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Jack Rathborn

Bournemouth vs Tottenham prediction: How will Premier League fixture play out today?

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Bournemouth looking to keep alive their hopes of a Premier League top four finish under Jose Mourinho.

The Cherries meanwhile are desperate for points in the relegation battle with Eddie Howe’s side on a five-game losing streak. The visitors will have one eye on this weekend’s north London derby, but with 11 points between Spurs and Leicester in fourth, the priority remains each game as it comes.

Follow all the live updates and reaction from the Vitality Stadium.

FULL TIME
FULL TIME
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
90+11' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Kane gets into the box and looks for the cut-back, but Moura goes to ground instead of shooting. This has been dreadful from Tottenham today, again. They still haven't had a shot on target.
90+8' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Ramsdale is down needing treatment after stretching for a corner and missing his punch. Into the last few minutes of added on time.
90+5' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Big chance for Harry Wilson - he's played in and tries to lift it over Lloris, but the keeper gets down and makes an important save.
SUBS
90+4' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Harry Wilson is booked. Spurs make another change. The away team looking like slightly stronger again now, no doubt boosted by not falling behind.
TOT sub: Gedson on for Aurier
VAR
90' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Devastation for Bournemouth. It's ruled out - Wilson's overhead kick grazed the forearm of Josh King on it's way into the goal. VAR rules it out.
12 minutes added on
GOAL!
GOAL! - Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham

​89' - CALLUM WILSON!! Maybe, just maybe, that is a lifeline for the club to stay in the top flight! A ball into the box is met by Wilson with a bicycle kick and it's into the corner for 1-0 to the Cherries!
YELLOW CARD
86' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Now then. Ndombele absolutely clears out Wilson with a pretty dreadful tackle. Play is stopped by the ref, just as Bournemouth are crossing and putting the ball in the net. Play was stopped for an offside, so it's brought back for a free-kick to the Cherries and Ndombele is booked.
82' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Bournemouth just starting to exert a bit more pressure on, trying to launch a few counters of their own.
78' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Kane finally gets a ball in toward him inside the box, but glances a header wide. Moura and Ndombele combine around the edge of the area, but Bournemouth force them back.
SUBS
74' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Drinks break, a little later than usual.
TOT sub: Sissoko off, Lucas Moura on.
70' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​20 minutes plus a fair amount of stoppage time to go. Bournemouth are on for a point here at the moment, but is it enough? Their last four games are against Leicester, Man City, Southampton and Everton. They are surely going to need two wins out of these five, so maybe tonight is a must-go-for-broke occasion?
Aurier puts in a dangerous cross from the right but Kane isn't attacking it and Lamela can't reach it.
SUBS
66' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Brooks now has a knock and Bournemouth are forced into another change. We are still on one shot on target for the entire match.
BOU sub: H Wilson on for Brooks
CONFIRMED LINEUPS
After this game, we've got Aston Villa vs Manchester United coming up and the lineups for that game are now in:
AST: Reina; Konsa, Hause, Mings, Taylor; Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Grealish, Trezeguet; Samatta.
MUN: De Gea; Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Shaw; Matic, Pogba; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.
62' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Smith only now actually leaving the pitch so we'll have a fair amount of injury time at the end of the game.
SUBS
58' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Adam Smith being stretchered off here after a few minutes of medical attention.
BOU sub: Stacey on for Smith
54' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​King goes down in one box after a challenge by Vertonghen. Nothing given there. Kane attacks and goes down at the other end just outside the area, nothing given there either. Then Davies collides with Smith in midair and the Bournemouth man looks to be in pain again, a head injury this time.
50' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Kane strikes a free-kick into the wall and knocks Adam Smith clean over, the defender needing some attention after being winded. Spurs try to attack down the right wing next and Rico goes down after being clattered in the face by Aurier. Accidental, but he needs attention too.
47' - Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

​Ndombele immediately looking to get on the ball and trying to pass forward, which is new and exciting for this Spurs side. Let's see if he has enough of an impact to earn a start in future.
SUBS
Spurs boss Mourinho clearly wasn't happy with that half either. Two subs at the break. We're back underway now.
TOT subs: Lo Celso and Bergwijn off, Ndombele and Son on

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The match will begin at 6pm on Thursday 9 July at the Vitality Stadium.

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League, coverage starts at 5:30pm.

What is the team news?

Charlie Daniels, Simon Francis and Jack Stacey are all out, while Chris Mepham (knee), Steve Cook (hamstring) and Jack Simpson (calf) are doubtful for the Cherries too. Callum Wilson returns from a two-match ban.

Giovani Lo Celso could be rested after completing the 90 minutes in three successive games. Eric Dier has been handed a four-game ban, while Juan Foyth and Japhet Tanganga remain out.

Predicted line-ups

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Smith, Ake, Kelly, Rico; Brooks, Lerma, Cook, Stanislas; C. Wilson, King

Tottenham XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies; Sissoko, Winks; Bergwijn, Lamela, Son; Kane

What are the odds?

Bournemouth 4/1

Draw 3/1

Tottenham 4/6

Prediction

It wasn’t pretty last time out as Spurs edged past Everton, but Jose Mourinho’s side know results are all that matters at this stage of the season. While Bournemouth will hope to cause an upset to bring to life their bid to beat the drop, their form has shown no signs of changing, while Spurs have enough quality to cope here, despite the importance of Arsenal this weekend. We’ll opt for a 2-0 away win as Spurs heap more misery on the Cherries.

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