BHA vs BOU Dream11 Match Prediction: Brighton will be playing hosts to Bournemouth as both sides look to climb higher up from the bottom half of the table. Brighton and Bournemouth occupy the 15th and 16th spot respectively with 20 points each and are two points safe from the relegation zone for now. Brighton’s most recent game was a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham, while Bournemouth had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home against Arsenal.
Date- Saturday, December 28 | Kick-Off- 6:00 PM (IST) | Venue- Falmer Stadium
Brighton
Lewis Dunk missed out the Tottenham fixture due to illness and should be back in the eleven against Bournemouth. Aaron Connolly started up top in place of Neal Maupay, however, Maupay should return to lead the line of attack. Solly March and Jose Izquierdo are ruled out due to injuries.
Bournemouth
Eddie Howe could opt for changes in the lineup after a testing game against Arsenal on boxing day. Steve Cook returned from injury to start against Arsenal as Simon Francis missed out due to a knock. Harry Wilson returned from his leg injury and was seen on the bench. Diego Rico returns from his match ban and should make his way back to the left-back spot. David Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Nathan Ake, Lloyd Kelly and Adam Smith are all on the sidelines due to injury.
Brighton- Ryan; Burn, Dunk, Webster, Alzate; Propper, Stephens; Trossard, Gross, Mooy; Maupay
Bournemouth- Ramsdale; Stacey, Cook, Mepham, Rico; Wilson, Lerma, Billing, Stanislas; King, Wilson
Pascal Gross has been one of the standouts for Brighton this season. Gross has a goal, four assists, and a pass accuracy of 78.4% from 1246 minutes in the Premier League.
Harry Wilson has been pivotal in Bournemouth’s midfield. The Welshman has six goals and a pass accuracy of 79.4% from 15 appearances in the league this season.
Adam Webster got his name on the scoresheet against Spurs and has been solid at in the back four. Webster has three goals from 1296 minutes in the league along with a pass accuracy of 86% so far.
Callum Wilson can also prove to be an attacking threat for Bournemouth, The centre-forward has five goals from 18 league appearances with a pass accuracy of 66.7%
Considering that Bournemouth is undefeated in 11 of its last 12 games against Brighton we could predict a Bournemouth win.
Team 1
Goalkeeper- M Ryan
Defenders- D Rico, S Cook, D Burn, A Webster
Midfielders- H Wilson (VC), D Propper, P Gross (C)
Forwards- J King, C Wilson, N Maupay
Team 2
Goalkeeper- A Ramsdale
Defenders- C Mepham, D Rico, L Dunk, A Webster
Midfielders- H Wilson, D Propper, P Gross (C), L Trossard
Forwards- J King, C Wilson (VC)
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