Tottenham Hotspurs 3 - Bournemouth 2

Last week, Bournemouth was on the receiving end of two VAR calls as two separate handball verdicts went in favour of West Ham United. During the buildup, the ball struck Thilo Kehrer's hand. Gary O'Neil was left in absolute anger by Kurt Zouma's goal, which stood out because the referee noted the hand was in a natural posture.

Since the beginning of the season, according to their interim management, as many as ten VAR decisions have gone against the Cherries. Surprisingly, Bournemouth has avoided relegation, and a victory over Tottenham will put them in a secure position moving into the World Cup break.

Harry Kane was denied a thrilling stoppage-time victory for Spurs by the video-assisted assistant referee late Wednesday evening.

Last time out, Antonio Conte's squad drew 1-1 with Sporting CP in a European match, but they had previously lost to Manchester United and Newcastle.

Spurs enter the contest in third place, five points behind champions Arsenal but having played one more game than Chelsea and United.

Tottenham also hopes to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage in the coming days, while Gary O'Neil's squad is winless in its last three matches.

As for head-to-head stats, Tottenham is leading here with seven wins, while Bournemouth could only manage 2. Whereas two games were drawn.

Key stats for the game

• This season, Bournemouth have failed to score in seven Premier League games, tied for the most of any team (level with Wolves).
• Tottenham has lost three of their last five Premier League games, the same number of defeats as they suffered in their previous 23 contests combined.
• Bournemouth has failed to score in more home Premier League games this season than any other team (four).

Tottenham Hotspurs predicted lineup

Oliver Skipp and Japhet Tanganga returned to the matchday squad this week, alleviating Tottenham of further injury concerns.

Dejan Kulusevski's extended injury-related absence will compel him to sit out this game, while Richarlison must also sit out. Bryan Gil is anticipated to replace Lucas Moura in the starting lineup.

Hugo Lloris's place is not in imminent danger, and he will be Tottenham's, last man.

Eric Dier will be looking for a new start after the catastrophe against Newcastle United, and he will start alongside Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet.

Predicted lineup: Lloris, Gil, Kane, Son, Sanchez, Dier, Lenglet, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon

Bournemouth predicted lineup

Bournemouth forward Dominic Solanke was withdrawn from Monday's game against West Ham, but his injury is not as severe as feared and he is in contention to face Spurs.

However, the starting goalkeeper Neto is injured, therefore Mark Travers will again fill in.

Predicted Lineup: Travers, Billing, Moore, Smith, Mepham, Senesi, Zemura, Christie, Cook, Lerma, Tavernier

Tottenham VS Bournemouth prediction

A victory margin of less than two goals will not be considered dominant. But Tottenham has the ability to easily defeat Bournemouth.

Despite Tottenham's attacking deficiencies, they will be able to cruise past Bournemouth with some work.

Final prediction: Spurs 1-0 Bournemouth