The 2017-18 campaign delivered a season of consolidation for AFC Bournemouth as The Cherries, under the ambitious management of Eddie Howe, secured a safe 12th-place finish in the Premier League. Leading the charge were the joint top-scorers, Joshua King and the returning Callum Wilson, who each notched 8 crucial league goals to anchor an attack strengthened by the club-record signing of Nathan Aké and veteran striker Jermain Defoe. It was a year built on Howe's expansive football philosophy and famed attention to detail, which successfully navigated a turbulent start to cement the club's hard-fought status as an established Premier League fixture.