Bournemouth will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight matches when they face Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.
Andoni Iraola’s side have not tasted defeat in the top-fight since falling to a late 4-2 loss away at Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season.
However, it is worth noting that the Cherries have drawn three of their last four league matches, the most recent of which was a pulsating 3-3 draw away at Crystal Palace.
That latest stalemate means Bournemouth will start the weekend surveying the standings from the lofty heights of third place.
In contrast, Nottingham Forest are in the relegation zone and without a league win since matchday one, with last week’s 3-0 loss at home to Chelsea proving to be the final nail for Ange Postecoglou.
Sean Dyche has since taken the reins at the City Ground, with the new Forest boss making an instant impact by steering his side to a 2-0 win over Porto in the Europa League on Thursday night.
How the bookies view it: Cherries set for sweet success
Bournemouth – who have won three of their four Premier League home games this season – are short-priced 4/5 favourites on BOYLE Sports.
Nottingham Forest are as big as 3/1 with BOYLE Sports to emerge from the Vitality Stadium victorious while a share of the spoils on the south coast is also considered unlikely at 13/5 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: More cheer for the Cherries
Bournemouth have avoided defeat in each of their six Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest, most notably running out resounding 5-0 winners during last year’s corresponding fixture.
Players to watch: Semenyo on song
With six goals and three assists across his eight Premier League appearances this season, Antoine Semenyo holds plenty of appeal to deliver another goal involvement on Sunday at an eye-catching 13/10 on PaddyPower.
Given that Morgan Gibbs-White is averaging 2.52 shots per game in this season’s Premier League, the Nottingham Forest ace looks terrific value to register two or more efforts during this contest at 10/11 on Bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Bournemouth boss Iraola will be unable to call upon the services of injured duo David Brooks and Enes Unal while Evanilson is rated as doubtful.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is not expected to feature on Sunday after being forced off against Porto on Thursday night while Ola Aina will definitely miss out for the visitors.
Bournemouth: Petrovic; Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Kroupi
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Savona, Murillo, Morato, Milenkovic, Williams; Anderson, Sangare, Luiz; Gibbs-White, Wood
Anything else catch the eye?
Given that new Forest boss Dyche has a reputation for being a pragmatic manager, under 2.5 goals looks worthy of interest here at 10/11 on BOYLE Sports.
Not only would this bet have paid out in Dyche’s first game in charge, it would have also been the right selection in four of Forest’s eight Premier League outings this season.
What’s more, under 2.5 goal backers would have been rewarded in two of Bournemouth’s four top-flight home games this term.
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