Bournemouth vs Milan: Kick-off Time, TV Channel & Team News

Result: Bournemouth 3-0 Milan. Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier scored penalties and Amine Adli added a free kick, after Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was sent off in the first half. Bournemouth have won their first three European games. The preview below was published before kick-off.

A year ago, Bournemouth had never played a competitive European match. Now Milan, seven-time champions of Europe, are coming to the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth host Milan on Thursday 22 October in Matchday 3 of the Europa League league phase, and kick-off is 8:00pm UK time (21:00 in Milan). Below you'll find the kick-off time where you live, where to watch, the team news and recent form. Watching from Nepal? Kick-off is 12:45am on Friday there. It's 10:00pm in Kenya and 9:00pm in South Africa.

Match details

Kick-off time around the world

Where to watch Bournemouth vs Milan

• United Kingdom: TNT Sports, with streaming on HBO Max.

• United States: Paramount+.

In other countries, check your local TV listings.

Form guide

Bournemouth

Marco Rose's side are two from two in Europe. They won 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Matchday 1 and beat Sturm Graz 3-0 at home in their first ever European home game. The league has been bumpier. A 5-1 defeat at Chelsea stung, but they bounced back by beating Sunderland 2-0 last time out.

Milan

Milan lost 2-0 at home to Benfica on Matchday 1, then hammered Salzburg 4-0 away. They come into this one off a 3-2 win over Atalanta in Serie A.

Team news

Bournemouth: Alex Scott (thigh) and Eli Junior Kroupi (ankle) are out, and Julián Araujo is unavailable. Ben Gannon-Doak was added to the Europa League squad after Kroupi's injury and could start.

Milan: Filippo Terracciano is suspended after his red card on Matchday 2. Matteo Gabbia and Alexis Saelemaekers are injured.

Possible line-ups

These are projections from pre-match reports, not confirmed teams. The official line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off.

Bournemouth: Petrović; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Gannon-Doak; Evanilson.

Milan: Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlović; Chukwueze, Musah, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek, Cissé; Ramos.

Key numbers

Milan have won only two of their 22 European matches in England, and lost 13 of them. Their coach, Ruben Amorim, never beat Bournemouth in three tries as Manchester United manager. The last of those ended 4-4. The only previous meeting between the clubs was a friendly in 2016, which Milan won 2-1.

A win would make Bournemouth the first English side since Sunderland in 1973-74 to win their first three major European matches. No pressure, then.

What is at stake

Bournemouth have six points, Milan three. Another home win would put Bournemouth right in the mix for the top eight. Our league phase explainer shows how the table works.

Common questions

What time does Bournemouth vs Milan kick off?

8:00pm in the UK, 21:00 in Italy and 3:00pm Eastern in the United States, on Thursday 22 October 2026.

What channel is Bournemouth vs Milan on?

In the UK it's on TNT Sports, with streaming on HBO Max. In the United States it's on Paramount+.

Have Bournemouth played Milan before?

Only once, in a 2016 friendly that Milan won 2-1. This is their first competitive meeting.

Every other Thursday match, with kick-off times, is in our Thursday TV guide.