Bournemouth will be bidding to claim what would be a first Premier League victory since October when they play host to Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
While the Cherries are now without a top-flight victory in seven matches, they did show terrific fighting spirit to come from behind on three occasions to claim a 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday night.
Andoni Iraola will be hoping that his side can use that stalemate as a springboard to start climbing up the Premier League standings. The hosts come into this clash occupying 13th place in the table, holding an eight-point buffer over the bottom three.
As for Burnley, their relegation fears deepened when going down 3-2 at home to Fulham last weekend – the Clarets' seventh Premier League defeat in succession.
That latest setback has left Scott Parker’s struggling side sitting in 19th position, six points adrift of safety.
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Despite failing to win each of their last seven Premier League matches, Bournemouth come into this clash as heavy 4/9 favourites with William Hill.
Burnley are as big as 6/1 on bet365 to snap their seven-game losing run by claiming victory at the Vitality Stadium, while the draw is also considered unlikely at 16/5 with the same firm.
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While Burnley hold the upper hand in terms of the overall head-to-head record, they have fallen to defeat in three of their last four meetings with Bournemouth.
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Antoine Semenyo ended a seven-match goal drought when making the net bulge against Manchester United on Monday night. The Bournemouth forward is an attractive 5/6 play on PaddyPower for a goal or an assist on Saturday afternoon.
Kyle Walker could be tasked with keeping tabs on the aforementioned Semenyo, which makes the veteran Burnley defender an eye-catching option to commit two or more fouls during this contest at 2/1 with bet365.
Predicted line-ups
As was the case on Monday night, Bournemouth will again be without injured trio Ben Doak, Ryan Christie and Veljko Milosavljevic, while Tyler Adams is also on the treatment table after being forced off at Old Trafford with a knee injury.
Bashir Humphreys, Connor Roberts, Jordan Beyer and Zeki Amdouni are all injury absentees for Burnley, while Axel Tuanzebe, Hannibal Mejbri and Lyle Foster have gone off to represent their respective nations at AFCON. On a brighter note, Lucas Pires and Kyle Walker are back in contention after serving suspensions last time out.
Bournemouth: Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson
Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman; Ugochukwu, Cullen, Florentino; Larsen, Anthony, Broja
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Bournemouth to win alongside under 4.5 goals will engineer 5/6 odds on Ladbrokes that look good value.
Each of the Cherries’ five Premier League wins this season have featured four match goals or fewer.
It’s also worth noting that three of Burnley’s last four top-flight losses on their travels have seen under 4.5 goals.
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