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Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a good performance. We should have had a penalty, but I don’t want to mention it too much - I’ve complained a lot about us not being awarded stuff.

"What the boys showed today against a Brighton side flying high in the league – we gave them a really tough game. They had the ball for large spells, but on chances I thought we gave them a really good run.

"We should have had a penalty in the second half as a well."

Matthew Howarth, BBC Sport

Bournemouth may have left Amex Stadium empty handed but manager Gary O'Neil will be buoyed by a much-improved Cherries performance on the south coast.

Debutants Antoine Semenyo and Hamed Traore impressed alongside fellow January arrival Dango Ouattara, but try as they might they were unable to breach the Brighton rearguard.

Not for the first time this season, O'Neil will feel his team were denied a penalty in the second half after Pervis Estupinan appeared to block Ryan Christie's cross with his hand - albeit from close range.

With games against Newcastle, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal coming up, O'Neil will hope this latest defeat doesn't prove too costly as the Cherries look to avoid an immediate return to the Championship.

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Brighton will be without World Cup-winning midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who is suspended for accumulating five yellow cards.

New signing Facundo Buonanotte will be on the bench but Adam Lallana is out with a muscle problem and Evan Ferguson's knee issue will be assessed.

Bournemouth will give fitness tests to Dominic Solanke (knee) and Marcus Tavernier (hamstring).

David Brooks, Junior Stanislas and Ryan Fredericks are all still out.

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Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Bournemouth signed a few players in January and I already like the look of Dango Ouattara, who set up a goal in his debut for the Cherries when they drew with Nottingham Forest last time out.

It looks like they are going to have a go at staying up but whether that works out or not will depend on how quickly those new faces gel.

I don't see them getting anything here, for starters, because of how good we know Brighton are. I love watching them under Roberto de Zerbi and I can only see a Seagulls victory here.

Schak's prediction: 3-1

Brighton are on a great run at the moment.

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Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil says deadline day signing Illya Zabarnyi "is a really good physical presence".

The 20-year-old, who has 24 caps for Ukraine, joined in a £20m deal from Dynamo Kyiv, while Hamed Traore also joined on loan from Sassuolo.

"He [Zabarnyi] has played a lot of high-level football matches for his age. He has good quality on the ball and a real good physical presence," said O'Neil.

"I'm delighted to have him as it was an area I was keen to strengthen in.

"Traore played against AC Milan on the weekend and got an assist. They scored five goals that day so he is a talented boy that has been playing top-level football in Italy.

"He comes in real good shape as he has been used to playing 90 minutes of football. Zabarnyi was in a period of a mid-season break at Dynamo Kyiv so he comes in with a slightly different situation. However, I am delighted with both of them."

Gary O’Neil has been speaking to the media before Bournemouth’s game with Brighton on Saturday.

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• David Brooks is unavailable this weekend, Junior Stanislas is also still out and there are a "couple of calls to make tomorrow". He also mentioned Dom Solanke and James Tavernier "are back on the grass".

• On the January transfer window O'Neil said: "We are pleased with the business that we've done. We added some depth and quality to the group that we already had. It was a good month for us."

• On new signing Ilya Zabarnyi, he said: "He has played a lot of high level football matches for his age. He has good quality on the ball and a real good physical presence. Delighted to have him as it was an area I was keen to strengthen in."

• He feels deadline day signing Hamed Traore "is a talented boy" and is in "really good shape".

• He added that another signing Antoine Semenyo can play as a number nine or off the side and but will need to "adapt" to a new league.

• On new goalkeeper Darren Randolph O'Neil said that there was "no thoughts of moving someone on" as they need three senior keepers.

• In terms of possible debuts, he said that "some of the new boys will play a part definitely".

• Asked whether the new signings add any pressure to avoid relegation, O'Neil replied: "I am absolutely delighted that we added. We had a squad that was already competitive and picking up points. We have now added to that."

• On the challenge of Brighton: "They are a good side and had more of the ball against Manchester City and Arsenal. But we have things in place, we think we can hurt them with."

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Rating: 9/10

A totally bonkers but successful January window for Bournemouth, with six new recruits coming to the club.

Dango Ouattara, Antoine Semenyo and Hamed Traore add much-needed pace and flair to the attack. Illya Zabarnyi is an exciting centre-back, while Matias Vina provides competition at left-back and Darren Randolph adds goalkeeping cover.

Quality additions were needed given we’re in the relegation zone and this gives the club the tools to try to cement their place in the Premier League.

Fringe players Ben Pearson, Jamal Lowe, Emiliano Marcondes, James Hill and Siriki Dembele have all been given loan moves to get game time.

Overall, a very encouraging and exciting window.

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Back in days of yore, when the English transfer deadline was 5pm on the fourth Thursday in March, Bournemouth fans used to wait with baited breath to see if financial pressures would force the sale of a star player (Efan Ekoku, Joe Parkinson, the late Jamie Vincent and a certain Eddie Howe all departed in this manner in the 1990s and 2000s).

Meanwhile, they would hope that their latest new recruit, often an unknown teenager loaned to them by Harry Redknapp’s West Ham, would be more of a Jermain Defoe and less of a Manny Omoyinmi.

However, Bournemouth are operating on another level now – making multiple signings around the £20m mark but mostly flying under the media radar because of the eye-watering sums being spent elsewhere (or not, in the case of relegation rivals Everton).

New owner Bill Foley promised “four or five” signings in January, and six were delivered, so the American cannot be accused of not putting his money where his mouth is.

While fans rush to find out about the likes of Illia Zabarnyi and Hamed Traore, possibly the two most eye-catching of the half-dozen signings, they will now hope that Foley’s bold declaration that the Cherries would not be relegated, will also ring true.

Boss Gary O’Neil must now meld the new arrivals into a cohesive unit for an unrelenting run of fixtures, with the next six Saturdays throwing up Brighton, Newcastle, Wolves, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool – while a respite in the injury situation is also much needed.

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• Brighton won their last league game against Bournemouth at the Amex (2-0 in December 2019), ending a five-match run without a victory against the Cherries at home.

• The Seagulls last won consecutive matches against Bournemouth in February 2004 (a run of three).

• Both Bournemouth and Brighton have faced a league-high six penalties each this season, while the Cherries are one of just two sides yet to be awarded one this term (along with Liverpool).

Journalist Luke Edwards doesn't believe Bournemouth did enough in the January transfer window to ensure Premier League survival, but he believes the Cherries have been sensible with their money.

Bournemouth made six signings, bringing in Antoine Semenyo, Dango Ouattara, Darren Randolph, Matias Vina, Illia Zabarnyi and Hamed Traore.

Edwards told the Transfer Gossip Daily podcast: "I don’t think Bournemouth have done enough to stay up.

"I think they are in a mess but they were limited on what they could do. I look at the players they brought in and I’m not sure they are going to give them the boost they need to stay up.

"I’m wary of picking on Bournemouth because they are constantly punching above their weight and they knew it would be a battle to stay up.

"They have been fairly sensible in that if they go down, they are not going to have overstretched themselves financially. The idea would be if you go down you come straight back up. It is risky, but I don’t think they’ve done enough to stay up."

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Bournemouth turned down the chance to sign Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo after the 23-year-old Italy international had a change of heart about joining the Cherries. (Sky Sport Italia, via Daily Echo), external

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Bournemouth midfielder Ben Pearson has joined Stoke until the end of the season.

The 28-year-old has made six appearances in all competitions for the Cherries this season.

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