Bournemouth vs Tottenham 7/9/20 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, 19th place Bournemouth looks to crawl out of the relegation zone when hosting the eighth place Tottenham Hotspur in a English Premier League matchday 34 showdown. Bournemouth is 7-6-20 on 27 points and one point shy of safety and coming off an embarrassing 5-2 loss on the road to Manchester United. Junior Stanislas and Joshua King scored goals for Bournemouth in the loss but poor play from the back four and goalkeeper did in the club.

Bournemouth has lost each of its last five fixtures in top-flight play in England. Over that stretch of five matches, Bournemouth has scored four goals, while the back line and goalkeepers have allowed 14. The offense has been shut out twice in the last five matches played. Callum Wilson is the leading goal scorer for Bournemouth with eight, while Harry Wilson has scored seven. Ryan Fraser is the assists leader with three.

Tottenham sits in 8th place in the Premier League with the record of 13-9-11 on 48 points. The Hotspur are in a battle to qualify for the Europa League and need every point possible from their final five matches in league play.  Tottenham is coming off a 1-0 victory at White Hart Lane over Everton on Monday. The Spurs' only goal of the match was an own goal by Everton’s Michael Keane. The victory was the 200th in Premier League action for Spurs manager Jose Mourinho.

Tottenham has two wins, one draw and two losses in its most recent five fixtures. During that stretch of five matches, the Spurs scored five goals, while the back line and goalkeepers allowed seven. The Spurs defense has two clean sheets in the last five fixtures. Harry Kane is the leading goal scorer for Tottenham with 13, while Son Heung-Min is the second leading scorer with nine and the leader in assists with nine.