Bournemouth vs Man Utd – Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
Manchester United continue their bid to secure a top four spot when they visit Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
The Cherries have avoided the drop with a flurry of wins towards the back end of the season, sitting 14th with 39 points despite consecutive defeats to Chelsea and Crystal Palace.
United endured a slight wobble with losses to Brighton and West Ham but bounced back to beat Wolves and have to finish the season strongly with Liverpool in hot pursuit.
Here’s what you need to know about the game.
Bournemouth vs Man Utd H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Current Form (Last Five Games)
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Not televised (studio updates on Sky Sports News, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website) |
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United States |
nbcsports.com, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, USA Network, NBC Sports App |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
The Cherries will be without Hamed Traore, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Fredericks and Junior Stanislas for this clash at the Vitality Stadium.
There was no manager of the season nomination for Gary O’Neil despite doing the seemingly impossible by keeping Bournemouth up. The former midfielder has drawn top performances out of Philip Billing, Dominic Solanke and Jefferson Lerma, all of whom will feature here.
Bournemouth predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Mepham, Senesi, Vina; Lerma, Rothwell; Christie, Billing, Ouattara; Solanke.
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Man Utd are still sweating over the fitness of Marcus Rashford, who missed out last weekend due to injury. However, he has rejoined Erik ten Hag’s training group and could be fit in time.
Raphael Varane made his return against Wolves and will partner Victor Lindelof again in central defence.
Man Utd predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford.
With their Premier League status assured, Bournemouth only have positional rankings to play for in their final two games. That should play into United’s hands, as the visitors are still pushing to secure a top four spot.
The Cherries come into the clash having lost their last two games to Chelsea and Crystal Palace, meaning they should be ripe for Man Utd to pick off on their trip down south.
Rashford’s availability could be key, but United have the motivation and a better squad to match and should grab all three points.