Hello, very glad you could make it. Since Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic’s maiden clash with Brighton and Hove Albion in 1923, these two south-coast clubs have played each other 105 times - but never in the top-flight. That is about to change. What is more, even at this early stage in the season, this is a match that both clubs could do with winning if they are to stick around the Premier League for another year.
Freshly promoted Brighton have been making a better fist of the season so far, notching up their first win last week with an impressive 3-1 dismantling of West Brom. Bournemouth, meanwhile, have found the going much tougher and have lost all four of their league matches so far, including against that self-same West Brom. Eddie Howe, once considered infallible, is a manager under pressure. Defeat here is unlikely to lead to his dismissal but, then again, Frank de Boer.
Howe has vowed to “get back to basics” in a bid to restore his team to winning ways. Maybe we’ll find out soon what that means. Chris Hughton, meanwhile, arrives with a team that has found a groove, with last week’s win coming on the back of a decent performance and draw at Watford (another of the teams to have beaten Bournemouth this season). All in all, this is set up to be a feisty and fun Friday night by the seaside. Here we are now, entertain us!
SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS posted by CAMPUS94
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