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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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
#4	Position	#13
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Tottenham Hotspur FC are 4th (0 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Tottenham Hotspur FC is hosting AFC Bournemouth for another epic battle.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
9' Pape Sarr is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
14' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 335 games and scored 441 goals.
24' Guglielmo Vicario is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Justin Kluivert.
30' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' Oliver Skipp is replacing Pape Sarr for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Tottenham Hotspur FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' David Brooks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
46' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Max Aarons comes on to replace Dango Ouattara.
51' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' AFC Bournemouth have won 441 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Skipp on 57.
59' Tottenham Hotspur FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pierre Emile Hojbjerg is hanging Rodrigo Bentancur on the field on 59 minute.
61' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Antoine Semenyo comes on to replace Luis Sinisterra.
66' 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 Destiny Udogie suffering a number of foals already.
69' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 69 minute. Ryan Christie leaves to be changed by Alex Scott.
71' A goal from the South Korea international Heung-min Son! He fires home on 71 to make it 2-0!
72' What composure from Heung-min Son! The South Korea international strokes it home. 3-0.
77' Tottenham Hotspur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
80' Marcos Senesi was booked on 80.
80' GOAL! Richarlison fires home to make it 4-0!
81' Eric Dier is ready to make an impact after coming on for Giovani Lo Celso at the 81 minute mark.
82' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Richarlison is replaced by Alejo Veliz on 82 minute.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antoine Semenyo on 84.
84' Alex Scott has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Emerson Royal is booked for Tottenham Hotspur FC — Yellow card on 87.
90' A moment of madness from Giovani Lo Celso on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Tottenham Hotspur FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Tottenham Hotspur FC to claim maximum points.

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
Son Heungmin	3
Kieffer Moore	3
Heung-min Son	2
Pape Sarr	2
Dele Alli	2
Harry Wilson	2
Ben Davies	1
Ryan Sessegnon	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

1 / 4

1.06 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 AFC Bournemouth xG

I would bet for: Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Tottenham Hotspur FC44% Draw32% AFC Bournemouth24%

Actual: Tottenham Hotspur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	28%	72%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw

76%

Draw or AFC Bournemouth

56%

Tottenham Hotspur FC or AFC Bournemouth

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Tottenham Hotspur FC26% Draw57% AFC Bournemouth17%

Actual: Tottenham Hotspur FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.6%

1 – 0

15.6%

1 – 1

14%

0 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC

Handicap	Tottenham Hotspur FC covers	Push	AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	24%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	17%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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