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Less than 48 hours after their last game, a number of Premier League clubs are already in action. Similarly Brighton & Hove Albion and AFC Bournemouth, which open two clubs on Saturday afternoon at 12:30 PM, the twentieth round of the Premier League. The train rumbles on in England.
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Brighton & Hove Albion kicked off on Boxing Day at 12:30 in London for the mutual duel with Tottenham Hotspur. Exactly 48 hours later, the men from Graham Potter come back into action and this time a home game against AFC Bournemouth is scheduled. At Brighton they lost their last two games and therefore Brighton, like Bournemouth, has twenty points after nineteen games. The lead on the relegation line is only two points after last Thursday, so Brighton has to face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
Potter saw that his team lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur. That defeat was somewhat flattering – Brighton took the lead in the first half by Adam Webster but still had to face two goals against in the second half. Harry Kane’s equalizer had some luck and in ninety minutes, Brighton might have earned a little more against Tottenham. The Seagulls had to go all the way in North London and the question is whether that will affect the game against Bournemouth. Potter will not start the same eleven players against Bournemouth as he did against Tottenham, Davy Pröpper was in London for ninety minutes and is now expected to be back in the starting line-up.
AFC Bournemouth:
At AFC Bournemouth, they came into action on Thursday at 4 p.m. and Eddie Howe’s team was able to take even less rest than Brighton. At Bournemouth, they remained unbeaten on Boxing Day: in the Vitality Stadium, The Cherries had a point left over with Arsenal. Dan Gosling scored the opening goal ten minutes before half-time, but Bournemouth was unlucky after more than an hour of play. Yet they cannot be dissatisfied at Bournemouth with a 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
Two weeks ago, Bournemouth took a three point visit to Chelsea (0-1 win) and The Cherries also won 1-0 in November against Manchester United. This Bournemouth knows how to perform against the top clubs from the Premier League, but the results against the lesser gods are disappointing again at Bournemouth. At the start of this month, Howe’s team lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace and last weekend Burnley was 0-1 too strong for Bournemouth. The Cherries remained unbeaten in their last five away games against Brighton & Hove Albion. Just like his colleague at Brighton, Bournemouth coach Howe will also make some changes compared to the competition meeting with Arsenal. For example, Philip Billing is expected in the base instead of Gosling, who was still accurate against Arsenal on behalf of The Cherries.
Brighton vs Bournemouth head to head matches
13.04.19 PL Brighton Bournemouth 0 : 5
05.01.19 FAC Bournemouth Brighton 1 : 3
22.12.18 PL Bournemouth Brighton 2 : 0
01.01.18 PL Brighton Bournemouth 2 : 2
19.09.17 EFL Bournemouth Brighton 1 : 0 (0 : 0)