In this week 12 match on the 19th of October, AFC Bournemouth plays host to Southampton in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Fulham. Dominic Solanke scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 2nd minute, then Issa Diop tied it up for Fulham in the 22nd minute . AFC Bournemouth is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Southampton, recorded a 0-4 loss against Manchester City. João Cancelo scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 20th minute, then Phil Foden added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Kevin De Bruyne In the end, Southampton couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester City ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Mar 20th, Southampton took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Moussa Djenepo struck first for Southampton in the 37th minute, then Nathan Redmond added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Stuart Armstrong In the end, AFC Bournemouth couldn’t muster any offence and Southampton ran away with the shutout win.
Adam Armstrong and Roméo Lavia are the top scorers for Southampton in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. AFC Bournemouth’s top weapon lately has been Philip Billing, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Gary O’Neil’s squad will be without Lloyd Kelly, David Brooks and Ben Pearson, while Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Valentino Livramento.