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At home with Cook for Chelsea

Steve Cook invited MATCHDAY around to his for a cup of tea and a chat ahead of tonight's visit of Chelsea.

The defender - one of the few outfield players across the league to have played every minute so far in 2018/19 - talked about fatherhood, days off, deputising as captain and how much further he hopes to progress as a player, all as he sat at home with the official programme team.

You can read all about Cook and plenty more besides in Wednesday evening's edition of MATCHDAY priced, as ever, at £3.50 and available outside Vitality Stadium before kick-off.

Elsewhere in the programme, Simon Francis gives a detailed look at his serious knee injury, the first few weeks of his rehabilitation and his future, while former England international Paul Parker runs the rule over the Cherries' full-backs as part of his masterclass on one the increasingly influential positions on a modern-day football pitch.

With the under-18s back in FA Youth Cup action on Friday against Aston Villa, we also get the inside track on the game and the record-equalling run to the fifth-round of the competition.

There are also you next round of Cherries stickers included in the programme as well as a 16-page Extra Time pull-out - including a giant Steve Cook poster - for Junior Cherries and all younger supporters.

Plus there is all the news and views on all things AFC Bournemouth from around the club. 

Don't miss out, make sure you pick up your latest copy of MATCHDAY ahead of the game.