Bournemouth v Wolves predictions: Wanderers to grind out first win of campaign

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Bournemouth v Wolves in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Where to watch

BT Sport 5, 7.30pm Wednesday

Best bet

Wolves to win & under 3.5 goals
1pt 9-5 Betfair

Team news

Bournemouth
Joe Rothwell, Ryan Fredericks, David Brooks and Ben Pearson are out. Lloyd Kelly and Junior Stanislas are doubts and Dominic Solanke is pushing for a start up front.

Wolves
Chiquinho (knee) is a long-term absentee and Willy Boly is unlikely to feature after failing to turn up for Sunday's fixture against Newcastle.

Match preview

Less than a month after Bournemouth marked their return to the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa, manager Scott Parker has been sacked after his side lost 4-0 away to Manchester City, 3-0 at home to Arsenal and, most damagingly, 9-0 at Liverpool.

The Cherries' defenders, under interim manager Gary O'Neil, should get some respite against a Wolves side who have scored only 40 goals in 42 league matches under Bruno Lage.

However, Wanderers gave Tottenham a good game in their last away fixture, going down 1-0 in north London, and they were on the verge of a first win of the season at home to Newcastle on Sunday before Allan Saint-Maximin's spectacular late equaliser for the Magpies.

Wolves are unlikely to cut loose on the south coast but their midfield and attacking options look a class above Bournemouth's and they can grind out a victory against a home side reeling from last weekend's record-equalling rout at Anfield and the departure of their promotion-winning manager.

Key stat

Fourteen of Wolves's last 15 Premier League away wins have featured under 3.5 goals.

Inside info

Bournemouth

Penalty taker Dominic Solanke
Assist ace Philip Billing
Set-piece aerial threat Philip Billing
Card magnet Philip Billing

Wolves

Penalty taker Raul Jimenez
Assist ace Ruben Neves
Card magnet Raul Jimenez
Set-piece aerial threat Nathan Collins

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