Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur

Vitality Stadium is the venue as Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to-head in a handsomely-looking Premier League showdown.

Bournemouth’s underwhelming four-game losing run toward the end of the last Premier League campaign accelerated the departure of Gary O’Neil, with Andoni Iraola taking his place in the dugout during the summer. However, the Spaniard’s life in England has proved rather complicated, with the ‘Cherries’ fighting from behind to hold West Ham to a 1-1 draw on his touchline debut before spurning an early lead in a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last time out. Bournemouth’s defensive woes don’t make for good reading either, with Iraola’s side failing to keep a clean sheet in ten of their 11 Premier League home outings in 2023 (W3, D3, L3). However, they’ve been impressively resilient against Tottenham on home turf, registering three shutouts in their last five top-flight H2Hs at the Vitality Stadium.

Despite their recent scoring drought in Dorset, Tottenham still boast a dominant H2H record in the Premier League (W8, D2, L2), including a come-from-behind 3-2 win in this corresponding fixture last season. Spurs have quickly adapted to life without Harry Kane, showing they can score in abundance even without their former talisman. Following an action-packed 2-2 draw at Brentford on the opening weekend, new manager Ange Postecoglou posted his first Premier League win last weekend as Tottenham netted an unanswered second-half brace to beat Manchester United 2-0. But they can ill-afford to rest on their laurels if they’re to build momentum, especially considering their underwhelming run of one win on their last nine top-flight travels (D3, L5).