Match Week 33, Match Day LIVE . English Premiership League . AFC Bouremounth Vs Man Utd
English Premiership League .
Match Week 33 , Match Day LIVE.
AFC Bouremounth Vs Man Utd
Venue – Vitality Stadium .
Vitality Stadium , the fortress of AFC Bouremounth will host Man Utd who have not won a league match over the last one month .
The Cherries are looking to complete their first league double over the Red Devils after cruising to a surprise 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford four months ago.
United s hope of securing the top five position to enable them qualify for next seasons champions league is almost fading away with the series of poor run of form , which so many draws lately .
Since the international break, the Red Devils have failed to win any of their last three top-flight matches following late drama in a 1-1 draw at Brentford, a 4-3 defeat at Chelsea and a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool last weekend.
United managed a scrapy 2-2 draw against Liverpool last Sunday at Old Trafford with two stunning goals from Porruguesse play maker , Bruno Fernandez , and Kobbi Mainoo, while Mohammed Sallàh brought hope for the Anfield lads with a late six minutes penalty that sent the bemused and badly postioined Camerounian International, Onana the wrong way, after Aaron Wan-Bissaka lunged in late on Harvey Elliott.
Erik ten Hag is under increased pressure to keep his job, if reports are to be believed, as he sees his side sitting sixth in the Premier League table and 11 points adrift of both fifth-placed Aston Villa, who have played a game more, and Tottenham Hotspur in fourth spot.
Although a place in the Europa League beckons for Man United, they do have a favourable set of fixtures on the horizon, with encounters against Sheffield United, Burnley and Crystal Palace to follow Saturday’s meeting with Bournemouth, whom they have beaten in four of their last six league games at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth’s impressive five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, including four victories, came to an end last weekend when they let a one-goal lead slip in a 2-1 defeat at Luton Town.
Marcus Tavernier fired the Cherries in front seven minutes after the interval, but the Hatters equalised through Jordan Clark before Carlton Morris tapped home a 90th-minute winner, condemning Andoni Iraola’s men to their 12th league loss of the season.
With seven games remaining, Bournemouth have already exceeded last season’s points total of 39 (currently on 41) and are in no danger of entering the relegation picture, as they sit 12th in the table and 16 points clear of the bottom three.
The Cherries have only ever managed one top-half finish in their Premier League history (ninth in 2016-17), but a top-seven finish – something that was unimaginable earlier this season
They will like a welcome to the Vitality Stadium where they have suffered defeat in only two of their last 11 home league matches – losing to Liverpool (4-0) and Man City (1-0). Iraola’s side have won each of their last three home games and they have never won four in a row as a top-flight club.
Injury worries may be a major setback for the Cherries this Saturday match as players like Tavernier, Luis Sinisterra (both thigh) and Ryan Fredericks (calf) due to injury, the former picked up his issue against Luton last weekend, while Tyler Adams (back), Antoine Semenyo (unspecified) and Chris Mepham (illness) will all be assessed before today’s encounter
Available for Bouremounth this evening are Lloyd Kelly made a welcomed return to the first XI last weekend, while Marcos Senesi was fit to make a substitute appearance in the second half, and both defenders will be in contention to feature on Saturday.
Either Dango Ouattara or Alex Scott could be recalled in the absence of Tavernier, while top scorer Dominic Solanke, who scored one of his 16 Premier League goals this season in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, is set to lead the line.
For Man Utd , their injury worried is also a negative one as defender Raphael Varane will be conspicuously absent for a few weeks with a muscle injury, and Jonny Evans is also sidelined with a “shorter-term muscle issue”; both players join Lisandro Martinez (calf), Victor Lindelof (hamstring), Luke Shaw (muscle), Tyrell Malacia (knee) and Anthony Martial (groin) in the treatment room.
Scott McTominay (unspecified) was absent from the draw with Liverpool, while Marcus Rashford (unspecified) was forced off with a minor issue midway through the second half of that contest, and both players will be checked over ahead of kickoff, as will Sofyan Amrabat who has not been training lately .
Nineteen-year-old Willy Kambwala is set to continue in central defence alongside Harry Maguire, while Antony is in line for a recall on the right flank if Rashford is not deemed fit to start.
Man Utd needs an outright win to be in contention for the top five hopefuls for the champions league spot best season . A further drop on the table is a nightmarish and unwelcome for the fallen **GIANT** of the English Premiership League. But both teams are likely to share the spoil of the hostilities at the Vitality , with Bouremounth being optimistic o reaching the last seven in the league table
The Cherries got the better of the Red Devils in comfortable fashion the last time these two teams met, but we feel that there is little to separate them this time around..
Predictions – (2-2 or 2-1 ) @Over 1.5 goals .
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