Bournemouth v Luton: Sutton's prediction
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BBC pundit Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.
For Bournemouth's replayed game against Luton Town on Wednesday, he is against darts player 'Hollywood' Chris Dobey.
The original match took place on 16 December and was abandoned midway through the second half after Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed.
This is the only game from the set of fixtures in week 17 left to be played, and Sutton currently leads Dobey 90-70.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
I made Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke triple-captain of my fantasy team this week, because they were playing this game as well as Sheffield United on Saturday.
I did warn Cherries fans before the weekend that would mean something would go wrong for Solanke and, typically, it did.
He won a penalty against the Blades... and then missed it. You couldn't make it up and, on the basis that I've jinxed him, he won't score in this game either - although obviously I hope I'm wrong!
This is a massive week for Luton, who play relegation rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday and will go above them, and climb out of the bottom three on goal-difference or goals scored, going into that game if they win on the south coast first.
I was at Luton's last game, against Crystal Palace on Saturday, and there is so much to admire about them, and the way they keep going in games. Palace really should have wrapped their win up long before Luton's stoppage-time equaliser, but Rob Edwards' side hung on in there and got their reward right at the end.
The Hatters are really depleted by injuries at the moment, though, and while Teden Mengi is available after limping off against the Eagles, Gabriel Osho is out, so they could be struggling defensively.
I always think Luton have a goal in them - the last time they failed to find the net in a Premier League game was against Manchester United on 11 November - so I think they will score, but I'm going with Bournemouth to edge it.
Dobey's prediction: 2-0