The final game to be played on Sunday in the English Premier League is at the Vitality Stadium between Bournemouth and Leicester City. The hosts are currently in 18th place on 29 points and are facing a battle against relegation. The visitors are hoping to secure their place in the Champions League for next season.
Bournemouth come into the match having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night. Bournemouth had a goal disallowed in the second half for handball but could easily have given away a penalty in the first half so a draw was probably a fair result.
That result means Bournemouth have picked up just a single point from their 5 Premier League matches following the lockdown. The Cherries suffered 4 straight defeats prior to the draw with Spurs on Thursday. Trends show they have been struggling to win games for some time and Bournemouth have won only 4 of their last 25 matches in all competitions.
They will be happy to have kept a clean sheet against Spurs but that was their first in 14 attempts in all competitions. Home form shows Bournemouth have won only 2 of their most recent 11 Premier League games.
Leicester City picked up a point in their previous game at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal. The Foxes made a good start to the match before falling behind in the first half. However, as soon as Arsenal were reduced to 10 men in the second half, Leicester City took control and found an equaliser to take a share of the spoils.
That result means Leicester City have won only one of their last 6 matches in all competitions. All 6 of those games have come following the restart of the Premier League and the only victory came at home against Crystal Palace. Leicester City were defeated 2-1 at Everton and at home against Chelsea in the quarter-final of the FA Cup. The remaining 3 matches all came in the Premier League and finished as draws.
Trends show Leicester City have been struggling away from home in the Premier League as they have failed to win any of their last 6 games on the road. They have managed to score only a single goal in 4 of those 6 matches and have conceded in each of their last 4 away league games.
Team news and Bournemouth will continue without Chris Mepham and Simon Francis who are both injured. It is unlikely Adam Smith is going to play any part in the game having been taken off with a head injury against Spurs. Charlie Daniels is back in training following a knee injury but is unlikely to feature.
Leicester City travel without fullbacks Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira, both of whom are a big loss to the team. The Foxes will be hoping attacking midfielder James Maddison returns to fitness for this game.
Both teams will be desperate to take maximum points but Leicester City are the clear favourites to come out on top. The Foxes should be able to breakdown the home defence and score the goals required to win the game. Brendan Rodgers will also see this as an opportunity to keep a clean sheet.