Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola expects a troublesome sport away to Brentford on Saturday, regardless of having taken seven factors from their final three matches in opposition to top-four finishers.
The Cherries inflicted Manchester Metropolis’s first league defeat of the season final weekend, whereas they’d completed the identical to Arsenal two weeks earlier than and earned a degree at Villa Park between these matches.
“I’m not going to lie, we didn’t anticipate seven factors. Undoubtedly, we didn’t anticipate these factors,” he informed the Bournemouth Echo.
“Nevertheless it’s true that it’s not the tip of something. We have now to recuperate tomorrow and subsequent week we go Brentford away.
“The way in which they’re taking part in at house, it’s going to be a really, very troublesome sport once more and we have now to proceed to attempt to give us probabilities as a result of it’s going to be very troublesome. That is the Premier League,”
Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring in opposition to Metropolis final week and is Bournemouth’s high scorer with 4 objectives. Iraola might be in search of one other efficiency from him on the Gtech Group Stadium.
“He has been taking part in very effectively all of the season,” mentioned Iraola.
“I believe we demand him lots as a result of I believe he can provide lots, and right this moment in all probability he scores and everybody provides him extra recognition.”
“I believe Antoine goes to be all the time harmful for each centre again, each full again that he assaults.”
Bournemouth 2-1 Man Metropolis FT
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However forward of their journey to Brentford, there was no likelihood of Iraola getting carried away together with his aspect’s current type.
“To win one sport within the Premier League in opposition to any workforce could be very troublesome,” he mentioned.
“It’s a must to do quite a lot of issues effectively. So, we have now to proceed as a result of we’d like extra factors and we need to proceed constructing and take benefit as a result of we’ve bought these factors now in opposition to these groups.
“So, let’s attempt to take this benefit and never lose it right away.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Brentford – Bryan Mbeumo
Mbeumo has scored in all 5 of his Premier League appearances at house this season, with seven of his eight league objectives coming on the Gtech Group Stadium.
The Cameroonian is equal-second within the Premier League high scorer standings on eight, stage with Chris Wooden and three behind Erling Haaland.
Bournemouth – Antoine Semenyo
Semenyo scored his fourth objective of the season final weekend, opening the scoring in Bournemouth’s 2-1 victory at house to Manchester Metropolis.
The Ghanaian is his membership’s high scorer and has had the second-most photographs (42) of any participant within the Premier League this season.
MATCH PREDICTION: BRENTFORD WIN
Brentford come into this match having gained 4 of their 5 Premier League house video games this season, drawing the opposite. No aspect has picked up extra house factors within the competitors this season up to now than the Bees (13, stage with Man Metropolis), whereas no aspect has scored extra house objectives than Thomas Frank’s aspect (15, stage with Tottenham).
That isn’t nice information for Bournemouth, who’ve stored only one clear sheet within the Premier League this season. They’re additionally but to maintain a clear sheet in any of their six video games on the street in all competitions up to now, whereas Bournemouth’s solely away win this season was a 3-2 victory over Sixteenth-placed Everton in August
Brentford are additionally unbeaten of their final seven matches in opposition to Bournemouth (W5 D2), which is a run that stretches again to August 2014. In actual fact, Bournemouth haven’t gained a league sport away to Brentford since October 2005 (D5 L4), through which they beat them 2-0 when each groups had been in League One.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Brentford – 44.1%
Draw – 26.8%
Bournemouth – 29%