Bournemouth vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2022-09-09 14:00.
While some felt Bournemouth sacking Scott Parker after their 9-0 thrashing by Liverpool was harsh, claiming four Premier League (PL) points since (W1, D1) would indicate it was perhaps the right call. The Cherries showed real grit to come from 2-0 down to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 last time out, leading to calls for caretaker boss Gary O’Neil to be handed the full-time job with Bournemouth now sitting in the lower mid-table.
O’Neil’s next challenge is to mastermind a first home league win since matchday one (D1, L1) and with all three of their games here this term seeing one or both teams fail to score, he’ll want Bournemouth to make a good early impression. Bournemouth have done it before, winning all three prior home PL H2Hs against Brighton & Hove Albion, opening the scoring in the last two of those victories.
However, on those three occasions, Brighton never sat as high as they will when this game kicks off, as despite selling key players in the summer, the Seagulls have matched last season’s impressive six-game PL start (W4, D1, L1). Last weekend’s 5-2 hounding of Leicester City showed how dangerous Brighton can be, netting five times in a top-flight game for the first time.
It’s that sort of performance that led to Graham Potter swiftly being installed as Thomas Tuchel’s replacement as Chelsea manager, ending an era at the AMEX Stadium. He leaves big shoes to fill, but whoever takes charge here might be wary of another trip to a promoted side as they lost their last league away game 2-1 against last season’s Championship winners, Fulham.
Key battle: Goalkeeper Neto has conceded twice and picked up two yellow cards in his two PL appearances for Bournemouth and is now tasked with stopping Alexis Mac Allister, whose set-piece double against Leicester included his second and third strikes after the 55th minute this season.
Hot stat: Bournemouth’s PL games this term have seen a league-low of one game where both teams scored (17%).