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Bournemouth loan Lee Tomlin to Bristol City

By Pascal Lemesre, Football League Editor | 27 January 2016

Championship strugglers Bristol City secure the half-season loan signing of forward Lee Tomlin from Bournemouth.

Bournemouth forward Lee Tomlin has joined Championship strugglers Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season.

The 27-year-old leaves the Cherries just six months after joining them on a three-year contract from Middlesbrough.

He has made only three starts in the Premier League and will now hope for more regular football with the Robins, who are 22nd in the Championship.

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City interim manager John Pemberton told the club website: "He wants to play football and he'll bring us ability and experience. We've already spoken about the way we want to set the team up with a tighter backline but we can't neglect the fact we need to score goals.

"Hopefully Lee will give us that in the final third. In tight games, like at Leeds on Saturday, hopefully he can be the one to notch something for us."

Tomlin has made 10 total appearances for Bournemouth this term and scored his first goal for the club earlier this month against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.