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Latest Bournemouth vs Brighton team information

Bournemouth are without Adam Smith “for a few weeks” with a hamstring injury picked up in the win over Spurs. Enes Unal remains sidelined for the long term with a knee injury, while Lewis Cook will undergo a fitness test before kick-off.

Julian Araujo has completed his two-match suspension and will compete with new signing Alex Jimenez for the right-back spot. Ryan Christie is pushing for his first Premier League start of the season, replacing either Alex Scott or Tyler Adams. New signings Amine Adli and Ben Gannon Doak are also available for debuts.

For Brighton, Adam Webster and Solly March are still absent due to knee injuries. Mats Wieffer (also knee injury), who has been deployed as a temporary right-back, is likely to return in time but still needs further assessment.

Brajan Gruda – who scored the winner against Man City – could be handed his first start of the season, competing with Diego Gomez for the attacking midfield spot, but Georginio Rutter remains Hurzeler's preferred choice.

Danny Welbeck is likely to continue as a centre-forward, while new signings Charalampos Kostoulas, Stefanos Tzimas and Tom Watson – who are gradually being introduced – could be included in the squad this weekend.

Latest predicted lineup for Bournemouth vs Brighton

Bournemouth:

Petrovic; Araujo, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo; Evanilson

Brighton & Hove Albion:

Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck

Latest football commentary on Bournemouth vs Brighton

After losing 4-2 to reigning Premier League champions Liverpool in the opening round of the new season, Bournemouth ended August with two consecutive 1-0 wins against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.

A solitary goal from Evanilson in the fifth minute gave the Cherries a deserved victory at Tottenham two weeks ago. The hosts were underperforming and were fortunate not to suffer a heavier defeat, as Andoni Iraola’s side had 20 shots on goal.

After the match, Iraola admitted that he was “satisfied with almost everything” about the performance in London, but also warned that his side may have paid the price for a lack of sharpness in decisive situations.

Bournemouth now have six points from three Premier League games, their second-best start to a top-flight campaign (their best was seven in 2018/19). They are aiming to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2024.

Bournemouth have won four of their first six Premier League meetings with Brighton, but have lost five of their last six, barring a 3-0 home win in April 2024.

Brighton went into the international break with an impressive 2-1 comeback win over Manchester City, despite having been behind for more than 60 minutes.

At 39 years and 239 days old, James Milner became the oldest penalty scorer in Premier League history when he netted against his former club, before youngster Brajan Gruda coolly finished in the 89th minute to seal the win – Brighton's first win of the season, after a 1-1 draw with Fulham and a 2-0 defeat at Everton.

Coach Fabian Hurzeler received much praise for his decision to make four substitutions in the second half, but the young German insisted: “Sometimes football is not just about tactics,” and stressed that “energy, intensity and togetherness” were the key to victory.

Since their humiliating 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in February, Brighton have picked up 31 points in the Premier League – only Liverpool (36), Man City (33) and Chelsea (33) have more. They have also scored 34 goals, only Liverpool (36) have fewer in that time.

Ahead of this weekend's trip, Brighton have won two of their last three visits to Bournemouth (L1) and are looking to record back-to-back away wins against their opponents for the first time since February 1932.

Latest Bournemouth vs Brighton 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 Brightonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bournemouth 2-1 Brighton

• WhoScore:Bournemouth 2-2 Brighton
• Our newspaper predicts:Bournemouth 2-2 Brighton

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