Still seeking to solve their chronic inconsistent form, Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Thursday night.
The two teams meet for the first time since December 2023 when Spurs secured a 3-1 top-flight victory over the Cherries in North London. After losing back-to-back Premier League games either side of the international break to Brentford (3-2) and Brighton & Hove Albion (2-1), Bournemouth returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion courtesy of a 4-2 success at Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend.
Bournemouth will welcome a return to the Vitality Stadium as they have won three of their last four Premier League home games, including two impressive victories over Arsenal (2-0) and Manchester City (2-1), although the aforementioned loss to Brighton did take place in front of their own fans just over a week ago.
The Cherries have struggled to get the better of Spurs as a Premier League club, as they have only won two of their 14 meetings in the top tier and lost both encounters last season by an aggregate score of 5-1.
Since claiming a statement 4-0 victory away against Manchester City in the Premier League, Tottenham have been forced to settle for back-to-back draws against Roma and Fulham, despite leading in both matches.
Tottenham average 2.5 goals per game in the Premier League against Bournemouth (35 goals in 14 games), their highest rate against any other team they have faced at least 10 times in the division, and they will back themselves to have more joy in the final third against a Cherries side who have kept just one clean sheet all season (against Arsenal).
Bournemouth, who have scored at least twice in each of their least four matches, are also set to pose a threat in attack, especially with Semenyo returning, so we can envisage an entertaining, end-to-end contest being played out at the Vitality, one that may end with the spoils being shared.
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