which seems fair. The Frenchman, who has had a hand in both goals tonight, proved the match winner against Man City but he was abject in the shock defeat to West Brom.
He has surely done enough to earn a start against Spurs at the weekend but which Pogba will turn up for the FA Cup semi-final?
83'
Final throw of the dice for Bournemouth, who throw on Jermain Defoe, who has 163 Premier League goals, for King.
United though are looking solid and the hosts are resorting to longrange efforts that seem unlikely to beat David de Gea.
80'
A faint acknowledgement of Paul Pogba by Jose Mourinho as the Frenchman is replaced by Blind for the final ten minutes.
The Frenchman has kept things simple tonight and played a central part in both goals. He has surely done enough to keep his place against Spurs at the weekend.
74'
Both sides make a chance as Gosling comes on for Surman and Matic replaces Hererra for United.
Daley Blind is also warming up for the visitors.
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GOOOOAAAALLLLL! Bournemouth 0-2 United!
United are surely going four points clear into fouth. Paul Pogba drives forward and slips in sub Romelu Lukaku, who beats Begovic to the ball and clips home. 27 goals in 47 matches this season for the striker.
68'
Surman fouls Herrera and receives a yellow card.
67'
Lukaku fires the freekick straight at the considerable Bournemouth wall.
66'
Lukaku clipped from behind and it's a United freekick right on the very edge of the 18 yard box... Pogba and the Belgian over it...
64'
Another Bournemouth appeal waves away by Graham Scott as Wilson appears to be held back by a prone Phil Jones in the box. The Bournemouth striker did not go to ground, which probably saved Jones there.
62'
Lukaku on for Lingard, which suggests the England international will start Saturday's FA Cup semi-final. Rashford heading straight for the right wing.
61'
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Goalscorer Smalling is booked following a tangle with Callum Wilson before Steve Cook gets a yellow card for a cynical hack on Pogba with United on the counterattack.
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Mousset for Ibe and the Frenchman makes an immediate impact, running at the United defence and winning a corner.
Romelu Lukaku is about to come on for United.
54'
Big moment of controversy as Josh King plays a ball into the box towards Callum Wilson, who appears to be being manhandled by Luke Shaw. The Bournemouth forward just managers to skew his shot wide before going to ground but the referee waves the hosts' appeals away. Shaw definitely had an arm over Wilson there.
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Lewis Cook is the first player in the book for a foul on Lingard.
48'
Martial bursts into the penalty area and fires off a shot which is well blocked by Steve Cook. The Cherries veteran has been in the way of plenty of United attacks so far tonight.
46'
We're back underway at the Vitaly! No changes for either side at HT.
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PEEEP PEEEP!
Mourinho will be happier now than he was at Old Trafford at the weekend. United have dominated first-half possession and they lead 1-0 at the interval through Chris Smalling's fourth goal of the season.
44'
Decent chance for Bournemouth as Josh King, the former United player, fires in a long range shot that stings the palms of United captain David de Gea. Better.