Bournemouth host Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium this Sunday in the Premier League. Both sides sit in the bottom half of the table, looking to put as much distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
Bournemouth currently sit 12th in the Premier League after 21 games. The Cherries have seven wins, five draws and nine losses which leaves them on 26 points, only five points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Bournemouth have two wins, one draw and two losses.
Alex Scott’s 84th minute goal was only a consolation for Bournemouth against Tottenham. Pape Sarr, Son Heung-min and Richarlison all scored in the 3 - 1 win for Tottenham. In the Third Round of the FA Cup, Bournemouth took on Championship QPR. Sinclair Armstrong and Lyndon Dykes gave QPR the shock 2 - 0 lead going into halftime. However, goals from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Justin Kluivert gave Bournemouth the 3 - 2 comeback win.
Back in the Premier League, Bournemouth hosted top of the league Liverpool. A brace from Darwin Nunez and a brace from Diogo Jota in the second half gave Liverpool the 4 - 0 win. In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, Bournemouth hosted another Championship side, Swansea. Lloyd Kelly, Scott, Luis Sinisterra, David Brooks and Dominic Solanke all scored in the 5 - 0 win.
The last time out for Bournemouth was against West Ham on Thursday. Solanke opened the scoring in the third minute but a penalty from James Ward-Prowse gave West Ham a 1 - 1 draw.
Nottingham Forest currently sit 16th in the Premier League. In 22 games, Forest have five wins, five draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 20 points, just two points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have one win, two draws and two losses.
In the Third Round of the FA Cup, Nottingham Forest hosted League One Blackpool. Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel and Albie Morgan gave Blackpool the unlikely 2 - 0 lead. Nicolas Dominguez got Nottingham Forest in the game before halftime and a goal from Morgan Gibbs-White grabbed a 2 - 2 draw. However, in the Replay, Andre Omobamidele and Danilo gave Forest the 2 - 0 lead. Morgan and Kyle Joseph pulled Blackpool level this time, but a goal from Chris Wood in extra time gave Forest the 3 - 2 win.
In the Premier League, Forest took on Brentford. Danilo scored after three minutes, but Ivan Toney equalised before halftime. Ben Mee then put The Bees ahead but Wood equalised for Forest. However, a goal from Neal Maupay gave Brentford the 3 - 2 win. The Fourth Round of the FA Cup, Nottingham Forest faced Bristol City. Forest only managed two shots on target and City couldn’t even manage one shot on target as they played out a 0 - 0 draw.
The most recent outing for Nottingham Forest was against Arsenal on Tuesday. Taiwo Awoniyi did get on the scoresheet late in the game, but goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the 2 - 1 win.
Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest have met 21 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1949. Not much separates the two sides, with Bournemouth having nine wins and Nottingham Forest having six wins, the other six games ending in a draw.