EPL : Bournemouth 1 Spurs 0
May 4, 2019 11:00:55 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on May 4, 2019 11:00:55 GMT
Yeah, thought this might end up a draw at first, but Spurs look good with that line-up and the incentive to secure a top 4 finish today will surely push them on. There's a job to be done in Amsterdam next week but first there's this, a trip to the seaside for soggy chips, seagull sh*t and three points.
Eddie 'Baby Face' Howe has been awarded the Freedom of Bournemouth key, though this doesn't mean he no longer has to show ID when paying a crafty visit to Cherry's Soothing Sauna (three floors up, ring bell & wait) Bournemouth are okay in 14th and will be happy with another season of EPL action. They finished 12th last season with 44 points and, currently on 42, they might just equal or better that tally with a game away at Palace to come.
Bournemouth: Travers, Clyne, Steve Cook, Simpson, Smith, Ibe, Lerma, Ake, Fraser, King, Wilson.
Subs: Boruc, Mousset, Hyndman, Taylor, Mepham, Surridge, Ofoborh.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rose, Dier, Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen, Son, Lucas Moura.
Subs: Janssen, Wanyama, Llorente, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Davies, Skipp.
Bournemouth 9/2
Spurs 8/13
Draw 7/2
Preamble by Scott Murray :
Eddie 'Baby Face' Howe has been awarded the Freedom of Bournemouth key, though this doesn't mean he no longer has to show ID when paying a crafty visit to Cherry's Soothing Sauna (three floors up, ring bell & wait) Bournemouth are okay in 14th and will be happy with another season of EPL action. They finished 12th last season with 44 points and, currently on 42, they might just equal or better that tally with a game away at Palace to come.
Bournemouth: Travers, Clyne, Steve Cook, Simpson, Smith, Ibe, Lerma, Ake, Fraser, King, Wilson.
Subs: Boruc, Mousset, Hyndman, Taylor, Mepham, Surridge, Ofoborh.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rose, Dier, Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen, Son, Lucas Moura.
Subs: Janssen, Wanyama, Llorente, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Davies, Skipp.
Bournemouth 9/2
Spurs 8/13
Draw 7/2
Preamble by Scott Murray :
Tottenham Hotspur haven’t secured a top-four finish yet. They’re not necessarily in the best shape to make the Champions League final either. Still, what a difference five days could make. Son Heung-min will be back from suspension for Wednesday night’s semi-final second leg against Ajax ... but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Three points against Bournemouth this lunchtime will guarantee top-level continental football next season whatever happens in Amsterdam next week.
There are some issues here, however. Spurs might have beaten the Cherries 5-0 at Wembley back in October, but they’ve won just one of their last nine away matches. They’ve also lost four of their last five matches in all competitions, and the one victory during that miserable sequence was a late scrape against Brighton & Hove Albion, who, well, y’know. Spurs will take succour from the fact that Bournemouth have lost their last two at home – against Burnley and Fulham for goodness sake – and haven’t won at Dean Court since January. Then again, that was a 4-0 belting of Chelsea, so take care Tottenham.
Given that Spurs won 4-1 here last year, and have scored 14 goals against the Cherries in the teams’ last four meetings, this should be a shoo-in. But, hey, football. And who knows which team Mauricio Pochettino will pick ahead of their bid to reach the biggest event in club football. Which only leads to one conclusion ... it’s on!
There are some issues here, however. Spurs might have beaten the Cherries 5-0 at Wembley back in October, but they’ve won just one of their last nine away matches. They’ve also lost four of their last five matches in all competitions, and the one victory during that miserable sequence was a late scrape against Brighton & Hove Albion, who, well, y’know. Spurs will take succour from the fact that Bournemouth have lost their last two at home – against Burnley and Fulham for goodness sake – and haven’t won at Dean Court since January. Then again, that was a 4-0 belting of Chelsea, so take care Tottenham.
Given that Spurs won 4-1 here last year, and have scored 14 goals against the Cherries in the teams’ last four meetings, this should be a shoo-in. But, hey, football. And who knows which team Mauricio Pochettino will pick ahead of their bid to reach the biggest event in club football. Which only leads to one conclusion ... it’s on!
