English Premier League - AFC Bournemouth VS Southampton Prediction
English Premier League - AFC Bournemouth VS Southampton
Match Time: 01-10-2024 03:00 Tuesday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Bournemouth
Andoni Iraola will be unavailable for Bournemouth on the touchline on Monday. But that did not prevent him from speaking to the press before the game. The Cherries boss confirmed that Tyler Adams is the only absentee in the squad, with all the others available for selection.
There could be some changes to the backline, with Adam Smith and Marco Senesi, who featured in the narrow loss to Chelsea, the ones likely coming in. The pair were dropped for the Liverpool clash, and Iraola might consider his mistake in a defensive sense.
Evanilson should continue leading the line for Bournemouth against Southampton, while Antoine Semenyo will also look to make an impact alongside Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier in the attacking setup.
Southampton
There are some niggling issues with a few of Southampton’s players, as Kamaldeen Sulemana and Will Smallbone are doubts for this visit to Bournemouth. Gavin Bazunu is a long-term absentee, while Jack Stephens will serve the third of his three-game suspension in this one.
Russell Martin is not expected to make too many changes to his setup for this visit, while he might continue to retain that attacking approach with a 4-3-3 formation. Aaron Ramsdale will be the first choice in goal, with Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jan Bednarek in the central defensive zones.
Flynn Downes will continue to sit at the base of midfield, with Adam Lallana and Matues Fernandes in support from those other midfield spots. Cameron Archer will lead the line, with Dibling and Ryan Fraser likely to be preferred on either wing.
Bournemouth possible starting lineup:
Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Unal
Southampton possible starting lineup:
Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor; Lallana, Downes; Dibling, Fernandes, Fraser; Archer
Bournemouth vs Southampton Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Southampton have a good historical record against Bournemouth and have won 16 out of the 34 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Bournemouth's nine victories.
*Bournemouth are winless in their last five matches at home against Southampton in the Premier League, with their previous such victory coming in 2016.
*Southampton have kept clean sheets in each of their last three matches away from home against Bournemouth in the Premier League - they have a better record only against Swansea City in the competition.
*Bournemouth have lost five of their last eight matches in the Premier League - they had won five of their eight league games preceding this run.
*Southampton have picked up only one point in their five opening games in the Premier League this season
Predicion: Bournemouth 2-1 Southampton
The away side has prevailed in each of the last five meetings between Bournemouth and Southampton across all that tournaments, but Monday's visitors are still lacking that X-factor up front and have conceded in each of their last 17 Premier League games. Even without Iraola barking orders from the touchline, an attack-minded Cherries outfit should capitalise on the Saints' woes to earn the South Coast bragging rights, potentially hammering another nail into Martin's coffin in the process.
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