Live on Sky: Southampton vs Bournemouth preview

Team news, key stats and predictions ahead of Southampton vs Bournemouth in the Premier League.

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Team news

Southampton's Nathan Redmond faces a late fitness test, while Moussa Djenepo - who scored in the Saints' last Premier League outing against Sheffield United - has been ruled out through injury.

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Bournemouth duo Simon Francis and Lloyd Kelly are working their way back to full fitness, both playing 61 minutes of the U21s' victory on Tuesday evening.

Summer-signing Arnaut Danjuma is back training but will not be fit enough to feature, while David Brooks and Dan Gosling remain sidelined.

How to watch

Watch Southampton vs Bournemouth on Friday Night Football from 7pm on Sky Sports Premier League; kick-off 8pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.

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Live FNF

Opta stats

• Southampton have lost just one of their eight Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (W3 D4) and are unbeaten in all four at St Mary's (W2 D2).
• In all competitions, Bournemouth have never won away against Southampton in 15 attempts (D6 L9), failing to score in eight of those meetings.
• Southampton have lost each of their last four home league games on a Friday, though three of those were in the Championship between 2007 and 2012.
• Bournemouth won their only previous Premier League game played on a Friday, which was also a south coast derby (2-1 vs Brighton in September 2017).
• Bournemouth have scored directly from a free-kick twice in their last three Premier League games - they had done so just once in their previous 154 games in the competition.
• Southampton have won two of their last three games in the Premier League (D1), after winning just once in their previous nine in the competition (W1 D3 L5). Saints last won consecutive league games in March.
• Since their debut in the Premier League in August 2015, both teams have scored in 88 different games involving Bournemouth; only Leicester (91) and Arsenal (90) have registered more.

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Charlie Nicholas' prediction

It is little Bournemouth against mighty Southampton as they used to say. Bournemouth tend to travel but do not truly believe that the system is the right one for them. Eddie Howe doesn't always have a plan B. They won easily against Everton and you want them to believe a bit more. I think that frailty defensively always puts that seed in their head. Do they over commit in attack, which then leaves them vulnerable? It will be a good watch.

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Che Adams needs a goal for Southampton. With the lack of strikers they have, he should expect pressure - that is what comes with being a Premier League striker. They have to prove themselves. He has lacked chances and that is always a worry for me. I have a feeling on Friday that it could be his day.

It will be nice and open, which encourages Bournemouth to attack. I did fancy Southampton last week, but the problem they have is their limited numbers. Ralph Hasenhuttl has something they can deliver.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-2 (22/1 with Sky Bet)

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