Bournemouth vs Nottingham match review, 9:00 p.m. October 26: Happy days pass quickly

Bournemouth vs Nottingham form

Bournemouth almost temporarily took the top spot in the Premier League last weekend.

Visiting Selhurst Park, the team under coach Andoni Iraola started very well to create a 2-goal gap entering the halftime break.

Despite allowing striker Mateta to continuously score in just 6 minutes (from 64' to 69'), The Cherries thought they had created a decisive knockout with Ryan Christie's goal to increase the score to 3-2 in the 89th minute.

But as the referee was about to blow the final whistle, Mateta brilliantly completed his hat-trick, sealing a draw and splitting the points evenly between the teams.

If they return with all three points, Bournemouth will enjoy the joy of being at the top of the table.

However, in the later match of round 8, Arsenal also won and coach Iraola and his team also measured their own strength.

Before the 2025/26 Premier League officially kicked off, many skeptical eyes were turned towards Vitality Stadium.

Saying goodbye to 3/4 of the pillars in the defense makes Bournemouth vulnerable and may face the risk of falling into the group competing for a relegation ticket.

But instead of letting the negative atmosphere overwhelm, the Basque strategist and his students trained hard, ready to face any challenge. In 3 times on the field after the starting line, The Cherries lost 2 and won 1.

Since the 2-1 victory over Tottenham in round 3, the home team Vitality has not lost. The record of 3 wins and 3 draws in the last 6 rounds has brought Semenyo and his teammates firmly to 3rd place on the rankings.

Also experiencing personnel changes, the situation at City Ground is much more chaotic and dark.

After the departure of coach Nuno Santo due to disagreements with the upper echelons, Nottingham still cannot improve.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham match review, 9:00 p.m. October 26: Happy days pass quickly - photo 2 — Nottingham were surprisingly defeated 0-5 in their last visit to Vitality.

Under the guidance of coach Ange Postecoglou, Forest did not even have a single win, and then another dismissal was quickly issued.

Former Everton and Burnley boss Sean Dyche has been drafted in as the firefighter, with Nottingham falling into the relegation zone.

The third change of coach has initially shown its effectiveness. In his debut match, Sean Dyche helped Nottingham defeat a very high-performing Porto with an impressive score of 2-0, thereby ending a 10-match winless streak that lasted for 2 months.

However, a promising start cannot guarantee that the 54-year-old coach will continue to bring positive results to his new team.

Especially when Nottingham is in poor form away from home, and also experienced a nightmare in their last visit to Vitality (lost 0-5 last season).

Bournemouth vs Nottingham squad information

Bournemouth: Only Enes Unal and David Brooks are definitely out due to injury.

Nottingham: Ola Aina is the only absentee for the visitors.

Expected lineup Bournemouth vs Nottingham

Bournemouth: Petrovic; Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Kroupi

Nottingham: Sels; Savona, Murillo, Morato, Milenkovic, Williams; Anderson, Sangare, Luiz; Gibbs-White, Wood

Prediction: 2-1

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