Bournemouth welcomes Wolverhampton Wanderers at Vitality Stadium for the second weekend, the two teams faced in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
The Vitor Pereira team won a 1-0 victory on the South Coast last Saturday to strengthen their survival hopes, although they were helped by Illia Zabarnyi’s first half. Matheus Cunha scored shortly after, and visitors had few problems to see the competition.
However, they could not rely on this mid-week victory while Fulham recorded a 2-1 victory in Molinine. Bournemouth, on the other hand, was beaten 2-1 in Brighton despite the superb strike by Justin Kluivert.
The cherries shot West Brom and Everton to reach this stage of the competition and now hunts their third place in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The Wolves reached the last eight last eight before losing in amazing circumstances against Coventry. So far, visitors have beaten Blackburn and Bristol City.
Here is 90 minutes FA Cup tie guide.
Bournemouth vs Wolves Record head-to-head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Bournemouth | Wolves |
|---|---|
Brighton 2-1 Bournemouth – 02/25/25 | Wolves 1-2 Fulham – 02/25/25 |
Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves – 02/22/25 | Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves – 02/22/25 |
Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth – 02/15/25 | Liverpool 2-1 Wolves – 02/16/25 |
Everton 0-2 Bournemouth – 08/02/25 | Blackburn 0-2 Wolves – 02/09/25 |
Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool – 02/01/25 | Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa – 01/02/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Non -television – Radio comment live on BBC radio solent and updates on BBC Radio 5 Live |
UNITED STATES | ESPN +, ESPN application |
Canada | Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Ryan Christie was crucial in the rise of Bournemouth this quarter, but he was forced in the first half in Brighton on Tuesday and is a doubt to be included this weekend.
Zabarnyi is still suspended after last week’s red card, while Julian Araujo, Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Adam Smith are all injured. Lewis Cook will continue at the heart of the Defense of Cherries.
On a brighter note, Evanilson made his return from a broken foot in the week and should make his first appearance in FA Cup this weekend. Dango Ouattara will probably continue in the departure XI of Iraola.
Bournemouth predicted the VS Wolves programming (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Hill, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Sinisterra; Ouattara.
Rayan Ait-Nouri was in good shape enough to spend 90 minutes on Tuesday after being at the reception of the challenge worthy of the red card from Zabarnyi last week. The Silky Algerian wing will continue on Saturday to the left of the Wolves.
Pereira has deployed strong departure XIs in the two previous towers, and that will certainly not change this weekend. However, there could be a change between the sticks with Sam Johnstone for the number one Jose SA.
Leon Chiwone, Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Rodrigo Gomes, Goncalo Guedes, Hwang Hee-Chan and Emmanuel Agbadou are all injured.
Wolves predicts programming against Bournemouth (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; Doherty, Toti, Bueno; Semedo, Andre, Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Munetsssi; Stand Larsen.
The Wolves will be embraced by their victory at Vitality last week, even if they were beaten Tuesday by Fulham. The objectives conceded at the beginning of the two halves proved to be their loss.
Bournemouth did not appreciate their February after having dazzled in January, and Iraola will have to deploy a back line without vigor again which, like Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen, should exploit.
However, this defense of the Wolves is not to be ensured, in particular without a new AGBADOU signature, and the hosts will wish to take revenge on last week’s defeat. Bournemouth has not appreciated a cup race for a while, but it could well be their year.
