Bournemouth vs Wolves Preview: Team News & Prediction
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AFC Bournemouth are pushing for shock UEFA Champions League qualification this season as they now take on a relegation battling Wolverhampton Wanderers side on the south coast.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 22nd February, 2025: UK – 3:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock
Bournemouth Preview: Flying Cherries
Andoni Iraola, formerly of Rayo Vallecano, has implemented an exhilarating and effective style of football at the Vitality Stadium that has them sitting tucked inside the top five and the potential UEFA Champions League spots ahead of the 26th match day of the campaign.
The Cherries eased past south coast rivals Southampton by three goals to one at St Mary’s last weekend to mean they have now suffered just one defeat, against league leaders Liverpool, in their last 15 matches across all competitions.
Wolves Preview: Improving Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers have been much-improved since Vitor Pereira replaced Gary O’Neil in the dugout in mid-December but they still remain in real trouble as they begin the weekend sitting just two points above the danger zone.
They will feel hard done by to come into this one on the back of a defeat at Anfield against the aforementioned Liverpool in a game in which they were 2-0 down before Matheus Cunha pulled a goal back and Wolves then wasted several openings to snatch an unlikely point.
Bournemouth Team News: Scott and Sinisterra edge closer to starting
Winter transfer window signing Julio Soler has returned from being away with Argentina's U20 side at the CONMEBOL U20 South American Championship. Andoni Iraola has suggested that, despite returning to the squad, neither Alex Scott or Luis Sinisterra are ready to start for the hosts just yet.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Unavailable: Senesi (Injured), Smith (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Evanilson (Injured), Unal (Injured)
Questionable: Hill (Fitness)
Wolves Team News: Strand Larsen to return
Norway international striker Jorgen Strand Larsen returned to training last week and will be available for the visitors this weekend. They are, though, dealing with the absence of winter signing Emmanuel Agbadou and summer signing Rodrigo Gomes for this weekend.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Guedes
Unavailable: Agbadou (Injured), Mosquera (Injured), Chiwone (Injured), R. Gomes (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Kalajdzic (Injured), Hwang (Injured)
Questionable:
Bournemouth vs Wolves Prediction
AFC Bournemouth are one of the best teams to watch in the league and have an excellent squad with players across the park that appear destined for big things in their careers and their good form has been maintained by Iraola, despite some quite injuries that should be debilitating to their success. They now face a Wolves side that stand a chance of scoring in any game with the form of the aforementioned Cunha. The hosts are favourites but may well concede.
Bournemouth vs Wolves Tip: Bournemouth to win & both teams to score
