I am going to do something that no Bournemouth fan wants me to do, and predict a Bournemouth win.
So apologies to them, because that means the Cherries definitely won’t win. It’s a bit like me making Erling Haaland my captain in Fantasy Football last week - as soon as I did that, he stopped scoring.
Bournemouth really should win this one, though.
I thought Southampton were lucky to get a draw against West Ham on Sunday. Saints got an assist off referee Peter Bankes for their first goal and I also agree with Hammers boss David Moyes that his side should have had a penalty.
As for Bournemouth, well their first goal against Fulham on Saturday was absolutely superb. Dominic Solanke seems to be brimming with confidence and Philip Billing has emerged as a key player. They are a real threat.
Maybe I got a bit brainwashed by what their former boss Scott Parker said earlier in the season, about their team being “ill-equipped” for the Premier League?
At least I got a couple of their results right when he was in charge. Under Gary O’Neil they have proved me wrong every time.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
Thomas’s prediction: Here, I decided to go with the opposite of whatever Chris says. I read about how he is always wrong about Bournemouth, so if he says they are winning this time I am going against that. 1-2
I didn’t see our goal, was it really an “assist” off of the referee, I thought play had to stop if the ball hit the ref.
The ball didnt hit the ref but the pundits think he got in the way of a West ham player preventing him from tackling whoever scored but even then there was a deflection of a westham player before the ball went in the net.
In my view the Wet Spammer should have got to the ball first, as he had a chance to. Might have taken the ref out but so what. He hesitated and Perraud took it first. Tough shit.
Yes for once a deflection went in our favour. About time
