Bournemouth chase a first win of the season in a home clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium.
Victory could see Bournemouth go as high as fourth in the table, whereas a win could put Spurs top until Saturday teatime at minimum.
Team News
New signing, Tyler Adams won’t be available to make his debut for Bournemouth after joining from Leeds last weekend, having suffered a hamstring injury in March.
Adam Smith (muscle) faces a late fitness test.
Ryan Fredericks (calf), Lewis Cook (hip), Dango Outtara (ankle), Marcus Tavernier (hamstring), Emiliano Marcondes (foot) and Alex Scott (knee) are ruled out.
Tottenham could be without midfielder, James Maddison after he suffered a foot injury during their win over Manchester United.
Tanguy Ndombele (fitness), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Bryan Gil (groin), Rodrigo Bentancur (knee) and Alfie Whiteman (ankle) remain ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Bournemouth face Tottenham at Vitality Stadium in a 12:30pm BST kick-off on Saturday 26 August, live on TNT Sports in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in three of their last five meetings against Tottenham (W2, D1, L2)
- Tottenham are unbeaten in five of six Premier League visits to Bournemouth (W3, D2, L1).
- Both teams won 3-2 away from home in this fixture last season.
- Andoni Iraola are winless in their last five league matches (D1, L5).
- Spurs have scored twice in each of their opening two league games this season (W1, D1).
Prediction
Their chances of getting a result at Liverpool was always a tall order last weekend but Bournemouth can be proud of their effort, because they took the game to the Reds from the get-go with a proper intensity but quality just proved the difference in the end.
Tottenham meanwhile have adapted well so far to Ange Postecoglou’s style of play despite media hysterics tipping them to struggle, with a great all-round performance to beat Man Utd with their defence into attack transitions particularly looking impressive.
Bournemouth however will be another tricky test for Tottenham especially after last season’s pair of five-goal thrillers, but the Cherries will be a huge threat from the off if they can build upon the positives of their trip to Anfield but are cleaner in their end product play.
Prediction: Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
Result: Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham