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Quartet of nominations for Cherries stars after stellar October

Boss Andoni Iraola is up for the manager gong, while Junior Kroupi is nominated for the player of the month.

Antoine Semenyo _(Image: Richard Crease)_

Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert are both up for the goal of the month, for their strikes against Fulham.

Iraola spearheaded the Cherries to an unbeaten October, with wins over Fulham and Nottingham Forest either side of a draw against Crystal Palace.

Andoni Iraola _(Image: Richard Crease)_

Those results have seen Bournemouth propelled to second in the table at the end of the month, ahead of their trip to Manchester City on Sunday to kick off November.

Kroupi made his first two starts in the Premier League in October and he has made quite the impact.

The 19-year-old scored a brace in his first start at Palace, handing Bournemouth a 2-0 lead over their hosts at halftime before they came back and the game was drawn 3-3.

Junior Kroupi _(Image: Adam Davy/PA Wire)_

He backed that up with a stunning goal against Forest last weekend, smashing home from 30 yards to give the Cherries a two-goal advantage over the Tricky Trees.

While that goal wasn’t nominated for goal of the month, Semenyo and Kluivert have had nominations for that award, for their goals against Fulham at the start of the month.

Semenyo’s goal saw him get to the byline after beating his man, before finishing from a near-impossible angle into the far corner, through Bernd Leno’s legs.

Justin Kluivert _(Image: Richard Crease)_

Not to be outdone, Kluivert struck a marvellous goal from distance, collecting the ball around halfway and carrying it into the Fulham before unleashing a shot that saw the ball find the top corner.

All four awards can be voted for on the Premier League website. Voting closes on Monday, November 3.

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