There are four matches to be played in the English Premier League at 3pm on the 20th of May including the meeting between Bournemouth and Manchester United.
The game will take place at the Vitality Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 39 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 66 points.
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Bournemouth come into the game on the back of a 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace last weekend. The Cherries conceded the first goal in the 39th minute and found themselves 2-0 down 13 minutes into the second half.
The defeat at Crystal Palace means Bournemouth have lost 3 of their 5 most recent Premier League fixtures, including each of the last 2 games. There have been defeats against West Ham United and Chelsea at home plus Crystal Palace away. However, Bournemouth have won 4 of their last 7 league matches.
Home form in the Premier League shows Bournemouth have lost 3 of their last 4 games. They have been struggling to record wins in-front of their own fans and have just 3 wins from their last 10 Premier League fixtures on home soil.
Home matches featuring Bournemouth have been entertaining to watch. They have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 home league games, including each of their last 3 matches at home in the Premier League.
Manchester United make the trip south to the Vitality Stadium having beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at home in the Premier League last weekend.
The home team were forced to wait until the 32nd minute to open the scoring and did not secure the points until the final moments with a late second goal.
The win over Wolves was the first in 3 games for Manchester United having lost their previous 2 Premier League fixtures. Both defeats came away from home and the Red Devils lost 1-0 at Brighton and West Ham thanks to individual errors.
Away form in the Premier League shows Manchester United have won only 1 of their 6 most recent games. There have been defeats at Liverpool, Newcastle United, Brighton, and West Ham.
The win came at Nottingham Forest and there was a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur. Trends show Manchester United have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 6 away league matches.
Team news and Bournemouth are without the injured duo of Marcus Tavernier and Hamed Junior Traorè. They also have doubts over the fitness of Ryan Fredericks and Junior Stanislas.
Manchester United travel without Marcel Sabitzer, Phil Jones, Lisandro Martínez, and Donny van de Beek due to injury. They also have doubts over the fitness of Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay.
Bournemouth have secured their Premier League future meaning they can relax and that could make them a tricky opponent. Manchester United must win to be sure of staying in the top four and will be determined to take maximum points.
We expect to see plenty of goals, with over 3.5 in total and both teams scoring in an away win.