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IN-FORM Bournemouth travel to Ipswich for a huge Premier League clash on Super Sunday.
Marco Rose’s side are aiming for an incredible eighth straight win in all competitions.
Ipswich are searching for their first win in four, but are unbeaten in their last two Prem matches.
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Bournemouth are fast out of the blocks.
They've bagged three goals during the opening 15 minutes of Premier League fixtures this campaign, with only Chelsea (seven) and Brighton (five) managing more.
CHANCE!
Bournemouth stream forward with real intent, sensing an opening.
Rayan beats Davis and bursts into the area, flashing a low cross towards the back post.
Tavernier looks certain to tap it in, but the ball gets stuck under his feet and he fails to convert.
Evanilson nets his fifth goal of the Premier League campaign, having scored in five successive league appearances for a career-first.
Sensational form from the Bournemouth striker.
GOAL!
BOURNEMOUTH LEAD!
What is Walton thinking?
He attempts to dribble past Evanilson just seven yards from his own goal, but the Bournemouth forward pinches the ball and rolls it into an unguarded net.
A total present, and Evanilson can hardly credit his luck.
1-0!
DANGER!
Maeda is posing real questions down the right flank.
The former Celtic man slips in behind once more and fires a dangerous delivery across the face of goal.
Emersonn looks primed for a tap-in but fails to make contact.
A hugely promising opening from Ipswich!
CHANCE!
Ipswich are enjoying a bright opening to the match.
Maeda turns on the pace to slip past Truffert down the flank and chips a clever ball into the centre.
Emersonn is waiting to pounce, but Silva swoops in to make a vital clearance.
Referee Simon Hooper blows his whistle and the first half is officially underway at Portman Road.
The players are gathered in the tunnel and kick-off is just moments away in Ipswich.
The hosts have already collected seven points from their opening four Premier League home matches this term (W2 D1 L1) - matching their entire tally at Portman Road across the whole of the 2024-25 campaign (W1 D4 L14).
Marco Rose goes with an unchanged starting XI from the side that faced Leeds United.
The Cherries have made just six alterations to their starting line-up across Premier League fixtures this season, representing the fewest by any club in their opening 10 matches of a campaign since Brighton's five in 2022-23.
O'Neil makes a single change following last week's draw with Hull City, with Daizen Maeda coming in to replace Abdul Fatawu.
On the bench for Bournemouth: Lewis Cook, Julio Soler, Alex Scott, Ben Gannon-Doak, Bafode Diakite, Michele Di Gregorio, Amine Adli, Junior Kroupi and Alvaro Rodriguez.
Bournemouth shape (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Truffert, Silva, Hill, Smith; Christie, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan; Evanilson.
On the bench for Ipswich Town: Darnell Furlong, Azor Matusiwa, Abdul Fatawu, Zian Flemming, Sasa Lukic, Jacob Greaves, Chuba Akpom, Kjell Scherpen and Jack Clarke.
Ipswich Town line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation: Christian Walton starts in goal, with Leif Davis, Issa Diop, Dara O'Shea and Abdoul Ouattara making up the back four.
Exequiel Palacios and Florentino anchor the midfield behind Jaden Philogene, Julio Enciso and Daizen Maeda, with Emersonn leading the line.
Bournemouth arrive here on a three-match winning run in the Premier League.
Last time out, the Cherries claimed a 2-0 victory over Leeds United at the Vitality Stadium, with strikes from Evanilson and Amine Adli sealing a result that leaves them eighth in the table.
They will fancy their chances on Sunday, having avoided defeat across all four of their league trips to Portman Road against Ipswich (W1 D3) since a 3-1 reversal in March 1989 under Harry Redknapp.
The hosts head into this encounter following a 2-2 draw against Hull City at the MKM Stadium.
The Tractor Boys opened the scoring via Florentino's close-range finish in the 22nd minute, before Tim Iroegbunam restored parity midway through the second half.
Oliver McBurnie then handed Hull the lead in the 68th minute, but Gary O'Neil’s side refused to back down, with Julio Enciso striking from distance six minutes later.
Ipswich now turn their attention to Sunday's opponents, having won their previous league outing against Bournemouth—though they haven't strung together consecutive victories against the Cherries since a run of four between January 1953 and October 1955.
Welcome to Portman Road as Ipswich Town go head-to-head with Bournemouth in the Premier League.
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