AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction and preview

Premier League · Wednesday 2 December 2026, 20:15 UTC

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AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Wednesday 2 December 2026, 20:15 UTC · Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

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AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion preview

AFC Bournemouth welcome Brighton & Hove Albion at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Wednesday 2 December 2026 (20:15 UTC) in the Premier League. AFC Bournemouth are 8th in the table with 12 points from 9, while Brighton & Hove Albion are 3rd in the table with 19 points from 9.

AFC Bournemouth come into the game with a W-W-W-L-L run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Brighton & Hove Albion's recent sequence reads W-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, AFC Bournemouth have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Brighton & Hove Albion average 2.7 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 5 clean sheets.

Head to head, AFC Bournemouth have 3 wins to Brighton & Hove Albion's 6 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 19 Jan 2026, ended Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 AFC Bournemouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Brighton & Hove Albion9612247+1719WWWLW
8AFC Bournemouth93331413+112LLWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: AFC Bournemouth 3, draws 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 6.

Team news

AFC Bournemouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Djordje Petrovic, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith, Tyler Adams, Rayan, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Christie, Evanilson

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Luka Vuskovic, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Lewis Dunk, Diego Gómez, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas

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