Bournemouth welcome Tottenham to the Vitality Stadium as both sides look to climb the Premier League table amid mixed results of late.
The hosts beat Wolves 4-2 in a frantic match last weekend to climb up to 13th ahead of the midweek fixtures, and Andoni Iraola’s side have surprised both fans and pundits alike with their quality at times this season.
Ange Postecoglou’s side laboured to a 1-1 draw with Fulham which took them to seventh ahead of the next round of fixtures, with the Australian once again coming in for criticism in some parts after his team followed a scintillating 4-0 win over Manchester City with another poor result.
And with just two points separating the two teams at kick-off, it promises to be an intriguing contest on the south coast that gives both sides the chance to improve their position. Follow all of the latest from the Vitality Stadium in our live blog below:
NO GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
73 mins: Spurs get away with it! A risky pass from Forster is intercepted by Adams, who robbed Kulusevksi. Adams saw his shot saved by Forster and it broke to Evanilson, who scrambled in, but he was offside. Let off!
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:45
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Tottenham (EVANILSON 72’)
SHAMBLES FROM SPURS AND BOURNEMOUTH DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! But is Evanilson offside?
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:43
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
66 mins: POST! Evanilson knocks the ball back to Christie from a long pass and the Scotland international takes it on, before slamming a low shot against the outside of the post with Forster beaten.
Christie then almost slips in Evanilson but Dragusin gets across and Tottenham clear from the corner.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:39
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
65 mins: CLOSE! Maddison puts in another testing inswinging corner that Kepa has to punch away from under his bar. It drops to Porro on the edge of the box and the right back meets the half-volley superbly. A low, skidding effort is palmed away by the goalkeeper.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:37
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
61 mins: Much better again from Spurs, as Maddison goes close. Son finds the clever pass through and Maddison almost pulls something from nothing as he turns and bends the shot towards the far post.
Worry for Spurs, though. Davies is down and Postecoglou is already without Romero and Van de Ven. Porro is coming on and Gray is going to have to do a job next to Dragusin.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:33
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
58 mins: Spurs have the ball in the net! Almost an immediate imapct for Son but he’s offside. It’s better from Spurs, though. They won the ball high up the pitch and Kulusevki had a shot saved by Kepa. It broke to Son but he was offside by a yard.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:30
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
56 mins: Oooof. Kulusevski and Maddison play the corner short and the Sweden international puts in a belter of a cross towards the far post. It’s just ahead of Davies, who was arriving. Kulusevski is asking where he was.
Son is on for Spurs. He takes the armband.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:29
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
55 mins: Son has taken his bib off and is looking like he’s about to come on. You could take off any of Tottenham’s players based on tonight.
But it’s going to be Sarr, apparently.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:27
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
53 mins: SAVE! Chance again for Bournemouth on the break, as Kluivert races around the outside of Udogie. With the angle closing, he blasts his shot straight at Forster.
Could he have squared to Evanilson, who got forward to support? Perhaps. At the other end, Gray shoots straight at Kepa on his left foot.
Jamie Braidwood5 December 2024 21:26