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Relegation-threatened Bournemouth play hosts to Fulham on this weekend in the Premier League, in a 'must-win' game for the Cherries.
AFC Bournemouth will host Fulham at the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
The Cherries know full well that anything short of a win would land a heavy blow in their race for survival this season.
Bournemouth are currently sitting in the drop zone, just one point off Southampton who are at the bottom.
However, Garry O’Neil’s men can take some positives going into this fixture with players like Aleksandar Mitrovic and Willian suspended for this encounter following the outburst at Old Trafford in the FA Cup two weeks ago.
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Fulham coach Marco Silva will also be absent from the touchline on Saturday as he’s also facing a ban.
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But the Cottagers are expected to welcome back Joao Paulinha as a positive regardless.
Bournemouth have recently recorded some big wins against Liverpool and Wolves, so they will certainly fancy their chances at home on Saturday.
As Pulse Sports continues to build up to the Premier League fixtures this weekend, here are 10 interesting facts you should know ahead of Bournemouth vs Fulham.
10 Key facts you should know ahead of Bournemouth vs Fulham
1, Each of the last three league meetings between Bournemouth and Fulham have been drawn, with the away side opening the scoring each time.
2, Fulham won their only previous top-flight away game against Bournemouth, picking up a 1-0 win in April 2019 courtesy of Aleksandar Mitrovic's penalty.
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3, Since the start of last season, away sides have won seven of the 11 Premier League meetings between two promoted sides (D2 L2).
The only home wins in that run were Brentford against Watford (December 2021) and Fulham against Nottingham Forest in February this season.
4, Since the resumption of the Premier League following the World Cup, no side has lost more games (8), won fewer points (8) or scored fewer goals (7) than Bournemouth.
However, they beat Liverpool 1-0 in their last home league game, last winning consecutive top-flight home matches in February 2020.
5, Fulham have lost their last two Premier League games, but are yet to lose three in a row this term.
Nine of the Cottagers 10 league defeats this term have come against teams starting the day in the top half of the table, with the exception being a 3-1 loss at 15th placed West Ham in October.
6, Fulham have conceded SIX goals across their last two Premier League games, more than they had in their previous 10 combined (5).
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7, Bournemouth have had the fewest shots (227) and second-fewest shots on target (86) of any Premier League side this season, while at the other end they've faced more shots (457) and shots on target (147) than anyone else.
8, No side have conceded more headed goals in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth (11), while a league high share 32% of Fulham's goals this season have been headers (12/38).
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However, Fulham will be without Aleksandar Mitrovic for this game, who has scored 33% of their headed goals (4/12).
9, Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing is one of just two Premier League players to have applied 150+ pressures in each of the defensive third (178), middle third (315) and attacking third (157) of the pitch this season, along with Jordan Ayew of Crystal Palace.
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10, Fulham's Manor Soloman is averaging a goal every 70 minutes in the Premier League this season (4 goals in 278 minutes), the best rate of any player to score more than three times.
Three of his four goals have come from the bench, with only Son Heung-min (4) netting more sub-goals this term.
Stats and Data provided by Opta.
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