For the second time within two Premier League matchweeks, Vitality Stadium go welcome one North London giant, as Bournemouth host Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
Andoni Iraola im boys collect bad end for one five-goal thriller with Arsenal for gameweek 20, while the Lilywhites hold painful home draw with Sunderland over the weekend.
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Na seventh heaven for Arsenal, but na 11th hell for Bournemouth, as their terrible winless run for the top flight extend enter double figures despite brave effort against the league leaders, wey initially fall behind to Evanilson im goal.
However, Gabriel Magalhaes im redemption goal and Declan Rice im brace put Arsenal fully in control, before Eli Junior Kroupi im fine finish turn to nothing more than small consolation for the Cherries wey don nearly vex tire.
Bournemouth get reason complain say referee Chris Kavanagh blow full-time whistle as dem wan send ball enter the box, but even if that chance turn equaliser, e for no change anything about their worrying winless run.
Eleven games without win na Bournemouth im longest ever for one single top-flight season, but because the bottom three dey perform badly, the hosts wey dey 15th still dey closer to top five for points than relegation zone.
Also, four out of Bournemouth im five top-flight wins so far for 2025-26 don come for their Vitality Stadium home ground, but Iraola im men now go welcome visiting side wey fit regain their status as Premier League best away team.
Only Arsenal (20 points) don perform pass Spurs (18) away from home for the 2025-26 league season, and with the Gunners hosting Liverpool on Thursday night, victory for the Lilywhites go make dem reclaim their away crown for the South Coast.
That one no go easy at all despite Bournemouth struggles, as Thomas Frank im team still dey deceive people for these harsh winter months and drop two points in painful style against newly-promoted Sunderland.
Brian Brobbey im rocket cancel Ben Davies im opener for one 1-1 draw, although the Black Cats sef don collect points from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City this season, so Sunday im result no be total disaster for Frank.
That one no go console Tottenham fans wey dey watch their team dey sit 13th for the league table, and from their last 11 Premier League matches home and away, the Lilywhites don win only two.
On the positive side, the visitors dey chase their third straight Premier League away clean sheet – something wey dem never achieve since April 2022 – but Bournemouth im 1-0 win for August mean say the Cherries fit now complete their first-ever league double over their North London rivals.
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Team News
Long-serving Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook return from neck injury to come off the bench against Arsenal, and that comeback come at the right time as Justin Kluivert now set for long stay on sidelines after knee surgery.
Tyler Adams (knee), Ben Gannon-Doak (thigh), Ryan Christie (knee), Matai Akinmboni (muscle) and Will Dennis (ankle) all dey out for the hosts – na Will Dennis im injury make dem sign former Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster as free agent – but young Veljko Milosavljevic (knee) don return to training.
With im £65m move to Manchester City never complete, Antoine Semenyo expected to be available for Iraola again, for wetin people dey expect say go be im final home match wearing red and black jersey.
Semenyo no go face compatriot Mohammed Kudus though, as the Spurs winger collect thigh injury for first half of the draw with Sunderland and surely go join sidelines this week.
Kudus na one of six Spurs players wey dey out now, alongside Yves Bissouma (AFCON), Pape Sarr (AFCON), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (knee) and Dominic Solanke (ankle), but Destiny Udogie (thigh) don resume training, and Xavi Simons don return after three-match suspension.
The Dutchman almost certainly go return to the starting XI to replace injured Kudus, while Lucas Bergvall fit also get starting spot after Wilson Odobert collect knock for face over the weekend.
Bournemouth possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks; Evanilson
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Vicario; Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies; Gray, Bentancur; Simons, Bergvall, Tel; Richarlison
We Say: Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
History dey show say Spurs must score at least two goals to get chance of winning on Wednesday; dem don win all four away games against Bournemouth where dem score two or more goals, but fail win the other four when dem score one or less.
The second scenario look more likely this week because of Frank im creative injury wahala, but Spurs don add defensive strength away from home and should be good enough to collect one point against struggling Cherries.
