
The Football Faithful
·30 Agustus 2025
Bournemouth XI vs Tottenham Hotspur – Predicted lineup and team news

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·30 Agustus 2025
Bournemouth travel to face an in-form Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, looking to bounce back from a disappointing midweek cup exit.
Andoni Iraola’s side were beaten 2-0 by Brentford in the Carabao Cup, despite controlling large parts of the game, a result that highlighted a lack of clinical finishing. They will need to be far more ruthless in front of goal on Saturday, as they come up against a Tottenham defence that is yet to concede this season.
Andoni Iraola is forced into at least one change from his preferred Premier League lineup. Right-back Julian Araujo is suspended for one match after being sent off for two yellow cards in the cup defeat to Brentford. Veteran defender Adam Smith is the expected natural replacement and is set to start.
Araujo joins Enes Ünal and Lewis Cook on the sidelines, with the latter two ruled out until after the international break with knee injuries.
Iraola handed starts to several fringe players in midweek but is expected to revert to the attacking quartet that started against Wolves. This means Marcus Tavernier, Antoine Semenyo, David Brooks, and Evanilson will all be recalled to the starting eleven. The Cherries will take confidence from an unbeaten run of six away matches in London.
Bournemouth predicted XI: Petrovic; Smith, Diakité, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Adams; Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks; Evanilson.
The Premier League fixture takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 30th August 2025, with kick-off scheduled for 3pm BST.
Due to the 3pm blackout rule in the UK, this match will not be broadcast live. Highlights will be shown on BBC’s Match of the Day.