In this week 22 match, on Sat Dec 11th, AFC Bournemouth hosts Blackburn Rovers at Vitality Stadium in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Fulham. Dominic Solanke struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 46th minute on a feed from Philip Billing, then Tosin Adarabioyo got the equalizer for Fulham in the 84th minute on a feed from Tom Cairney earning Fulham at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches AFC Bournemouth should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 4th placed Blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Preston North End. Ben Brereton struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 53rd minute on a feed from Khadra, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Preston North End couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season AFC Bournemouth won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ben Brereton has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for Blackburn Rovers. AFC Bournemouth is glad to have Dominic Solanke in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals.