UEFA Europa League, League Stage 3BournemouthBOU 22/10/2026 20:00 AC MilanMIL Venue Vitality Stadium Referee Vassilis FotiasIt must be one of the biggest nights in Bournemouths history as Italian giants AC Milan are in town for the Europa League clash. Milan have won the Champions League seven times while the Cherries were down in League Two as recently as 2010.Their remarkable rise has led to European football and Marco Rose will be hoping to engineer a famous win on the south coast.Milan are not the force they were but still sit fourth in Serie A, though rather incredibly have won just two of their 22 away major European matches in England.Heres how the sides line up.Team News for Bournemouth v AC MilanBournemouth boss Rose is still without Julin Arajo, Veljko Milosavljevi, Alex Scott and Eli Junior Kroupi.Ben Gannon-Doak was left out of Bournemouths original Europa League squad, but he was brought in after Kroupis ankle injury and starts, while Michele Di Gregorio starts in goal19-year-old Alphadjo Ciss is joint-top of the Europa League scoring charts after his hat-trick for Milan in Salzburg and starts, while Diego Moreira comes in for Ruben Amorims men.Filippo Terracciano is suspended but England internationals Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori are both in.Bournemouth XI: Michele Di Gregorio, Adrien Truffert, Antnio Silva, James Hill, Bafod Diakit, Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, EvanilsonAC Milan XI: Mike Maignan, Strahinja Pavlovic, Koni De Winter, Fikayo Tomori, Pervis Estupin, Ardon Jashari, Yunus Musah, Omari Hutchinson, Diego Moreira, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alphadjo CisseWhere to Watch Bournemouth v AC Milan: TV and online streamsBournemouth versus AC Milan kicks off at8pm BST on Thursday, October 22at the Vitality Stadium.The match is live onTNT Sportsin the UK. In the US, its onParamount+at 3pm ET.For a full list of global broadcasters, clickHERE. UEFA Europa League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Juventus22007166 W W 2 Bayer Leverkusen22006066 W W 3 Benfica22006156 W W 4 Beikta22007346 W W 5 Bournemouth22005146 W W 6 Omonia Nicosia22004046 W W 7 Ferencvarosi TC22005236 W W 8 Lyon22005326 W W 9 Sunderland22003126 W W 10 Olympiakos Piraeus22003126 W W 11 Sparta Praha21105234 D W 12 Union St. Gilloise21104134 D W 13 Rennes21102114 W D 14 Dinamo Zagreb21101014 W D 15 Crystal Palace21016333 L W 16 AC Milan21014223 W L 17 Jagiellonia21014313 W L 18 OFI21013213 L W 19 Torreense21013303 L W 20 AZ Alkmaar21012203 W L 21 Red Bull Salzburg210114-33 L W 22 Real Sociedad201123-11 D L 23 Lillestrom201123-11 D L 24 Levski Sofia201112-11 D L 25 Hapoel Beer Sheva201112-11 L D 26 Sturm Graz201103-31 L D 27 NEC Nijmegen201116-51 D L 28 Celta Vigo200213-20 L L 29 Anderlecht200213-20 L L 30 1899 Hoffenheim200225-30 L L 31 Plzen200215-40 L L 32 Marseille200215-40 L L 33 Celtic200227-50 L L 34 Ararat-Armenia200227-50 L L 35 Celje200205-50 L L 36 Lech Poznan200208-80 L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Topics A.C. Milan AFC Bournemouth Europa League If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Lech Poznan v Sunderland: Confirmed team news and line-ups Tom Rostance 22nd October, 2026 BREAKING: Michael Carrick to remain in charge of Manchester United for Sundays game with Bournemouth Jon Fisher 22nd October, 2026 Bournemouth v AC Milan: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 21st October, 2026 Which Premier League fixtures are on TV in December? Ben Miller 19th October, 2026 Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland: Evanilson stars as Cherries cruise past 10-man Wearsiders Jon Fisher 18th October, 2026 Bournemouth Europa League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2026/27 Ben Miller 16th October, 2026
