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:
Bournemouth vs Tottenham LIVE
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Bournemouth host Tottenham, live on Amazon Prime Video
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73’ NO GOAL! Let off for Spurs as Evanilson offside (BOU 1-0 TOT)
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61’ CLOSE! Maddison curls wide as Spurs improve after HT (BOU 1-0 TOT)
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14’ GOAL! Huijsen heads in from corner to punish Spurs (BOU 1-0 TOT)
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Dominic Solanke returns to former club and starts for Tottenham
AFC Bournemouth 1 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:47 , Jamie Braidwood
74 mins: Another let off for Tottenham as Forster and Porro cross wires and the goalkeeper shanks his clearance into midfield.
Then Tavernier whistles a shot just wide. What on earth has happened to Spurs? An equaliser looked certain 15 minutes ago. Now Bournemouth are on top and Spurs can’t get out.
NO GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:45 , Jamie Braidwood
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!
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Tottenham (EVANILSON 72’)
21:43 , Jamie Braidwood
SHAMBLES FROM SPURS AND BOURNEMOUTH DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! But is Evanilson offside?
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:39 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:37 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:33 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
It goes just wide.
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:30 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:29 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:27 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:26 , Jamie Braidwood
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.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:24 , Jamie Braidwood
52 mins: Better, at last, from Spurs as Udogie gets around the outside of Johnson and forces Zabarnyi into the clearance.
Maddison’s corner is tricky for Kepa and the goalkeeper has to punch away under his own crossbar.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:23 , Jamie Braidwood
50 mins: Remarkable stuff from Forster, who juggles the ball over Evanilson’s outstetched leg to evade the press. He got away with it.
Spurs win a corner as Bissouma’s shot is deflected wide but Kepa can claim from the second phase. Tottneham haven’t troubled the goalkeeper yet.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:21 , Jamie Braidwood
48 mins: Yet to see a reaction from Tottenham as Bissouma passes the ball straight out of play while looking for Gray.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:17 , Jamie Braidwood
45 mins: No changes for Spurs at half time, which is a choice…. Back underway. Fulham are beating Brighton 3-1, which means Tottenham would go 5th with a win tonight.
As it stands, Bournemouth are going above Spurs into 9th. Tottenham would go into the weekend in 10th.
HALF TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:12 , Jamie Braidwood
“I don’t think Tottenham can play any worse in the second half,” says Les Ferdinand on Prime Video.
Spurs have Son, Werner, Porro and Bergvall as options on the bench.
You’d imagine we will see Son very soon if this continues.
HALF TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:04 , Jamie Braidwood
Dean Huijsin heads off with the Vitality Stadium signing his name. A memorable half and goal for the 19-year-old, on just his third Premier League start.
HALF TIME! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:02 , Jamie Braidwood
As if to sum up Spurs’ half, the whistle blows as they move the ball from side to side on the edge of the Bournemouth box. They could have played for another five minutes there and not scored. Bournemouth lead.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
21:00 , Jamie Braidwood
44 mins: SAVE! So close to 2-0! Lovely play from Bournemouth with a great overlapping run and cross from Kerkez. It’s a wicked delivery, head height but at pace. It finds Tavernier but Forster sticks out a big foot and saves.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:58 , Jamie Braidwood
42 mins: Postecoglou rubs his face on the touchline. Spurs have been second-best. Bournemouth are playing with much more confidence.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:54 , Jamie Braidwood
37 mins: Chance for Kulusevski after Kerkez loses a 50-50 with Sarr… but Huijsen reads it well and cuts out the danger. From the Spurs corner, guess who makes the clearing header? Huijsen. He’s having a cracking game after looking slightly nervous early on.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:50 , Jamie Braidwood
33 mins: Just the one shot on target for Tottenham so far. They have the Premier League’s best attack this season, in terms of goals, but are not looking like it so far tonight. Bournemouth have been much more threatening so far.
Huijsen makes an excellent sliding challenge on Solanke to break up a Tottenham attack.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:47 , Jamie Braidwood
31 mins: Bournemouth have the ball in net again… but it’s offside! Still, Bournemouth broke forward so easily after Maddison gave the ball away. Evanilson was able to carry forward but his pass to Tavernier came too late and the attacker was a yard offside.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:44 , Jamie Braidwood
28 mins: A better spell on the ball from Tottenham but there’s no way through, as Kulusevski’s pass to Solanke is cut out by Kerkez. Instead, Bournemouth get out and Semenyo has a shot blocked from the edge.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:41 , Jamie Braidwood
24 mins: Watching that goal again, Huijsen had all the space he wanted to head in after losing his marker Dragusin on the edge of the box.
Clever from Bournemouth but Tottenham’s weaknesses strikes again.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham
20:37 , Jamie Braidwood
20 mins: Kulusevski looks to lead the response for Tottenham but curls wide after cutting onto his left foot in the box. Bournemouth also hit Spurs on the counter but Tavernier’s ball evades everyone.
Bissouma is booked for a foul on Kluivert by the touchline.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham (HUIJSEN 17’)
20:32 , Jamie Braidwood
TOTTENHAM CONCEDE ANOTHER GOAL FROM A SET-PIECE! And it’s the 19-year-old Dean Huijsen with the opening goal!
A brilliant moment for the centre-back, who becomes the youngest player to score for Bournemouth in the Premier League!
But terrible defending from Tottenham! Huijsen was left all on his own at the back post to head past Forster.
Even before then, Tottenham were so sloppy in failing to clear. Bournemouth have punished them.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
20:31 , Jamie Braidwood
14 mins: Nice move from Tottenham, playing from back to front. This time Huijsen reads Johnson’s cross to make the interception.
At the other end, Forster’s sliced clearance gives Bournemouth the chance to build another attack… it breaks to Evanilson, as Dragusin fails to clear at the front post!
Forster is forced into the save!
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
20:27 , Jamie Braidwood
11 mins: Another mistake from Bournemouth, this time from Zabarnyi, lets Solanke through again. Bournemouth recover just in time to concede a corner, which they clear.
There’s lots of space tonight. Gray has to time his tackle to perfection to deny Kluivert.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
20:24 , Jamie Braidwood
9 mins: Chance! A mistake from the young Huijsen and Solanke is suddenly in! Can he take the chance against his former side? No! He blazes over, as Huijsen dives in at the last.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
20:23 , Jamie Braidwood
8 mins: Another foul from Davies on Evanilson, this time high up the pitch. The forward wags his finger at the referee and Davies is on thin ice now.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
20:21 , Jamie Braidwood
6 mins: Nice link-up play between Maddison and Kulusevski, after a lovely turn in midfield from the England international.
Kulusevski is back on the wing today and shoots straight at Kepa on his right foot.
Bournemouth 0-0…
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