Comments and predictions for Bournemouth vs Brentford: Breathtaking chase

Bournemouth are in danger of losing all hope of qualifying for the Champions League when they host Brentford, a team that has just found the winning feeling in away matches in the Premier League.

Bournemouth squandered a two-goal lead last weekend to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur, while Brentford continued their disappointing run at home with a painful 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.

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Injuries added to Bournemouth's woes against Tottenham last weekend, with Ryan Christie – who is nursing a chronic groin injury – unable to complete the full 90 minutes, while Antoine Semenyo was also forced off in the closing stages.

However, initial assessments suggest Semenyo is suffering from cramp, meaning he will not join Enes Ünal (knee), Marcos Senesi (thigh), Adam Smith (calf) and Julian Araujo (thigh) on the injury list this weekend.

The good news for Bournemouth is that key centre-back Ilya Zabarnyi is back after a three-match suspension, allowing James Hill to move to right-back, while Lewis Cook could replace Christie in midfield.

On Brentford's side, manager Thomas Frank confirmed that Sepp van den Berg is on the mend from a knee injury and could be available for this weekend, but Michael Kayode (injury unknown) is unlikely to return.

Brentford's long-term injury list remains unchanged, with Gustavo Nunes (back), Josh Dasilva (knee), Aaron Hickey (fitness), Rico Henry (thigh) and Igor Thiago (knee) all still out. They have also suffered a blow as Fabio Carvalho has dislocated his shoulder and will also be sidelined.

Despite last week’s defeat, Frank is likely to stick with the same starting XI, especially with Yoane Wissa aiming for his 50th Premier League goal involvement. The Congolese striker has 39 goals and nine assists in his career in the competition.

Latest Bournemouth vs Brentford predicted lineup

Bournemouth:

Kepa; Hill, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Cook, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Brentford:

Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Norgaard; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

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Bournemouth are still enjoying the joy of reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals, and they also went close to winning the Premier League when Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson gave the team a two-goal lead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, a Pape Sarr strike and a Son Heung-min penalty saw Andoni Iraola's men drop two vital points in the race for Champions League qualification, where they are falling behind following a disappointing three-game winless run.

Bournemouth have dropped to ninth in the Premier League table with just one point from a possible nine, but with fierce competition in the top half, they are still just five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

In addition, the UEFA coefficient could help the fifth place in the Premier League qualify for next season's Champions League. However, Bournemouth have not maintained their impressive form as before. After an 11-match unbeaten run from November 30 to January 25, they have lost three of their last five matches.

In fact, only the bottom three teams – Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City – have picked up fewer points than Bournemouth (four) since the start of February. The hosts are now in danger of losing three consecutive Premier League home games without scoring – something that has never happened in the club’s history.

Bournemouth's goal of avoiding this unwanted record will be made more difficult when facing Brentford, a team that has shown impressive away form, despite a decline in home form.

Once one of the most formidable home sides, Brentford have now gone eight games without a win at the Gtech Community Stadium following last week's defeat to Aston Villa, when former player Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game.

While Bournemouth have struggled to confirm their European ambitions, that dream is also fading for Brentford, who are currently 12th in the table, eight points behind seventh-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, despite their poor home form, Brentford have won their last four away games in the Premier League. The last time they had five consecutive away wins in the league was in 2010-11, when they were in League One.

During Brentford's time as an attacking side at home, Thomas Frank helped his team beat Bournemouth 3-2, extending their unbeaten run to eight games. Bournemouth have never faced a Premier League team so many times without defeating Brentford. Conversely, Brentford have never faced an opponent they have gone so long unbeaten against in the history of the competition.

Latest Bournemouth vs Brentford score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bournemouth vs Brentfordas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bournemouth 2-1 Brentford

• WhoScore:Bournemouth 1-1 Brentford
• Our newspaper predicts:Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford

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