Bournemouth welcome a wounded Man Utd to the Vitality Stadium tonight as they bid to condemn the visitors to their second successive defeat, and in the process breach the 40-point mark for the third straight season.
Over the weekend United handed rivals Man City the Premier League title with a whimper after suffering a shock defeat at home to basement club West Brom.
Jose Mourinho obviously has one eye on the upcoming FA Cup semi-final clash with Tottenham, as he makes a whopping seven changes to the side that succumbed so meekly to the Baggies, with the likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini in, while there's also a place for Paul Pogba, however Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku drop to the bench.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has decided to start Andrew Surman and Callum Willson, with Jermain Defoe on the bench.
Bournemouth’s form in 2018 has on the whole been good, however Howe’s men head into tonight’s game with only one win from their last eight league games, while they’ve lost every game against the current top-4 so far this term.
Judging by the recent records of both teams we are primed for second-half goals, with 11 of Bournemouth’s 12 home league goals coming after the break, while United’s last 10 top-flight away goals have all come in the second 45 minutes:
Bournemouth can be backed at 17/5 to condemn United to back-to-back defeats, with Mourinho’s men the 10/11 favourites, while a draw is priced at 11/4.
🔘 Surman starts
🔘 Wilson also returns
🔘 Gosling, Defoe on bench
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