BOURNEMOUTH. Tottenham Hotspur tops AFC Bournemouth with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Maddison (17′) and a goal from D. Kulusevski (63′). Tottenham Hotspur capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a superior ball possession 57% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Tottenham Hotspur managed to find the solution to win this match.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (Lloyd Kelly). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards (Ivan Perišić, Richarlison and Yves Bissouma).

Standings

After this match, AFC Bournemouth stays with 1 points to occupy the 16th place in the table. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur has 7 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 21st of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Marcos Senesi, Neto (7.0), Max Aarons (7.3), Illia Zabarnyi (7.0), Lloyd Kelly (6.6), Miloš Kerkez (7.1), Ryan Christie (7.0), Joe Rothwell (6.4), Antoine Semenyo (6.4), Philip Billing (7.3), Justin Kluivert (6.7) and Dominic Solanke (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Cook (7.3), Chris Mepham, David Brooks (6.8), Ionuț Radu, Kieffer Moore, Hamed Junior Traorè (6.8), James Hill and Jaidon Anthony (7.0).

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of David Brooks (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Antoine Semenyo for David Brooks (73′), Joe Rothwell for Lewis Cook (46′), Ryan Christie for Hamed Junior Traorè (60′), Philip Billing for Kieffer Moore (86′) and Justin Kluivert for Jaidon Anthony (60′).

Best player: Lewis Cook​

The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Lewis Cook.

His rating is (7.3) with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Also Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.3), Pedro Porro (7.3), Cristian Romero (7.5), Micky van de Ven (7.3), Destiny Udogie (7.5), Pape Matar Sarr (7.7), Yves Bissouma (7.8), Dejan Kulusevski (7.9), James Maddison (8.2), Heung-min Son (7.8), Richarlison (6.7).

They had on the bench: Oliver Skipp (6.8), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.0), Davinson Sánchez, Emerson Royal, Ivan Perišić (6.7), Fraser Forster, Manor Solomon, Ben Davies and Giovani Lo Celso (7.0).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Ben Davies (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Richarlison for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (60′), Destiny Udogie for Ben Davies (82′), Pape Matar Sarr for Ivan Perišić (59′), James Maddison for Oliver Skipp (73′) and Yves Bissouma for Giovani Lo Celso (74′).

Best player: James Maddison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was James Maddison.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 32 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Manchester United – Nottingham Forest – 3-2
• Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 1-3
• Brentford – Crystal Palace – 1-1
• Arsenal – Fulham – 2-2
• AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-2