Bournemouth will go in search of a fourth successive Premier League victory when they welcome Fulham to the south coast on Boxing Day.
Thanks to a six-game unbeaten streak, the Cherries have climbed to 12th in the table, meaning they sit level on points with 10th-placed Chelsea.
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Fulham, on the other hand, find themselves 13th – one point shy of Bournemouth – although the Cottagers have played one game more than Andoni Iraola’s side.
Bournemouth enter Tuesday’s showdown on the back of a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, courtesy of a hat-trick from Dominic Solanke.
The Cherries have now won each of their last three matches, with clean-sheet victories over Crystal Palace and Manchester United preceding Saturday’s success.
Better still, Iraola’s men have won five of their previous six matches, scoring at least two goals in each of those encounters.
Having scored two goals in each of their last three home games, Bournemouth look set to enjoy more success at the Vitality Stadium on Boxing Day.
Meanwhile, Fulham suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley on Saturday, despite racking up 66% possession and 19 shots at Craven Cottage.
Following a 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United, Marco Silva’s have lost each of their previous two matches without scoring a single goal.
When you look at the bigger picture, the Cottagers have five of their last eight Premier League clashes, conceding 15 goals in the process.
It is also worth noting that Fulham have failed to win any of their previous eight away league outings, losing each of their last three.
Head-to-head: Across all competitions, Bournemouth have avoided defeat in each of their previous four meetings with Fulham, picking up one win and three draws.
To make matters worse for the Cottagers, they have managed to win just one of their last eight matches against the Cherries.
Team news: Bournemouth are without a number of players due to injury, including Tyler Adams, Max Aarons, Lloyd Kelly, Emiliano Marcondes and Ryan Fredericks.
As for Fulham, Adam Traore is injured, Tim Ream and Willian are doubts, while Raul Jiminez is suspended after picking up a red card.
Given that Bournemouth have won five of their last six matches, Iraola’s men will be confident of inflicting a third successive defeat on Fulham.
Forebet predicts that Bournemouth will extend their winning streak to four games, scoring over 1.5 goals while keeping a clean sheet.