| Bournemouth and Fulham will open the round of the Premier League on Friday evening. The sixth-placed side hosts will face the eleventh-placed guests. Bournemouth have drawn two games in a row against Newcastle and Leeds United, while Fulham suffered a 1-3 defeat to Aston Villa after three consecutive wins. Bournemouth is still unbeaten at home in the Premier League, having won two of three home games. Bournemouth is currently in strong form. The Cherries have lost only two of their last 16 league meetings with Fulham and have lost just once in their last eight encounters. Their home form is also back. After losing four consecutive home games between February and April, Bournemouth have since taken 14 points from seven matches at the Vitality Stadium, keeping four clean sheets in the process. With eleven points from their first six matches, the team is also off to the best start in their Premier League history three points more than last season and a full eight more than in Andoni Iraola's debut season in 2023. |
