Manchester United will visit the vitality stadium to face Bournemouth in another crunch Premier League clash on Saturday.
Bournemouth has proven many people wrong by maintaining its position in the top tier this season, despite suffering back-to-back losses in their final two games against Chelsea and Crystal Palace, twelve months after gaining promotion back to the Premier League.
A 3-1 loss to the Blues at home was followed by a 2-0 loss to the Cherries at Selhurst Park the previous Saturday. The Eagles prevailed against the Cherries despite having zero shots on goal.
It is completely Gary O’Neil’s responsibility that Bournemouth is presently ninth in the standings and eight points above the relegation zone.
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The Cherries boss, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Thursday, will be anxious to conclude the season on a high and win victories from their next two games, which are against Man United at home and Everton on the road.
Although they did lose 2-0 to Southampton in their most recent home finale in 2019–20, Bournemouth has a history of finishing well at the Vitality Stadium, having won their last match there in three of their past five Premier League campaigns.
Last weekend, Man United beat Wolves 2-0 at home to get back on track after two dismal 1-0 away losses to Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United due to a 99th-minute penalty and a mistake by David de Gea.
Midway through the first half, Alejandro Garnacho came off the bench to seal the victory. No Premier League player has scored more goals (three) as a substitute this season than the teenage Argentine. Anthony Martial had been without a goal for eight games.
With their 20th top-flight victory, Man United have now amassed 66 points from 35 games, eight points more than they did at this stage last year.
They now sit in fourth position in the rankings, only one spot and one point ahead of Liverpool, who have played one more game than they have.
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Erik ten Hag’s only concern as the Red Devils enter their final three league games is securing Champions League football for the upcoming campaign, but that task has grown more difficult as a result of their recent road performance, where they have only collected eight points out of the last 27 available since the new year.
Man United’s final away league match of the previous campaign ended in a 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace, but they can be confident of victory on Saturday after winning eight of their previous 11 Premier League encounters with Bournemouth, including a 3-0 triumph in the rematch at Old Trafford in January.
Team News- Manchester United
With regard to Man United, Marcel Sabitzer has been declared out for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury. The on-loan player from Bayern Munich joins Tom Heaton (ankle), Lisandro Martinez (foot), Donny van de Beek, Phil Jones, and Lisandro Martinez in the medical area.
Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay’s return to team practice this week has encouraged Ten Hag, and the Red Devils combination may be in the running to play against Bournemouth.
While Martial is anticipated to keep playing as the centre striker ahead of Wout Weghorst, Rashford and Garnacho are also likely to challenge Jadon Sancho for a start on the left wing.
While Ten Hag may consider choosing either Aaron Wan-Bissaka or Diogo Dalot at right-back, the latter of whom looked on as an unused replacement against Wolves, Raphael Varane returned from injury to start against Wolves, and the centre-back is expected to keep his spot alongside Victor Lindelof.
Team News- Bournemouth
Antoine Semenyo is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to an undisclosed injury, according to Bournemouth manager O’Neil. Hamed Traore (foot), Marcus Tavernier (hamstring), Ryan Fredericks (calf), and Junior Stanislas (undisclosed) are also still out injured.
Following the Cherries’ shaky offensive performance against Palace, Kieffer Moore will be vying to start either alongside or instead of Dominic Solanke. Last weekend, Moore returned from a concussion to make the matchday squad.
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Adam Smith might start in place of Chris Mepham at right-back this weekend. Along with Jefferson Lerma and Philip Billing, Lewis Cook will compete with Joe Rothwell for the starting spot in centre-midfield.
Prediction-
Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester United
