Bournemouth v Brighton
AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton and Hove Albion

, KO: 15:00 , Vitality Stadium
Brighton and Hove Albion

Brighton and Hove Albion headed into the international break on a high and will be looking to pick up where they left off as they travel along the south coast to take on Bournemouth.

The Seagulls sparked their season into life as they came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1, with a full house of tips coming up for the Betting Desk.

That made it one win, one defeat and one draw in their first three Premier League games and boss Fabian Hurzeler will now be looking to find a bit of consistency.

Getting another win on the board won't be easy in Bournemouth, however, with the Cherries looking in good shape again under Andoni Iraloa.

Losing almost their entire defence in the summer could have unsettled Bournemouth but they came close to shocking champions Liverpool at Anfield on day one, eventually losing 4-2.

They have since racked up wins over Wolves and Tottenham so Iraola will be confident of claiming another three points when they host Brighton.

How the bookies view it: Cherries just on top

Bournemouth are slight favourites for this one as BoyleSports price them at 11/8 with home advantage. Brighton are 9/5 shots and the draw pays 12/5.

Recent head to head: Brighton bossing it

Brighton won 2-1 in both Premier League meetings last term and that made it five victories in their last six clashes with Bournemouth.

Players to watch: Semenyo a big threat

Antoine Semenyo always catches my eye whenever I watch Bournemouth play and he scored twice at Anfield on day one. The powerful winger is 13/10 to either score or assist in this one and that looks good.

Danny Welbeck has been struggling up front for Brighton this season and both goals against City came after the veteran had been replaced by Georginio Rutter. The former Leeds forward could start here and he's 5/2 for anytime scorer.

Probable line-ups

Brighton have a relatively clean bill of health, with only Adam Webster, Solly March and Mats Wieffer doubts. It will be interesting to see if Kaoru Mitoma starts after plenty of travel on duty with Japan.

Bournemouth's squad is also in decent shape, with only Lewis Cook, Enes Unal and Adam Smith doubtful.

AFC Bournemouth: Petrovic, Truffert, Senesi, Hill, Diakite, Brooks, Scott, Adams, Tavernier, Evanilson Semenyo.

Brighton and Hove Albion: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, De Cuyper, Veltman, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Baleba, Mitoma, Gruda, Rutter.

Anything else catch the eye?

Both managers like to play expansive football and that was in evidence last term with BTTS and over 2.5 goals coming up in both meetings. Combining those bets again for this game should pay off but the odds aren't great at just 5/6 with BoyleSports.

Most goals came after the break in both meetings last season so that's another bet worth considering and it pays 20/21.

Bournemouth dominated the corner count in those matches, winning 9-1 and 7-0. That suggests there could be some value in backing them at -1 in the corner handicap, which pays 21/20 at Bet365.

AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton and Hove Albion Betting Tips & Predictions
Antoine Semenyo goal or assist
13/10
Bet365
Most goals second half
20/21
Boylesports
Bournemouth -1 corner handicap
21/20
Bet365
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