Bournemouth will look to boost their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four when they travel to St Mary's to face bottom side Southampton on Saturday afternoon.
Southampton are aiming for revenge, after losing 1-3 to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium at the end of September last year.
Latest Southampton vs Bournemouth squad information
Southampton will be without Taylor Harwood-Bellis (ankle), Jack Stephens (calf), Ross Stewart (calf), Juan Larios and Ryan Fraser (unspecified injuries), while Adam Lallana (hamstring) and Flynn Downes (knockout) remain doubts and will be assessed ahead of the game.
Nathan Wood has recovered from injury and could feature in a back three alongside Jan Bednarek and James Bree. On the wings, Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning, Welington and Yukinari Sugawara are all potential options.
Aaron Ramsdale is likely to replace Alex McCarthy in goal, while Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu - who scored against Ipswich a fortnight ago - could continue to start in midfield and attack.
For Bournemouth, the visitors will be without Evanilson (foot), Enes Unal (anterior cruciate ligament), Alex Scott (knee), Marcos Senesi, Julian Araujo (all hamstring), Adam Smith (muscle) and Julio Soler (on international duty). In addition, James Hill and Luis Sinisterra (both hamstring) are also doubtful.
Bournemouth are expected to field a back four of Lewis Cook - still in the role of makeshift right-back - Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez, protecting goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, while Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie continue to man the midfield.
Semenyo and Dango Ouattara - who scored in the first leg against Southampton - are likely to start up front alongside David Brooks and Justin Kluivert, who has five goals and two assists in his last four Premier League games.
Latest predicted lineup Southampton vs Bournemouth
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Bree, Bednarek, Wood; Walker-Peters, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Wellington; Fernandes, Dibling; Onuachu
Bournemouth:
Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Latest football commentary Southampton vs Bournemouth
After ending a 13-game winless run in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over rivals Ipswich Town two weeks ago, Southampton were disappointed again when they lost 1-0 to Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup last weekend.
Despite having more possession, Southampton were completely stalemate against the most solid defence in Europe statistically, and Marcus Edwards' only goal in the 77th minute condemned them to their earliest FA Cup exit since the 2019-20 season.
The elimination could be a blessing in disguise for Southampton fans, as Ivan Juric's men can now focus all their attention on fighting relegation. However, it won't be an easy task as they are bottom of the table, 10 points adrift of safety, with just 14 games left to turn things around.
Southampton have had a season to forget, especially at home at St Mary's, where they have picked up just four points from 11 games (W1 D1 L9), scoring just eight goals and conceding 30 - the worst figures in the league. If they lose to Bournemouth, Southampton will suffer their seventh consecutive home defeat.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, are in pole position to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history, with a 2-0 defeat to leaders Liverpool two weeks ago being their only defeat in their last 14 games in all competitions (W9 D4).
Andoni Iraola's side quickly bounced back with a 2-0 win over Everton in the FA Cup fourth round, with goals from Antoine Semenyo and Daniel Jebbison securing a place in the fifth round against Wolves.
Bournemouth have a fairly favorable schedule in the Premier League with opponents Southampton, Wolves, Brighton, Tottenham, Brentford, Ipswich and West Ham. They are currently 7th in the rankings, only 3 points behind the top 4, and can completely compete for a Champions League spot.
Coming into this match, Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 12 games against teams at the bottom of the table, including three wins this season. They are also on the longest unbeaten away run in the club’s history in the Premier League (6 games – W4 D2).
After beating Southampton 3-1 in the first leg, Bournemouth are looking to win both legs of a season against the same opponent for the first time in their history.
Latest Southampton vs Bournemouth score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Southampton vs Bournemouth match:
- Sportsmole: Southampton 0-3 Bournemouth
- WhoScore: Southampton 1-2 Bournemouth
- Our prediction: Southampton 1-4 Bournemouth
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