Andoni Iraola said he does not believe in 바카라śmomentum바카라ť and 바카라śconfidence바카라ť in the Premier League despite Bournemouth moving into the top half of the table after their win over Tottenham. (More Football News)
Bournemouth have now won successive Premier League games for the first time since April, but are on the road this weekend as they take on winless Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday
Andoni Iraola said he does not believe in 바카라śmomentum바카라ť and 바카라śconfidence바카라ť in the Premier League despite Bournemouth moving into the top half of the table after their win over Tottenham. (More Football News)
The Cherries earned an impressive victory over Spurs on Thursday, with Dean Huijsen바카라™s first-half header the difference on the south coast to pile more misery on Ange Postecoglou.
Bournemouth have now won successive Premier League games for the first time since April, but are on the road this weekend as they take on winless Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday.
Iraola바카라™s side find themselves just a point adrift of the European places after 14 games of their campaign, but the Bournemouth boss was quick to temper expectations at this early stage.
"I don't trust too much in this momentum and confidence thing. The league is so tight. The levels are so small, from a win to a loss, so we have to reset,바카라ť Iraola said.
바카라śWe have a difficult game away at Ipswich with just two days of recovery. We cannot continue thinking of the standings or of the points, just competing every game. For me, the end of the season is too far away. We cannot look much further.
"We will have to show it [that they are better than last season]. If we finish with better than 48 points, then we will be. If not, then maybe not. We really don't know. We are having great nights this season, especially at home against difficult opposition, and we are getting the points.바카라ť
Ipswich, meanwhile, remain in search of that illusive first victory after falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
The Tractor Boys also face a difficult task this weekend against a side they have not beaten in their last six league meetings, though five of those matches have been drawn (L1).
Kieran McKenna confirmed he would be without Ben Johnson and Kalvin Phillips for the encounter, eluding that changes to his side could be made for the visit of the Cherries.
"We made some changes on Tuesday night that were necessary. It's not going to be the same XI every game,바카라ť McKenna said.
바카라śOn Tuesday you could see the challenge for a couple of our younger players having to play Saturday-Tuesday in the Premier League for the first time.
"We'd like to have one or two more available to rotate, but in general we've still got a pretty healthy squad."
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Ipswich 바카라“ Liam Delap
No one has been involved in more goals for Ipswich than Delap (seven) in the Premier League this season, though he has failed to register a goal involvement in his last three games.
Bournemouth 바카라“ Justin Kluivert
While not being able to add to his record-breaking hat-trick against Wolves in midweek against Tottenham, Kluivert will be keen to continue his goal-scoring form away from home.
He has scored four goals in his last two Premier League games on the road, which is double the amount that he바카라™d netted in his first 21 away from the Vitality Stadium in the competition (two).
MATCH PREDICTION: BOURNEMOUTH WIN
This will be the first ever top-flight meeting between Ipswich and Bournemouth, making it the 1,453rd fixture to be played in England바카라™s top division.
While Bournemouth are favoured by Opta바카라™s data-led simulations, they have won just one of their last 11 away league games against Ipswich (D3 L7), a 2-1 win under Harry Redknapp in March 1988. Their last three league visits to Portman Road have all been draws.
The Cherries have also lost two of their last three Premier League meetings with promoted sides (W1), as many as they had in their previous 15 such matches (W8 D5).
Ipswich, meanwhile, remain without a win in any of their seven Premier League home games this season (D4 L3). In their league history, only in 2018-19 have they had a longer run without a home win from the start of a campaign (10).
The Tractor Boys have kept just one clean sheet in their 14 top-flight games this season. However, having conceded 20 goals in their first nine this term (2.2 per game), they바카라™ve now conceded just five in their last five.
And Ipswich바카라™s frustration has seemingly shown. They have conceded 180 fouls in their 14 Premier League games so far this season. Their rate of 12.9 fouls per game is currently the highest by a promoted side in a single campaign since Wolves in 2009-10 (13.8).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Ipswich 바카라“ 28.6%
Draw 바카라“ 24.4%
Bournemouth 바카라“ 46.9%