Brighton vs Bournemouth Preview 04/02/2023

Brighton vs Bournemouth – 04/02/2023

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It’s a derby on the south coast of England this weekend with Brighton & Hove Albion set to welcome Bournemouth to the AMEX on Saturday with the 2 golf equipment in utterly completely different areas of the desk because the Seagulls maintain one eye on the Europa League.

After the departure of Graham Potter to Chelsea, Brighton have one way or the other solely obtained higher and higher beneath Roberto De Zerbi, because the Italian has now rocketed his facet into sixth within the desk and manner above Potter’s Chelsea who sit down in tenth.

After failing to win his first few video games in cost, De Zerbi is now on a wholesome successful run that noticed his facet rating 5 previous Liverpool in two video games.

Solly March stole the present in opposition to the Reds two weeks in the past in a Premier League win, as Danny Welbeck additionally secured a sensational purpose in a 3-0 dwelling win over Liverpool.

A draw in opposition to Leicester Metropolis would come subsequent, however Brighton went on to beat Liverpool 2-1 within the FA Cup fourth spherical simply final weekend, as a unbelievable purpose from Kaoru Mitoma within the 92nd minute secured secure passage into the following spherical and a win over the FA Cup holders.

The Seagulls are above Fulham on objectives distinction in seventh and have two video games in hand over the membership.

In reality, with two video games in hand over Tottenham Hotspur in fifth, Brighton are little doubt eyeing up a spot within the Europa League as their goal now, with the hole simply 5 factors on Antonio Conte’s males.

The Seagulls may very well be in fifth in the event that they win these two video games in hand, as they’ve now misplaced six, gained 9, drawn 4 and let in simply 27 objectives and scored 37 of their very own.

As for Bournemouth, they’ve resumed motion after the World Cup in dreadful type. The membership have been out of the FA Cup for some time now, having misplaced 4-2 at dwelling to the high-flying Championship facet, Burnley.

A 2-0 loss to Brentford got here quickly after, as Gary O’Neil’s males drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest as properly due to a purpose from Jaidon Anthony.

Alarmingly, it now leaves the Cherries within the backside three for the primary time in weeks, as they’ve conceded probably the most objectives within the league with 42 on their report and simply 19 on the different finish.

Forebet predicts a Brighton win and over 2.5 objectives.