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A third of the way through yet another Premier League season. The table is taking shape

Much, as it stands, is as expected.Man City top the pile. Liverpool giving chase

Cardiff and Huddersfield thrashing against the quicksand. So far, so predictable

Yet in the heart of the table, something remarkable is happening. So quietly you might not have even noticed it

But it's there, rumbling along, while all eyes are distracted by the glory and despair at either end of the division

Bournemouth are slowly, consistently, going about their business under Eddie Howe and have found themselves in the mix for European places

Seventh is sometimes enough for that. Burnley qualified for the Europa League that way last season

The Cherries, though, have spent most of the season in the top six, gatecrashing that most exclusive of clubs to which only the richest are invited

 And while results did not quite go their way on Sunday, victory over Arsenal will put Bournemouth a point behind the fifth-placed Gunners

Season at a glance Live tables Fixtures Scores Premier League Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Scottish Div 1 Scottish Div 2 Scottish Div 3 Ligue 1 Serie A La Liga Bundesliga More tables More fixtures More scores There is a reason why Howe's name is whispered so frequently in discussions over who should be next Arsenal manager

Bournemouth, like many clubs who punch harder than tradition dictates they ought, have often relied on the whole achieving more than the combination of albeit decent parts

Team spirit, hard work, some good football too.But Howe has nurtured a cluster of individuals who are producing incredible levels of performance

Ryan Fraser played for Bournemouth in League One. He cost about £500,000. Now, he shares the lead for Premier League assists (6), has created more 'big chances' than anyone else and is behind only Willian, Eden Hazard and David Silva for overall chances created

Fraser has scored three goals too.Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil, who Fraser will face on Sunday afternoon, is miles behind despite his £42

5million price tag and £300,000-a-week wages.Team-mate Callum Wilson has six goals in his first 12 games

That earned him his first England call-up and he marked his debut against USA with a goal too

Wilson has had the most 'big chances' of any striker this season. More than Harry Kane, more than Mo Salah, more than Sergio Aguero

Only Glenn Murray and Aleksandar Mitrovic have scored more for teams outside the 'Big Six' had scored more than, although Wilson has a game in hand

He's also created seven big chances of his own with four assists.For a pair who cost £3

5m combined, their return is spectacular.Josh King, who scored eight goals last season, has chipped in with four already this time around

Youngster David Brooks has three as does Junior Stanislas.The big question for Bournemouth is whether they can sustain it

Or will they eventually get noticed by the bouncers and bundles out the door and down the steps into the middle of the road where they belong

To be able to predict that, we need to know if they deserve to be where they are now

Is sixth justified? Or is it a flukey false position? The underlying statistics tell us that Bournemouth are in fact punching at their weight not above it

Bournemouth have scored 21 goals this season. Only Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool had scored more after 12 games

And only City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham had kept more than Bournemouth's four clean sheets

And when it comes to 'Big Chances', only Man City had created more than the Cherries' 38

A delve even deeper and there's a case that Bournemouth could be higher still. The term 'Expected Goals' is adored by stattos and abhorred by the likes of the Soccer Saturday pundits

The metric which analyses the quality of chances created and conceded by teams – regardless of whether they end up in the net

We all know how fine the margins are in football. The inside of a post here, an unfathomable miss there, a ridiculous miracle save

Expected Goals (xG) tells us how well a team is doing behind all that.And Bournemouth are doing very well indeed

Howe's side were ranked fourth for expected goals per game (1.91) heading into the weekend, behind only Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool

When those expected goals are turned into expected points, Bournemouth were also fourth behind those three unbeaten sides

Arsenal, by contrast, are ranked 11th despite being 10 Premier League games unbeaten

Unai Emery's side are not performing all that well but are grinding out results.Bournemouth's fixtures so far have been relatively kind

The real test is on the horizon. Arsenal today. Man City and Liverpool among their next four games

Add Tottenham and Manchester United in their next eight.If Bournemouth are still mixing it beyond those tests, fans might just be ready to dust off their passports

 

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'DWTS: Juniors' Recap: 1 Young Star Is Sent Home After Another Round Of Adorable Dances - Daily News - Duration: 3:21.

This week's episode of 'DWTS: Juniors' was all about the youngsters revealing what THEY want to give thanks for

Unfortunately, one still went home at the end of the inspiring evening. Here's a recap!  First to dance on the Nov

18 episode of Dancing With The Stars: Juniors was Ariana Greenblatt and Artyon Celestine, who are mentored by Brandon Armstrong

After adorably revealing why she's so thankful for her family, Ariana danced a Salsa to "Pintame," which scored 9s across the board from judges Mandy Moore, Val Chmerkovskiy and Adam Rippon

A total of 27 — not a bad way to kick off the night at all!  Mandla Morris and his partner, Brightyn Brems, who are mentored by Cheryl Burke, were up next

He thanked his famous dad Stevie Wonder, who was onstage with the duo playing his hit "Isn't She Lovely" during their Foxtrot

Again, all three judges scored the dance with 9s for a total of 27. Up next was Akash Vukoti and Kamri Peterson, mentored by Witney Carson

They danced a Jazz to "Jai Ho," dedicated to Akash's family, and scored 8s from Mandy and Val and a 7 from Adam — 23 total

   Following Akash and Kamri was Miles Brown and Rylee Arnold, mentored by Rylee's big sister, Lindsay Arnold

Miles thanked his family, along with Rylee and Arnold, with a Foxtrot to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough

" Mandy and Val gave the dance 9s, while Adam pulled out an 8 paddle, for a total of 26

 Sky Brown and JT Church, mentored by Alan Bersten, went next. Sky dedicated her dance to her parents and brother, and watching her and her brother declare their love for one another was too cute for words! The pair danced a Foxtrot to "Unconditionally" and earned 10s from Adam and Mandy, along with a 9 from Val, for a total of 29

And these were Sky's first 10s of the season — yay!  Obviously, that was a tough act to follow, but it was up to Mackenzie Ziegler and Sage Rosen, mentored by Gleb Savchenko, to do so

Mackenzie gave thanks to her sister, Maddie Ziegler, who actually joined the pair onstage during their Samba to "Cheap Thrills

" Of course, this was fitting, since Maddie starred in the music video for that song! Mackenzie scored 9s from all three judges for a 27 total

 As always, one star had to go home at the end of the episode, and this week, it was Akash and Kamri

With their lower scores, it wasn't all that surprising, and Akash went out with his head held high

So sweet!