Tottenham welcome Bournemouth to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the final weekend of festive football on New Years Eve. Spurs will be eyeing a spot in the Champions League spots, whereas Bournemouth could enter the top half of the table with a win.
Tottenham currently sit fifth in the Premier League after 19 games. Spurs have 11 wins, three draws and five losses, leaving them on 36 points, just one point from the Champions League spots.
In their last five games in all competitions, Tottenham have three wins and two losses.
Cristian Romero opened the scoring for Tottenham in the 11th minute, but in the second half both Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse for West Ham to give The Hammers the 2 - 1 win despite Tottenham having 75% of the possession. However, Tottenham bounced back against Newcastle. A brace from Richarlison and a goal from Destiny Udogie and a penalty from Son Heung-min gave Tottenham the 4 - 1 win.
Despite the red card to Yves Bissouma, Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski both scored to give Tottenham the 2 - 0 win over Nottingham Forest. Richarlison was on the scoresheet again, this time against his old club Everton. Son doubled Spurs’ lead before halftime and a late goal from Andre Gomes was just a consolation for The Toffees as Tottenham held on for a 2 - 1 win.
The last time out for Tottenham was against Brighton on Thursday. Alejo Veliz and Ben Davies’ goals were just late consolations for Tottenham as a brace of penalties from Joao Pedro and goals from Jack Hinselwood and Pervis Estupinan gave Brighton the 4 - 2 win.
Bournemouth, on the other hand, sit 12th in the Premier League. In 18 games, Bournemouth have seven wins, four draws and seven losses, which leaves them on 25 points, ten points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Bournemouth have four wins and one draw.
The one draw came against Aston Villa. Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring in the tenth minute but Leon Bailey equalised for Villa within the first half. Dominic Solanke put Bournemouth back in the lead, but in the 90th minute Ollie Watkins made it level as both teams had to settle for a 2 - 2 draw. Marcos Senesi gave Bournemouth the lead over Crystal Palace at halftime and Kieffer Moore doubled the scoreline in the 91st minute to give Bournemouth the 2 - 0 win.
Solanke, Philip Billing and Senesi all scored in the shock 3 - 0 win over Manchester United, despite only having 31% of the possession. Willy Boly was sent off early on for Nottingham Forest, but it was Anthony Elanga who put Forest in front first. Chris Wood also scored for Forest but a hat-trick from Solanke gave Bournemouth the late 3 - 2 win.
The most recent outing for Bournemouth was against Fulham on Boxing Day. It was another 3 - 0 win for Bournemouth with Justin Kluivert, Solanke and Luis Sinisterra on the scoresheet.
Tottenham and Bournemouth have only met 14 times in their histories, with the first meeting in 1957 and the second meeting coming in 2015. Spurs have the better record in the fixture with nine wins in comparison to Bournemouth’s three wins, with the other two games ending in a draw.