Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers; Premier League
Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers. Premier League.
Vitality StadiumAttendance10,539.
Bournemouth 1
- S Francis (sent off 37th minute)
- S Cook (59th minute)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
- J Moutinho (21st minute)
- R Jiménez (31st minute)
Bournemouth vs Wolves preview
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Friday 22 November 2019 13:27, UK
Team news, key stats and prediction ahead of Bournemouth vs Wolves in the Premier League.
Team news
Bournemouth will have to look to address a shortage of goals without forward Josh King, who sustained a hamstring injury on international duty with Norway.
Ryan Fraser has returned to form but faces a fitness test, while David Brooks remains out with an ankle issue.
Wolves forward Adama Traore is expected to be passed fit despite withdrawing from the Spain squad with a hamstring problem.
Morgan Gibbs-White remains absent as he steps up his treatment for the back injury that has sidelined him since October 24.
How to follow
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Opta stats
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in all four of their home league meetings with Wolves (W2 D2), with both teams finding the net in each match.
- Wolves have only kept one clean sheet in their 13 previous meetings with Bournemouth in all competitions, though it was in the Premier League last season and a 2-0 win at Molineux.
- Bournemouth are looking to secure back-to-back Premier League home victories for the first time since January, following their win against Manchester United last time out at the Vitality Stadium.
- Wolves are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games (W3 D4), last enjoying a longer run without defeat in the top-flight between December 1973-February 1974 (eight games).
- Wolves have won just one of their last seven away league games, though four of those have ended level (L2) and the victory came at reigning champions Manchester City.
- Bournemouth have scored a league-high 67% of their Premier League goals this season in the first half of games (10/15), while Wolves have netted the highest share after half-time in the division (81% - 13/16).
- 47% of Bournemouth's Premier League goals this season have come from set-piece situations (7/15, excluding penalties), the highest ratio in the division. However, only Liverpool (1), Leicester (0) and Tottenham (0) have conceded fewer goals in this manner this season than Wolves (2).
- Only Liverpool (21) are on a longer current run of scoring in consecutive Premier League games than Wolves (11), with this the Midlands side's longest such run in the top-flight since October 1972 (17).
- Bournemouth's Callum Wilson is without a goal in five Premier League games, with the English striker last having a longer drought in the competition between February-May 2018 (12 games).
- Only Raheem Sterling (14) has scored more goals in all competitions among Premier League players this season than Wolves' Raúl Jiménez. The Mexican has scored in five of his last six appearances in all competitions, with these goals either being the winning strike (3) or the equalising goal in a draw for Wolves (2).
Charlie Nicholas' prediction
Wolves do not score a lot of goals and Bournemouth used to, but they have quietened down a tad. They do like these scenarios, while Wolves like an open game, so it could suit both sides. Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota and Adama Traore look a major threat as a front three with an abundance of pace and skill up front. Bournemouth are good going forward but shaky at the back. It is something that will suit the away side in this one.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-2 (9/1 with Sky Bet)
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