Bournemouth hosts Tottenham in midweek clash.
Bournemouth vs. Tottenham kicks off at 19:30 [GMT] on Wednesday, January 7, at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth welcomes Tottenham Hotspur to the Vitality Stadium with both sides carrying unusual and contrasting streaks into this midweek Premier League encounter. The Cherries will take confidence from their 1-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in August, a result that now gives them the opportunity to complete a first-ever league double over Spurs. However, both teams arrive with concerning midweek records. Bournemouth are winless in their last seven midweek Premier League matches, drawing three and losing four, a stark reversal from a previous run that saw them win seven of eight such games. Tottenham’s midweek struggles are even more pronounced, with Spurs winless in their last 10 Premier League matches played on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Their last victory in a midweek league fixture came back in January 2024 against Brentford, making this their longest such run in the competition. Bournemouth’s overall league form has also been testing. They are currently on an 11-game winless run in the Premier League, drawing five and losing six. It is their longest stretch without a victory within a single top-flight campaign, and only once in their history have they gone longer without winning at this level, a run that spanned from May to October 2023. Breaking the midweek jinx comes as a top priority on Wednesday. A 4—2—3—1 with Evanilson in attack is expected against Spurs.
Recent meetings suggest this fixture has become less comfortable for Tottenham than it once was. Spurs have lost two of their last three Premier League games against Bournemouth, drawing the other, matching the number of defeats they suffered in their first 14 league encounters with the south coast side combined. Historically at Bournemouth, Tottenham’s away performances have been inconsistent. In eight Premier League visits, Spurs have scored at least twice on four occasions, winning every one of those matches. However, in the other four trips, they have failed to score at all, recording two draws and two defeats. Tottenham have shown defensive improvement away from home. They have kept five clean sheets in 10 Premier League away matches this season, already surpassing their total from the whole of the 2024-25 campaign. Spurs are now looking to secure three consecutive away clean sheets in the league for the first time since April 2022. However, Tottenham’s attacking numbers have dipped. They are averaging just 9.9 shots per game in the Premier League this season, the only campaign on Opta record in which they have averaged fewer than 11 shots per match. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Richarlison in attack is expected against the Cherries.