AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Vitality Stadium
Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Southampton today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton
Bournemouth have lost five of their last eight Premier League matches (W1 D2) – they had won five of their previous eight games beforehand (D1 L2). The Cherries currently sit in 13th place on five points after five games. Bournemouth were defeated 3-0 in their last Premier League match at Anfield against Liverpool. Andoni Iraola’s side have lost five of their seven Premier League games played on a Monday (W1 D1); among teams to play five or more matches on this day of the week in the competition, their loss rate of 71% is the highest. Having won their first Premier League home game against Southampton in March 2016, Bournemouth are now winless in their last five against Saints at the Vitality Stadium in the competition (D2 L3).
AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League fixture between Bournemouth and Southampton at the Vitality Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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