Tottenham Hotspur FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Tottenham Hotspur FC

3 – 1

Full Time

AFC Bournemouth

Sun 31 Dec 2023 · 14:00 UTC Tottenham Hotspur Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Pape Sarr 9' 1–0

Heung-min Son 71' 2–0

Richarlison 80' 3–0

3–1 84' Alex Scott

Y 25' Justin Kluivert

Oliver Skipp 57' Y

Y 80' Marcos Senesi

Y 84' Antoine Semenyo

Emerson Royal 87' Y

Giovani Lo Celso 90' Y

Ange Postecoglou 90' Y

Overview

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Tottenham Hotspur FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals AFC Bournemouth

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-31 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2023-08-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2023-04-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth 2022-10-29 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2020-07-09 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Recent Form

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	3–1	W
28 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–4	L
23 Dec	Everton FC	H	2–1	W
15 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
10 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	4–1	W
07 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	1–2	L

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–3	L
26 Dec	Fulham FC	H	3–0	W
23 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	3–2	W
09 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	3–0	W
06 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–0	W
03 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Tottenham Hotspur FC		AFC Bournemouth
#11	Position	#7
12	Points	15
10	Played	10
3 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	16
11	Conceded	14
-1	GD	+2
1.20	PPG	1.50
30%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Tottenham Hotspur FC are 11th (12 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 7th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/4

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

3/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

1/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Jan Paul van Hecke

2 G

AFC Bournemouth

Evanilson	5 G	4 A
Marcus Tavernier	5 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: AFC Bournemouth gets underway.
5' Tottenham Hotspur FC is showing some good football. However, Tottenham Hotspur FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
9' A goal from the Senegal international Pape Sarr! He fires home on 9 to make it 1-0!
14' Justin Kluivert is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
19' Luis Sinisterra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' The referee calls foul for Justin Kluivert. He receives a Yellow card.
30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brennan Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
32' Oliver Skipp is replacing Pape Sarr for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Tottenham Hotspur FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past AFC Bournemouth's compact 4-2-3-1.
42' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 46 minute. Dango Ouattara leaves to be changed by Max Aarons.
51' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oliver Skipp.
59' The supporters are chanting for Pierre Emile Hojbjerg. He replaces Rodrigo Bentancur on 59 minute.
61' Antoine Semenyo is replacing Luis Sinisterra for the AFC Bournemouth side.
66' AFC Bournemouth fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Ryan Christie has done his job and it is now time for Alex Scott to step up.
71' Heung-min Son adds to his 7 season tally! Tottenham Hotspur FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
72' Heung-min Son makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Tottenham Hotspur FC are in front.
77' It looks like no one’s ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' Marcos Senesi is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
80' A goal from the Brazil international Richarlison! He fires home on 80 to make it 4-0!
81' Tottenham Hotspur FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Dier is hanging Giovani Lo Celso on the field on 81 minute.
82' A tactical swap from Tottenham Hotspur FC — Alejo Veliz on, Richarlison off on 82 minutes.
84' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Antoine Semenyo gets a Yellow card.
84' Alex Scott does the damage! The net is bulging and AFC Bournemouth surge ahead!
87' It’s a booking for Tottenham Hotspur FC player. Emerson Royal gets a Yellow card.
90' Giovani Lo Celso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Tottenham Hotspur FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
12
Emerson Royal
9
Richarlison ↓ Alejo Veliz 82'
33
Ben Davies
23
Pedro Porro
18
Giovani Lo Celso ↓ Eric Dier 81'
30
Rodrigo Bentancur ↓ Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 59'
22
Brennan Johnson ↓ Bryan Gil 82'
7
Heung-min Son
38
Destiny Udogie
29
Pape Sarr ↓ Oliver Skipp 32'

Bench

20
Fraser Forster
5
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg ↑ 59'
15
Eric Dier ↑ 81'
4
Oliver Skipp ↑ 32'
11
Bryan Gil ↑ 82'
36
Alejo Veliz ↑ 82'
35
Ashley Phillips
63
Jamie Donley
65
Alfie Dorrington

Coach Ange Postecoglou

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Dominic Solanke
4
Lewis Cook
15
Adam Smith ↓ David Brooks 82'
16
Marcus Tavernier
17
Luis Sinisterra ↓ Antoine Semenyo 61'
1
Neto
19
Justin Kluivert ↓ Philip Billing 61'
10
Ryan Christie ↓ Alex Scott 69'
25
Marcos Senesi
27
Illia Zabarnyi
11
Dango Ouattara ↓ Max Aarons 46'

Bench

24
Antoine Semenyo ↑ 61'
29
Philip Billing ↑ 61'
7
David Brooks ↑ 82'
42
Mark Travers
21
Kieffer Moore
37
Max Aarons ↑ 46'
6
Chris Mepham
8
Joe Rothwell
14
Alex Scott ↑ 69'

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	3
Son Heungmin	3
Dele Alli	2
Harry Wilson	2
Heung-min Son	2
Pape Sarr	2
Dean Huijsen	1
Christian Eriksen	1

Head to Head

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

2023-12-31 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-12-23 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2023-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-12-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC W 2023-12-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 West Ham United FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-12-31 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Fulham FC W 2023-12-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-09 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-06 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-12-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Aston Villa FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Tottenham Hotspur FC46% Draw25% AFC Bournemouth29%

Actual: Tottenham Hotspur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw

71%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

54%

Tottenham Hotspur FC or AFC Bournemouth

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC32% Draw44% AFC Bournemouth24%

Actual: Tottenham Hotspur FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.