Many experts believed that due to the departure of several players in the offseason, the best Wolverhampton could hope for this season was a battle for survival. Wolverhampton started quite weakly, confirming some suspicions, but the Wolves managed to find their game and currently occupy the 11th place in the league table. In 33 matches played, Gary O’Neil’s team has collected 43 points. Last weekend, Wolverhampton hosted a home match against London’s Arsenal. The “Gunners” scored a goal in the locker room in the 45th minute, but throughout the second half, Arsenal’s victory hung in the balance, and only in the 90+5th minute did the capital team strengthen their lead by scoring a second goal. As a result, Wolverhampton hasn’t won in five consecutive matches in the Premier League. The situation is no better in home matches, where the Wolves have lost three out of the last five, with two wins.
The “Cherries” had a rough start to the current Premier League campaign but managed to climb out of the relegation zone towards the end of last calendar year, securing six wins in seven matches. Currently, Andoni Iraola’s team sits in 13th place in the Premier League table with 42 points. The gap from the relegation zone is a decent 17 points, allowing the “Cherries” to feel comfortable. In the last round, Bournemouth played an away match against Aston Villa, where they lost 1-3. Thus, Iraola’s team has been unable to secure a win in three consecutive matches, only earning one point from a home draw with Manchester United (2-2) in that span.
