Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth, 31 December 2023

Score3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,780

View Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Tottenham Hotspur won: 10 Drawn: 2 AFC Bournemouth won: 2 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 35 AFC Bournemouth scored: 11 . Tottenham Hotspur had now scored three or more goals in eight of the 14 meetings in the Premier League.

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Pape Matar Sarr 9 G
SON Heung-min 71 G
Richarlison 80 G

Goals:

Alex Scott 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison

Starting lineup:

Neto Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Luis Sinisterra Midfielder/Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Pape Matar Sarr 33
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Rodrigo Bentancur 58
Eric Dier for Giovani Lo Celso 81
Alejo Véliz for Richarlison 82
Bryan Gil for Brennan Johnson 82

Substitutions:

Max Aarons for Dango Ouattara 46
Philip Billing for Justin Kluivert 61
Antoine Semenyo for Luis Sinisterra 61
Alex Scott for Ryan Christie 69
David Brooks for Adam Smith 82

Cards:

Oliver Skipp 56 Y
Emerson Royal 87 Y
Giovani Lo Celso 90+3 Y

Cards:

Justin Kluivert 25 Y
Marcos Senesi 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender Ashley Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Max Aarons
Defender Chris Mepham
Midfielder Philip Billing
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder Alex Scott
Forward Kieffer Moore
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur had now taken 39 points from their 20 games so far in this Premier League season; six more than at the same stage of the previous season. . Spurs had now equalled their club record of scoring in 32 consecutive league games; previously in December 1949 in League Division Two and November 1962 in League Division One. . They had now conceded a final total of 69 league goals in 2023; their most in a year since 1980 (74).

Comments:

League position: 12th . AFC Bournemouth failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the top division for the first time. . The Cherries had now lost their final league game in five of the last six years. . They lost 20 of their 40 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won 14).

3 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Pape Matar Sarr 9 G
SON Heung-min 71 G
Richarlison 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Emerson Royal
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Defender/Midfielder Destiny Udogie
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Pape Matar Sarr
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison

Substitutions:

Oliver Skipp for Pape Matar Sarr 33
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Rodrigo Bentancur 58
Eric Dier for Giovani Lo Celso 81
Alejo Véliz for Richarlison 82
Bryan Gil for Brennan Johnson 82

Cards:

Oliver Skipp 56 Y
Emerson Royal 87 Y
Giovani Lo Celso 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Alfie Dorrington
Defender Ashley Phillips
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder Oliver Skipp
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Gil
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Alejo Véliz

Comments:

League position: 5th . Tottenham Hotspur had now taken 39 points from their 20 games so far in this Premier League season; six more than at the same stage of the previous season. . Spurs had now equalled their club record of scoring in 32 consecutive league games; previously in December 1949 in League Division Two and November 1962 in League Division One. . They had now conceded a final total of 69 league goals in 2023; their most in a year since 1980 (74).

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Alex Scott 84 G

Starting lineup:

Neto Goalkeeper
Marcos Senesi Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Ryan Christie Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Luis Sinisterra Midfielder/Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Max Aarons for Dango Ouattara 46
Philip Billing for Justin Kluivert 61
Antoine Semenyo for Luis Sinisterra 61
Alex Scott for Ryan Christie 69
David Brooks for Adam Smith 82

Cards:

Justin Kluivert 25 Y
Marcos Senesi 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Travers
Defender Max Aarons
Defender Chris Mepham
Midfielder Philip Billing
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Joe Rothwell
Midfielder Alex Scott
Forward Kieffer Moore
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Comments:

League position: 12th . AFC Bournemouth failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the top division for the first time. . The Cherries had now lost their final league game in five of the last six years. . They lost 20 of their 40 games in the Premier League in 2023 (won 14).