Bournemouth v Wolves

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Bournemouth will play host to Wolves once again on Saturday afternoon but this time it will be in the 5th round of the FA Cup as the two Premier League adversaries go head-to-head at the Vitality Stadium for a place in the next round of this famous domestic cup competition, with The Cherries also looking to avoid a third defeat on the trot.

Wolves recorded a 1-0 win away from home at Bournemouth in the Premier League recently but the west midlands club were handed a 2-1 loss at home by Fulham on Tuesday night at Molineux, so they too head into this 5th round cup-tie on the back of a defeat.

Bournemouth have recently slipped to two defeats on the trot, both of which were in the Premier League, to Wolves and Brighton respectively, which has seen the south coast hosts drop down the English top flight table to seventh place but that said, Andoni Iraola's side stand a decent chance of gaining a result in this cup-tie.

The bigger picture shows Bournemouth have suffered just three defeats within their previous 17 games overall in all competitions which includes an earlier 2-0 loss at home to Liverpool but The Cherries have also picked up 10 wins in the process, so the hosts will still feel confident about their chances for Saturday.

Wolves have produced a bit of a mixed bag of results in recent times in all competitions as the west midlands visitors have picked up useful wins against the likes of Aston Villa and Bournemouth in the Premier League, along with an away win at Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers in the previous round of the FA Cup.

However, Vítor Pereira's side have also slipped to five defeats within their previous eight games overall with losses incurred against Newcastle United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Fulham respectively, so the visitors are by no means nailed-on favourites to progress through to the next round of this cup competition.

Results away from home overall have seen Wolves pick up occasional rather than regular victories on the road as the west midlands club have collected wins at Fulham, Leicester City, Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers and Bournemouth on their travels but these five wins have been rare highlights on their travels.

Indeed, Wolves have collected just these five wins from their previous 24 outings on the road in all competitions whilst also being handed a total of 14 defeats within this period as well which suggests the visitors may have their work cut out if they are to produce a repeat of their last visit at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.

Bournemouth v Wolves Verdict

Bournemouth hold a slight edge over Wolves as The Cherries have won three of the last five meetings to Wolves' two, and the hosts look set to avenge their recent defeat here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bournemouth win @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Bournemouth win & Over 2 goals @ 2.30

Correct Score: Bournemouth 2-1 @ 8.50