Bournemouth v Southampton: Premier League – live | Premier League

AFC Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Cook, Christie, Semenyo, Ouattara, Tavernier, Evanilson.
subtitles: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Scott, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Araujo, Unal, Aarons.

Southampton: Ramsdale, Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor, Downes, Ugochukwu, Cornet, Fernandes, Fraser, Dibling.
subtitles: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Armstrong, Lallana, Stewart, Brereton, Archer, Onuachu.

Referee: Michael Olivier

We are still very much in the honeymoon phase of 2024-2025: after a few dates there have been a few butterflies, a few nervous but excited looks and all we know at this stage is that we are eager to find out more. And in the case of Bournemouth and Southampton, there is a lot to learn: the home side are still in the process of replacing one expensive striker (Dominic Solanke) with another (Evanilson), as well as a new goalkeeper between the sticks (Kepa), while Southampton become a social experiment on how brave/stupid a football team can be if it keeps playing from the back. The Saints may still be the bookmakers’ favorites to be relegated, but they came incredibly close to their first win of the season last time out against Ipswich – have they turned a corner?

This may not be a traditional ripsnorter of a hookup/date, or particularly romantic, but there’s enough to keep us interested. Just don’t call Bournemouth-Southampton a derby.

Kick-off: 8pm BST.