Premier League predictions and best bets: Bournemouth set for Xmas period peak, Man Utd beware
Our tipster Jones Knows previews Manchester United vs Bournemouth all live on Sky Sports
Sunday 14 December 2025 17:43, UK
Our football betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight across the Premier League card...
Manchester United vs Bournemouth, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports
There are certain annual traditions you can set your watch by as Christmas comes into view. Mariah Carey defrosting after 11 months of inactivity and Andoni Iraola teams becoming very difficult to beat.
Under Iraola, Bournemouth have played 14 Premier League games in December, losing just two, while winning seven and drawing five.
His high-intensity, high-repetition style tends to hit peak sharpness as other teams begin to creak under the festive fixture pile-up. Bournemouth's broader form supports the case for them too.
They're unbeaten in four meetings with Manchester United and stylistically they're one of the worst types of teams for Ruben Amorim's side to face in that they are full of energy, are tactically drilled and relentless in transition.
United are still swinging between being functional and fortunate still. But one thing that is consistent is how unreliable they are. Bournemouth draw no bet at 2/1 with Sky Bet it is.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2
Jones Knows' best bet...
1pt treble on: Everton double chance, Arsenal to win & under 3.5 goals & under 3.5 cards in Fulham vs Burnley (7/1 with Sky Bet)