On Sat Feb 4th, Brighton & Hove Albion plays host to AFC Bournemouth in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 2-1 win against TBC. Harvey Elliott scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 30th minute, then Lewis Dunk tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 39th minute on a feed from Tariq Lamptey Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Kaoru Mitoma to cap off a wild match. Brighton & Hove Albion looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, AFC Bournemouth recorded a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Jaidon Anthony struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 28th minute on a feed from Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, then Sam Surridge tied it up for Nottingham Forest in the 83rd minute earning Nottingham Forest a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
AFC Bournemouth is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dominic Solanke and Ryan Christie each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma have been the hottest scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
Levi Colwill is unavailable to play for Roberto De Zerbi’s team, while AFC Bournemouth will be without Dominic Solanke, Junior Stanislas, Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Ryan Fredericks and Marcus Tavernier.