Overview
Last weekend, Bournemouth had a brave match against Tottenham and almost caused a surprise in London. However, Son Heung-min's equalizer on the 11m mark in the final minutes made Bournemouth regretfully share the points.
That was the 4th consecutive winless match of coach Andoni Iraola's team. Bournemouth have dropped to 9th place in the Premier League and are further away from the group participating in the European Cup next season.
Evanilson's return from injury is a motivation for Bournemouth towards the final months of the season. The Brazilian has scored in his last two games.
In contrast to Bournemouth, Brentford is in relatively impressive form. Despite a 0-1 defeat to Aston Villa, they have played impressively before that, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1. Notably, the "Bees" are in very good away form, having won all 4 recent matches. These include 2 big wins against Southampton (5-0) and Leicester City (4-0).
Bryan Mbeumo has been one of Brentford's brightest stars this season. The Cameroonian player is a stable source of goals and assists for the "Bees".
Head-to-head history is in Brentford's favor as they have won three and drawn two of their last five against Bournemouth. With away advantage and better form, this is a good opportunity for Brentford to win all 3 points and extend their impressive away streak.
Personnel situation
Bournemouth will not have the services of Enes Unal, Marcos Senesi, Adam Smith and Julian Araujo. However, Ryan Christie returned in last week's draw with Spurs.
On the other side of the front line, Michael Kayode could return but Fabio Carvalho was sidelined after shoulder surgery. The striker will be absent alongside Josh Dasilva, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago and Gustavo Nunes.
Expected lineup:
AFC Bournemouth: Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Hill, Christie, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Brentford: Flekken, Pinnock, Ajer, Collins, Lewis- Potter, Schade, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Wissa.
The match between Bournemouth and Brentford takes place at 0:30 am on March 16 (Vietnam time).
