Manchester United to host Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Premier League Matchweek 8 on October 25
Manchester United will host AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Matchweek 8 of the Premier League on Sunday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. IST. This preview outlines both sides' recent form, injuries, expected lineups and a match prediction.
Manchester United head into the game without a win in seven matches, their last Premier League victory coming against Ipswich in late August. They have lost to Atletico Madrid and Como in the UEFA Champions League and registered only one win in seven Premier League appearances, a start described in the preview as one of their worst since 1986-87. United have not kept a clean sheet so far in the top tier and sit 13th in the table with seven points.
Bournemouth are joint-top of their Europa League group with three wins from three matches and come off a 2-0 Premier League victory over Sunderland in which Evanilson and Marcus Tavernier scored. The Cherries are on a three-match streak of wins and clean sheets and have not been beaten in their last six meetings with Manchester United; the last three encounters ended in draws. The preview notes Marco Rose will be keen to extend Bournemouth's winning run. Recent form lines are given as Man United (in all competitions): L-D-L-D-D and Bournemouth (in all competitions): W-W-W-L-L.
Diogo Dalot is highlighted as a key figure for United: the Portuguese full-back from Braga has played for Porto before moving to United for three years, had a short stint with AC Milan, returned to Old Trafford and has won the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup with the club. The preview states Dalot was one of United's best against Leeds and that, after the defeat to Como, senior players like him will be expected to lead from the back. He is pencilled in to face Bournemouth's Brazilian winger Rayan on the flanks, a matchup the article singles out for attention.
Lewis Cook is presented as Bournemouth's midfield linchpin; the North Yorkshire-born midfielder wore the Leeds United shirt before committing more than a decade to the Cherries. The preview records Cook has made over 250 appearances for Bournemouth and describes his role as the central pivot who breaks up counter-attacks and manages transitions. He is set to contend with United's younger midfield led by 22-year-olds Andrey Santos and Carlos Baleba in the central pocket-sized battles that the article identifies as decisive.
Injury news in the preview lists Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Mainoo as injured for Manchester United and unavailable for the next game, while Bournemouth will be without Junior Kroupi, Alex Scott and Julian Araujo. The expected Manchester United XI is given as Senne Lammens (GK); Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro; Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos; Bruno Fernandes, Youri Tielemans, Amad Diallo; Bryan Mbeumo. The preview lists AFC Bournemouth's expected lineup as Đorđe Petrović (GK); Adam Smith, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert; Tyler Adams, Lewis Cook; Rayan, Ryan Christie, Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson.
The preview concludes with a forecast of a 1-1 draw between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth. In India the match can be streamed on JioHotstar and will be covered by the Star Sports Network, while viewers in the UK can watch on Sky Sports; for more updates the article directs readers to follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, download the Khel Now Android or iOS app and join their Telegram community.
