Bournemouth vs Wolvehampton Wanderers

The two out-of-sorts Premier League teams are set to lock horns at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth take on Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Bournemouth stunned Aston Villa 2-0 in their opening Premier League home fixture but have since lost three league matches in succession, suggesting they could be in for another season-long fight against relegation. Bournemouth’s disgusting 9-0 defeat at Liverpool over the weekend means Scott Parker’s men have conceded 16 unanswered goals across their last three Premier League outings. That run includes an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Arsenal in their most recent top-flight home match, putting Parker at risk of losing consecutive home league matches for the first time as a Bournemouth manager. However, stars may have allied to bring Wolverhampton to his doorstep at this particular moment, as the ‘Cherries’ have lost just one of their five home league H2Hs (W2, D2), though it was their last such meeting in November 2019.

Meanwhile, Wolverhampton thought they had their maiden Premier League win of the 2022/23 season in the bag before Newcastle United’s late equaliser in an enthralling 1-1 draw over the weekend. Instead, Wolves come into this round as one of just three Premier League clubs yet to win a single league match this term (D2, L2). Despite adding Goncalo Guedes to their squad, scoring woes continue to trouble the ‘Wanderers,’ who have averaged a measly 0.5 goals per top-flight game so far. Moreover, the visitors have racked up just one point from their six previous league travels (D1, L5)! But Bruno Lage’s side can draw confidence from going unbeaten in 19 of their last 22 Premier League encounters against promoted clubs (W13, D6), with one of those three defeats coming on the road.