Tottenham aim to move to the top of the Premier League and seek a third straight win when they host Bournemouth. Spurs opened with a 3-0 home win over Burnley and followed with a 2-0 victory at Manchester City. Tottenham have multiple absences, including Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, James Maddison, Kota Takai and Bryan Gil, while Destiny Udogie and Manor Solomon are on the bench. Bournemouth began the season with a 4-2 loss at Liverpool but then beat Wolves, and manager Iraola restores a first-choice attack led by Tavernier, Semenyo, Brooks and Evanilson. Julian Araujo is suspended.
Tottenham will be aiming to move top of the Premier League and extend their perfect start to the season to three matches when they host Bournemouth on Saturday. Spurs beat Burnley 3-0 in their opening home game and won 2-0 at 2023/24 champions Manchester City on Saturday. Bournemouth lost 4-2 at Liverpool in the first game of 2025/26 before Marcus Tavernier's fourth-minute goal gave the Cherries victory at home to Wolves. You can follow live updates here.
Bournemouth defender Julian Araujo serves a suspension following his red card against Brentford in the EFL Cup on Tuesday. Adam Smith comes in at right-back, but forward Enes Unal and midfielder Lewis Cook (both knee) remain unavailable until after the international break. After rotating heavily for the cup tie and handing starts to several new arrivals, Iraola restores his first-choice attack, with Tavernier, Antoine Semenyo, David Brooks and Evanilson leading the line.
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