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Fletcher backing Bournemouth to 'surprise a few'

Bournemouth sealed the Championship title on Saturday and Steve Fletcher is backing the club to raise more eyebrows next season.

Steve Fletcher believes Bournemouth is capable of "surprising a few" when it plays in the Premier League for the first time next season.

The south-coast club was in dire straits six years ago when it wason the brink of going out of business and looked set to drop out of the Football League.

Eddie Howe kept the club in League Two and has since masterminded an incredible rise to the top flight, sealing the Championship title on Saturday with a victory at Charlton Athletic as Watford drew at home to Sheffield Wednesday.