Riyad Mahrez celebrates his sixth Leicester City goal in as many Premier League matches.
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Venue: Vitality Stadium Date: Saturday, 29 August |
TEAM NEWS
Bournemouth midfielder Marc Pugh could earn a starting place after scoring as a substitute in the win against West Ham last weekend.
Harry Arter remains the only injury absentee with an ongoing groin problem.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has no new injury concerns and could give a first league start to Gokhan Inler.
Academy striker Joe Dodoo will travel with the squad after scoring a midweek hat-trick in the League Cup on his senior debut.
MOTD COMMENTATOR’S NOTES
Steve Wilson: "Leicester are on their longest unbeaten run in the top flight (seven games) since the start of the 2000-01 season, when the club were competing in the Uefa Cup.
"But it's a cautionary tale; they lost nine of their last 10 games and finished 13th. Exactly a year after taking them to the top of the league, manager Peter Taylor was sacked.
"Eddie Howe will be feeling a lot happier after Bournemouth secured their first ever top-flight win. Good performances are all very well, but points are what keep the wolf from the door. He'll be keen to add more in the coming weeks."
Twitter: @SteveWilson1967
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "Leicester are potent in attack. They have a number of good forward players, but they'll also be tricky to break down.
"Home form is obviously important to every team; it means a lot for us to play well and entertain our own fans.
"Leicester have started very well and they are a side that we respect immensely. We look forward to hosting them."
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri: "There is a good poem by Rudyard Kipling that says to treat winning and losing the same. It's good to stay in the middle.
"Bournemouth's story is unbelievable but fantastic. They are a good team and didn't deserve to lose to Liverpool and Aston Villa. They'll want to beat us.
"I'll pick 11 players on Saturday – if the players who aren't in that are happy, they're crazy.
"I love a clean sheet. Maybe I will pay a tenner to all my players when they get a clean sheet."
LAWRO’S PREDICTION
Bournemouth had a very good win over West Ham, which should settle them down.
That first victory is so important for any newly-promoted team, but especially a side that has seen so much change on and off the pitch over the summer, and I think the Cherries will give Leicester a real test. Lawro's full predictions v Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- All eight league meetings have been won by a single-goal margin.
- Leicester City have won the last four league meetings.
- Bournemouth's most recent victory against Leicester was by 2-1 in the old Division Two in March 1989.
AFC Bournemouth
- Defeat by Aston Villa on the opening day ended a run of 10 unbeaten home games in the league for Bournemouth (W6, D4).
- Bournemouth became the 65th team to win a Premier League match when they beat West Ham last weekend.
- The Cherries have won 17 penalties since the start of last season, three more than any other club in the top four divisions.
- Marc Pugh has now scored in each of the top five divisions of English football, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup.
Leicester City
- Leicester City have won an unrivalled 29 Premier League points since 1 April (W9, D2, L1).
- The Foxes could extend their unbeaten away record to five matches for the first time in the Premier League.
- A Leicester win on Saturday would set a new club top-flight record of 10 points after the first four matches of a season.
- They have the lowest passing accuracy (69%) in the Premier League this season.
- Riyad Mahrez has scored six goals in his last six Premier League appearances, including four in his three games in 2015-16 so far.