Tottenham’s top-four credentials face an uphill task when they host an in-form Bournemouth side in their last game of the year. This Premier League matchday 20 will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. Ahead of the weekend fixtures, the hosts are 5th in the standings with 36 points from 19 matches while the visitors are 12th with 25 points and a game in hand. Tottenham won the reverse fixture 2-0 in August on matchday three with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski getting on the board. Incidentally, both are out of this match, as they look to continue their scoring streak against the Cherries. Tottenham have scored 32 goals in 13 Premier League matches against Bournemouth and will be looking to continue that trend here. They have also conceded at least three goals in three home league matches this season, so this match could be a thriller.

Bournemouth have been entertaining neutral fans with an excellent run of form in the recent times. This has seen them move from the dangers of relegation to being within touching distance of top-ten spots. The Cherries can make history if they continue their winning momentum, as they have lost the final league game of the year in four of the last five calendar years. Even last year saw them lose 2-0 to Crystal Palace on New Year’s Eve, and they would be keen to reverse the result this time out. They have happy memories of visiting this venue recently, having won this fixture 3-2 last season, so counting them out completely would be a mistake by the home team.





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托特纳姆热刺今年的最后一场比赛将迎来状态良好的伯恩茅斯，他们的四强资格将面临一项艰巨的任务。英超联赛第20场比赛日将于周日在托特纳姆热刺球场进行。在周末的比赛之前，主队在19场比赛中积36分排名第5，而客队以25分和少赛一场排名第12。托特纳姆热刺在8月的第三场比赛中以2比0战胜对手，詹姆斯·麦迪森和德扬·库卢塞夫斯基都在比赛中取得了进球。顺便说一句，两人都将缺席这场比赛，因为他们希望在对阵樱桃的比赛中继续他们的连胜纪录。托特纳姆热刺在对阵伯恩茅斯的13场英超比赛中打进32球，并希望在这里延续这一趋势。他们在本赛季的三场主场联赛中至少丢了三球，所以这场比赛可能是一场惊悚的比赛。

伯恩茅斯最近的状态很好，一直在取悦中立的球迷。这见证了他们从降级的危险中走出来，距离前十名只有一步之遥。如果樱桃继续保持胜利的势头，他们可以创造历史，因为他们在过去的五个日历年中有四个输掉了年度最后一场联赛。即使在去年，他们也在新年前夜以0比2输给了水晶宫，这次他们很想扭转这个结果。他们最近在这里有过愉快的回忆，上赛季他们以3比2的比分赢得了这场比赛，所以完全把他们排除在外对主队来说是一个错误。