AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Sreya

AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United – AFC Bournemouth hosts Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium on 18th April, Wednesday in an English Premier League fixture.

AFC Bournemouth are eleventh in the league standings with thirty-eight points and have not won any of their last three games including a 3-0 loss to Liverpool in their previous outing.

Manchester United are second in the league standings with seventy-one points, their 1-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion in their last match handing the Premiership to Manchester City.

Team News

Adam Smith, Junior Stanislas and Tyrone Mings miss out due to injuries for the home side, while the visitors will be without the injured Sergio Romero.

AFC Bournemouth Possible Starting Lineup: Asmir Begovic, Simone Francis, Steve Cook, Nathan Ake, Charlie Daniels, Ryan Fraser, Lewis Cook, Dan Gosling, Marc Pugh, Joshua King, Callum Wilson.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Ashley Young, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini, Nemanja Matic, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku.

“It is a good position to be in, to have the defence fully fit and ready. It bodes well for the remaining matches ahead of us. I hope we can remain with a solid defence, as do the others, and we can keep some clean sheets in those games so that we see the season out well.”

– Eric Bailly, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth.

AFC Bournemouth have scored at least 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 home matches in the English Premier League. The hosts have also conceded at least twice in two of their last three games and are the underdogs tonight.

A 2-1 win for Manchester United is the most probable outcome.