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AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford

, KO: 17:30 , Vitality Stadium
Brentford

AFC Bournemouth and Brentford continue to punch above their weight in the Premier League and both remain in the hunt for European football football as they face off at the Vitality Stadium.

These clubs play in the smallest stadiums in England's top flight but they're both run superbly and have been giving the big boys a run for their money this season.

Bournemouth, under the canny Andoni Iraola, could even grab a Champions League place and they would have moved within three points of the top four if they had held on to a 2-0 lead at Spurs on Sunday.

I tipped the Cherries to win that match but they conceded twice late on, having dominated Ange Postecoglou's side for most of the match.

That draw made it four games without a win for Bournemouth so Iraola will be looking to bounce back at home to Brentford.

The Bees have also impressed this season and a win on the south coast would leave them sitting just three points behind the Cherries.

They lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa last time out, with Ollie Watkins bringing up a bet for our man Adam, so boss Thomas Frank will also be looking for a response from his players.

How the bookies view it: Cherries still ripe

Bournemouth have been strong at home all season so it's no great surprise to see them as BoyelSports' 7/10 favourites. Brentford are 16/5 outsiders and the draw pays 3/1.

Recent head to head: Sting like the Bees

Brentford have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, with a 3-2 win in London earlier this season making it six games unbeaten against Bournemouth. Four of those matches were victories, including a 2-1 triumph on their last trip to Bournemouth.

Players to watch: Evan sent

Evanilson's return from injury is a boost for Bournemouth heading into the final few months of the season and the Brazilian has scored in his last two games. He's 5/4 at BoyleSports to keep that run going with another strike here.

Bryan Mbeumo has been one of the shining lights for Brentford this season and should have plenty of suitors in the summer. The Cameroon international is a consistent source of goals and assists and BoyleSports price him at 2/1 for anytime scorer.

Probable line-ups

Bournemouth are set to be without Enes Unal, Marcos Senesi, Adam Smith and Julian Araujo but Ryan Christie returned for last week's draw with Spurs.

Michael Kayode could be back for Brentford but Fabio Carvalho is out after shoulder surgery. The forward joins Josh Dasilva, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago and Gustavo Nunes on the sidelines.

AFC Bournemouth: Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Hill, Christie, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Brentford: Flekken, Pinnock  Ajer, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Schade, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Wissa.

Anything else catch the eye?

This fixture has provided plenty of thrills of late, with BTTS and over 2.5 goals landing in the last three meetings. Combining those bets only pays 7/10 with BoyleSports here but BTTS and no draw is better at evens.

The drama came in the last few minutes with Brentford last visited Bournemouth, with all three goals coming after 86 minutes. So it could pay to back most goals to come in the second period again at 20/23. There's not much between these sides so the half-time draw also looks good at 7/5.

Bournemouth's midfield duo both love to get stuck in so it could pay to back them for cards. Tyler Adams is 11/4 at BoyleSports to go into the book while Christie is priced at 13/5.

This match between AFC Bournemouth and Brentford will be played on and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.

AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford Betting Tips & Predictions
BTTS and no draw
Evens
Boylesports
Most goals second half
20/23
Boylesports
Half-time draw
7/5
Boylesports
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