Bournemouth vs Wolves: Preview, predictions and lineups
Bournemouth welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Vitality Stadium for the second weekend operating, with the 2 sides going through off within the FA Cup fifth spherical.
Vitor Pereira’s aspect claimed a 1-0 win down on the south coast final Saturday to bolster their survival hopes, though they had been aided by Illia Zabarnyi’s first half sending off. Matheus Cunha scored quickly after, and the guests had few points seeing the competition out.
Nevertheless, they had been unable to construct on that victory in midweek as Fulham recorded a 2-1 win at Molineux. Bournemouth, in the meantime, had been crushed 2-1 at Brighton regardless of Justin Kluivert’s gorgeous strike.
The Cherries have downed West Brom and Everton to succeed in this stage of the competitors, and at the moment are looking their third-ever FA Cup quarter-final berth. Wolves reached the final eight final season earlier than dropping in gorgeous circumstances to Coventry. The guests have crushed Blackburn and Bristol Metropolis to date.
Right here is 90min’s information to the FA Cup tie.
Bournemouth vs Wolves head-to-head report (final 5 video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Bournemouth |
Wolves |
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Brighton 2-1 Bournemouth – 25/02/25 |
Wolves 1-2 Fulham – 25/02/25 |
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Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves – 22/02/25 |
Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves – 22/02/25 |
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Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth – 15/02/25 |
Liverpool 2-1 Wolves – 16/02/25 |
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Everton 0-2 Bournemouth – 08/02/25 |
Blackburn 0-2 Wolves – 09/02/25 |
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Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool – 01/02/25 |
Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa – 01/02/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/reside stream |
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United Kingdom |
Not televised – reside radio commentary on BBC Radio Solent and updates on BBC Radio 5 Dwell |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN App |
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Canada |
Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Ryan Christie has been essential in Bournemouth’s rise this time period, however he was compelled off within the first half at Brighton on Tuesday and is a doubt to characteristic this weekend.
Zabarnyi remains to be suspended after final week’s crimson card, whereas Julian Araujo, Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Adam Smith are all out injured. Lewis Cook dinner will proceed on the coronary heart of the Cherries’ defence.
On a brighter notice, Evanilson made his return from a damaged foot off the bench within the week and will make his first FA Cup look this weekend. Dango Ouattara will probably proceed in Iraola’s beginning XI, nevertheless.
Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Wolves (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook dinner, Hill, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Ouattara.
Rayan Ait-Nouri was match sufficient to get by way of 90 minutes on Tuesday having been on the receiving finish of Zabarnyi’s crimson card-worthy problem final week. The silky Algerian wing-back will proceed down Wolves’ left on Saturday.
Pereira deployed robust beginning XI’s within the earlier two rounds, and that definitely will not change this weekend. Nevertheless, there may very well be a change between the sticks with Sam Johnstone coming in for primary Jose Sa.
Leon Chiwone, Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Rodrigo Gomes, Goncalo Guedes, Hwang Hee-chan and Emmanuel Agbadou are all injured.
Wolves predicted lineup vs Bournemouth (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; Doherty, Toti, Bueno; Semedo, Andre, Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Munetsi; Strand Larsen.
Wolves will likely be emboldened by their victory on the Vitality final week, even when they had been crushed on Tuesday by Fulham. Targets conceded at first of each halves proved to be their undoing.
Bournemouth did not take pleasure in their February after dazzling in January, and Iraola will as soon as once more need to deploy an undermanned backline which the likes of Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen ought to exploit.
Nevertheless, this Wolves defence is not to be trusted, particularly with out impactful new signing Agbadou, and the hosts will likely be eager to avenge final week’s defeat. It has been some time since Bournemouth loved a cup run, however this could be their 12 months.
