Tottenham Hotspur vs AFC Bournemouth Predictions

• Both teams to score & over 3.5 goals has been a winning bet in Tottenham’s last four home meetings with Bournemouth
• Both teams have scored in 14 of Bournemouth’s last 16 away league games
• Spurs have won their opening two games, scoring five goals

Spurs bidding to build on perfect start

The Thomas Frank era could have barely started any better for Tottenham who, amidst a lengthy injury list, have won their opening two Premier League assignments to suggest a much better season is in store under the former Brentford boss.

Winning last season’s Europa League was a high point for Spurs but it did little to overshadow their 17th-placed finishing position in the Premier League, which was ultimately why Ange Postecoglou was replaced.

Tottenham enjoyed an easy 3-0 win at home to newly-promoted Burnley on the opening weekend of the season and they built on that in fine style with a surprise 2-0 victory on the road at Manchester City.

Spurs already look more compact and well-rounded under Frank and they will be determined to keep the strong start going at home to Bournemouth, who took four points from the north London club last season.

The Cherries did well to finish ninth last term but, as a result, have been raided over the summer with star defenders Ilya Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez securing moves to elite Champions League clubs.

That defensive disruption has told in the opening weeks of the season, with Bournemouth punished late on in a 4-2 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield in their Premier League opener.

Andoni Iraola’s side did respond with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at home to ten-man Wolves but they have since crashed out of the EFL Cup, suffering a 2-0 defeat when entertaining Brentford.

Cherries should have their moments

The Cherries are going to continue to carry an attacking threat, especially with the brilliant Antoine Semenyo in behind Portuguese powerhouse Evanilson, but there must be defensive doubts after their influx of departures.

The last four Premier League home meetings between this pair at Tottenham’s home ground have been littered with entertainment – both teams have scored with each rivalry and featured at least four goals – and this could follow suit.

Tottenham have looked more defensively assured in their first two Premier League matches but Burnley still had 14 shots while they were forced to sit deeper against City and utilise the counter-attack.

But breaking quickly in numbers may be the ploy for Bournemouth in this fixture and this will reveal more as to how much Tottenham’s defence has improved.

After that 4-2 loss at Liverpool, both teams have now scored in 14 of Bournemouth’s last 16 away league games, which includes last season’s trips to Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, and the high-scoring trend may continue at Tottenham.

Spurs still appear the most likely victors and correct-score punters can plunge for a 3-1 home win.