Bournemouth go into the international break after a successful week on the road. For the first time, they faced an away Europa League game on a Thursday evening followed by an away Premier League match on the Sunday.

Sparta Prague and Ipswich Town were the latest vanquished opponents as Marco Rose's side stretched their winning run to eight games, with some travelling Cherries fans having taken in both matches without going home in between.

While that run of eight wins has equalled a club record, it has still somewhat flown under the radar of some of the national media - but international managers have been taking note.

James Hill (England) and Eli Junior Kroupi (France) both received their maiden full international call-ups on Tuesday as injury replacements, while Antonio Silva has earned a recall with Portugal, having been left out of the World Cup.

A little surprisingly, Evanilson's seven goals in his past eight games did not turn the head of Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti, who is yet to give the Cherries striker the chance to add to the two caps he won in 2024 while at Porto.

However, Bournemouth's coaching and medical staff may welcome the chance to wrap their number nine up in cotton wool for the next fortnight as a sequence of nine games in 30 days comes to an end.

After the international break, Europa League and Carabao Cup fixtures mean Rose's side will not have a 'blank' midweek until Christmas.