Mark Lawrenson is backing Bournemouth and Tottenham to draw this afternoon.
Mark Lawrenson
Pundit Mark Lawrenson has told BBC Sport that he thinks Tottenham Hotspur will draw 1-1 away at Bournemouth in the Premier League today.
Spurs are back in Premier League action this afternoon, having drawn 0-0 away at Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino’s men now get back to their league campaign, and they remain unbeaten after five wins and three draws from their eight games so far, which leaves them one point behind league leaders Manchester City.
This afternoon, Pochettino takes his men down to the Vitality Stadium, as they take on Eddie Howe’s in-form Bournemouth side.
The Cherries have picked up seven points from their last three games, with last week’s thumping 6-1 win over Hull City coming after a 2-2 draw at Watford and a 1-0 victory against Everton.
General view outside the Vitality Stadium
With the likes of Junior Stanislas and Callum Wilson firing on all cylinders, Bournemouth will be keen to spring a real surprise and claim all three points against the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League this season.
Ahead of today’s game, pundit Mark Lawrenson has offered his prediction to BBC Sport, stating that he thinks the two teams will draw 1-1 this afternoon.
Lawrenson suggested that, whilst Spurs beat Bournemouth 5-1 at the Vitality Stadium almost a year ago, he sees a much different affair this time around, adding that Tottenham haven’t looked the same since the international break.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe
“The Cherries thumped Hull last week and are going well, with only one defeat in their past six league games,” said Lawrenson. “Eddie Howe’s side have built up a bit of momentum and have got goals in them as well and, like their trip to West Brom last week, this is a tough one for Tottenham.”
“Dele Alli’s late equaliser against the Baggies maintained their unbeaten start to the league season. But they relied on goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to get them a draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, and I don’t think they have picked up where they left off before the international break at the start of the month. Spurs went to the south coast and stuck five goals past Bournemouth this time last year but I see a different outcome this time,” he added.
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