{"id":663021,"date":"2026-01-07T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663021"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:30:40","slug":"afc-bournemouth-predicted-lineup-vs-tottenham-hotspur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/07\/afc-bournemouth-predicted-lineup-vs-tottenham-hotspur\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Bournemouth Predicted Lineup Vs Tottenham Hotspur for January 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AFC Bournemouth face Tottenham Hotspur in midweek action, after a satisfactory performance in which they narrowly lost to league leaders Arsenal at the weekend. This match takes place at 19:30 GMT on January 7 from the Vitality Stadium. Here is our AFC Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<h2>AFC Bournemouth Predicted Lineup Vs Tottenham Hotspur<\/h2>\n<h3>How Bournemouth Have Lined-up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>Bournemouth have lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation this season.<\/p>\n<p>In goal is Serbian shotstopper Djordje Petrovic. Currently, Alex Jimenez and Adrien Truffert form an attacking pair of full-backs. Marcos Senesi has been joined by James Hill at centre-half recently, though Bafode Diakite provides an alternative option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/06\/igor-tyjon-arsenal-transer-rumours\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Working on a Deal\u2019: Arsenal \u2018Hold Talks\u2019 for Highly Rated Striker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alex Scott and Marcus Tavernier played in the deeper midfield roles against Arsenal, with Justin Kluivert the number ten. However, the Dutchman is now out injured.<\/p>\n<p>David Brooks and Antoine Semenyo play on the wings, often interchanging the left and right sides throughout the match. Evanilson is Bournemouth&#8217;s number nine, though he is under threat from the young Eli Junior Kroupi, who has the highest minutes per goal in the league this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Bournemouth Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Andoni Iraola has a number of <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bournemouth-afc\/sperrenundverletzungen\/verein\/989\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injuries<\/a> to deal with at the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"data-header__headline-wrapper\">Tyler Adams and Ben Gannon-Doak have all been out for the long term and are not expected to return in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/06\/liam-rosenior-new-chelsea-manager\/\" target=\"_self\">New Chelsea Manager Announced<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iraola <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cr7je5rl9neo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broke<\/a> the &#8220;very bad news&#8221; of Kluivert requiring surgery on Thursday, though revealed no timescale for his return. Veljko Milosavljevic has returned to training but is not quite ready yet, whilst Ryan Christie continues recovery.<\/p>\n<h3>AFC Bournemouth Predicted Lineup Vs Tottenham Hotspur<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Djordje Petrovic<\/p>\n<p>LB: Adrien Truffert<\/p>\n<p>CB: Marcos Senesi<\/p>\n<p>CB: James Hill<\/p>\n<p>RB: Alex Jimenez<\/p>\n<p>CM: Alex Scott<\/p>\n<p>CM: Lewis Cook<\/p>\n<p>AM: Marcus Tavernier<\/p>\n<p>LW: David Brooks<\/p>\n<p>ST: Evanilson<\/p>\n<p>RW: Antoine Semenyo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image Credit: <strong class=\"tw-ml-1\">IMAGO \/\u00a0Sportimage<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFC Bournemouth face Tottenham Hotspur in midweek action, after a satisfactory performance in which they narrowly lost to league leaders Arsenal at the weekend. This match takes place at 19:30 GMT on January 7 from the Vitality Stadium. Here is our AFC Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Tottenham Hotspur. 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