Bournemouth takes on Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest in weekend clash.

Bournemouth vs. Nottingham Forest kicks off at 14:00 [GMT+1] on Sunday, October 26, at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth host Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium in a clash between two sides heading in very different directions. The Cherries are flying under Andoni Iraola, while Forest find themselves in disarray amid another managerial shake-up. Bournemouth enter this fixture unbeaten in their last 10 league meetings with Forest (W6 D4), a run stretching back to their 2014–15 Championship season. That dominance has extended to home turf, where Forest have managed just one win in their last 11 away trips to the south coast — a 2-1 victory back in August 2014. Since then, the Vitality has been an unhappy hunting ground for the visitors. The hosts are currently on a seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League (W4 D3), the longest active streak in the division following last weekend’s 3-3 draw with Bournemouth. Impressively, three of Bournemouth’s four top-flight runs of seven or more unbeaten games have come under Iraola, whose front-foot approach and high pressing have transformed their fortunes. Their only longer top-flight sequence came last season, when they went 11 unbeaten between November and January. Historically, Bournemouth thrive in fixtures like this. Since returning to the top flight in 2022, they’ve won 68.4% of their games against teams in the relegation zone (13/19), a stark contrast to their 32.3% win rate in such matches during their first Premier League spell. They will be looking to extend their seven-game unbeaten run on Sunday when they host Sean Dyche and his side at the Vitality Stadium. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Eli Kroupi in attack is expected against the Tricky Tree.

Following a 2-0 win over FC Porto in the Europa League, Nottingham Forest [LDLLL] arrive in the Premier League on a downward spiral, having remained winless in their last seven (D2 L5). They are already onto their third permanent manager of the campaign, with Sean Dyche only recently replacing Ange Postecoglou, whose spell in charge was truncated after much-needed results failed to appear. Defensively, Forest have been particularly fragile after the break, conceding 11 second-half goals — the joint-highest in the league. For newly appointed Sean Dyche, the Vitality holds bitter memories. He’s lost his last three Premier League games against Bournemouth, including a 2-0 defeat in his final match as Everton boss last January. As Dyche looks to steady Forest’s ship, Bournemouth will sense another opportunity to extend both their unbeaten run and Forest’s misery. A 4—4—1—1 formation with Chris Wood in attack is expected against the Cherries.