AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
English Premier League, KO: 20:15 Dec 5, 2024, Vitality Stadium
AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur will round off the midweek Premier League action at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday night.
The two teams will head into this south coast clash following contrasting results last time out.
The Cherries brought their two-game losing run to an end by claiming a 4-2 success away at Wolves on Saturday.
That victory has Andoni Iraola's team sitting in 13th position in the Premier League table, though they are only two points behind Ange Postecoglou’s seventh-placed side.
Tottenham’s Jekyll and Hyde nature was on show again last time out when being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Fulham.
That stalemate came off the back of a 4-0 win away at Man City and a 2-1 defeat at home to Ipswich – a trio of results that have typified Spurs‘ season thus far.
How the bookies view it: Tottenham to triumph
Tottenham Hotspur are marginal 7/5 favourites on Kwiff to claim top honours on Thursday night.
Bournemouth – who have won three of their last four Premier League home games – are narrow outsiders at 7/4 (Kwiff) while a share of the Vitality Stadium spoils has been priced up at 11/4 (Kwiff).
Head to head: Recent history on Spurs’ side
Tottenham have come out on top in three of the last four Premier League meetings between the pair, emerging victorious from each of their last two visits to the Vitality Stadium.
Players to watch: Cook to cross the line?
I successfully backed Lewis Cook to commit two or more fouls during Bournemouth's previous home game and I’m more than happy to support the same selection here at 11/10 on PaddyPower. The Cherries midfield enforcer has made multiple misdemeanours in seven of his 12 Premier League appearances this season so far.
Brennan Johnson bagged his tenth goal of the season for Spurs against Fulham on Sunday. The Tottenham forward is a tempting 5/2 on Kwiff to fire again on Thursday night.
Predicted line-ups
Bournemouth will be boosted by the return of Antoine Semenyo from suspension, while the aforementioned Lewis Cook could come back into the side.
Former Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke is expected to come back into the fold for Tottenham after missing out against Fulham, while Dejan Kulusevski is expected to be restored to the starting XI after starting on the bench last time out.
However, the visitors will have to contend with the absences of Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur, among others.
Bournemouth: Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson
Tottenham Hotspur: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Johnson, Kulusevski, Maddison; Son
Anything else catch the eye?
In a game where plenty of goalmouth action is anticipated, James Maddison stands out to register a minimum of one shot on target at 11/10 (UniBet).
The Spurs ace scored two goals during the aforementioned 4-0 thumping of Man City just under a fortnight ago.
Throw in the fact that Maddison is averaging one on-target effort per 90 in the Premier League this season and the 11/10 on a repeat offers excellent value.
This English Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur will be played on Dec 5, 2024 and kick off at 20:15. Check below for our tipsters best AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
