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Andoni Iraola spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Bournemouth's victory against Ipswich: "We definitely didn't deserve to lose, we had great chances but just failed to take them, especially in the first half. Even in the second half we had momentum from the beginning. You start to think it's not your day but luckily we took them in the end."

On the impact from the bench: "The subs gave us the end product that we were missing. We were arriving in the right places but just not finishing.

"They finished well, we were almost in desperation mode at that point. We didn't have much structure and it was just about trying to get something."

On whether he is looking at the top four: "I don't think we have to look at the standings, it's too early. The most important thing is trying to win and then we see how many points we can get by the midway point."

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Four matches make up Sunday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Fulham v Arsenal - 14:00 - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary

• Ipswich v Bournemouth - 14:00

• Leicester v Brighton 14:00

• Tottenham v Chelsea - 16:30 - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 15 he takes on Dougie Payne, bassist with rock band Travis.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Tuesday's game at home to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace was big for Ipswich, and they came up short.

Kieran McKenna's side are killing me in my predictions. So far they have been the kind of team that are always in games, but they have a little bit of softness about them that means they are not winning when I expect them to.

I have a feeling it could be a similar story here. It is great to see sell-out crowds again at Portman Road after the club spent years in the wilderness but there is a reason they are still yet to win at home.

In contrast, Bournemouth have had a great week, absolutely battering Wolves and then backing it up by beating Tottenham.

I have been backing Ipswich blindly but maybe I have to stop doing that now. They really need to recover after their result against Palace and maybe they can scramble something here, but I can't see it.

Payne's prediction: 1-1

The Tractor Boys are another team I like watching, but I do worry for them. Bournemouth have had some excellent results recently and this one will be quite tight.

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Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game away to Ipswich (14:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Iraola is expecting to have to make changes after the win over Tottenham on Thursday: "I don't know how Lou [Lewis Cook] will be, how Tyler [Adams] will be, how the ones who started two games and played 90 minutes will be. Probably we will have to make some subs, yes."

• He was happy with Adams' performance after completing his second 90 in a row: "The way he plays naturally fits very well with the things we do. He's very aggressive without the ball, very good at reading situations. Sometimes we have to put the breaks on him because he wants to go to everything. He's improving in these things."

• He is concerned by the effort put in during Thursday's big win: "Playing against Spurs is not the type of game you want in midweek because they are team that run a lot and have athletes. To match them you have to be at your best and nobody kept anything. I felt the players finished very tired."

• On the challenge posed by Ipswich: "The games they have lost have been by very small margins. I expect a game where the small details will be key. They have a clear idea, a clear identity. They have spirit. It's a tricky one for us because we have just more than 48 hours to recover."

• More on the quick turnaround between games: "They [Ipswich] have had two extra days and play both games at home so for them it's perfect conditions. We have to use these two days to recover and see who is ready to go again, who is ready to help with some minutes and who we have to change because I suppose not everyone will be ready to start the game."

• Is back-to-back wins a key milestone? "The important thing is to win no matter what it comes after. Every win is very valuable. We have to try and continue. We have most of the way to go. We have 21 points which is good in this moment, but we need more."

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Former Bournemouth manager Tony Pulis on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Bournemouth do what they do. Every week they drop deep, defend deep and throw their bodies in front of the ball to stop it going in the net. Then when they get the ball, one sets up and then they are off.

"They have such good legs in the team and get up and down the pitch for 90 plus minutes per week."

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Bournemouth captain Adam Smith speaking to Amazon Prime: "At home we are a force, even away from home, we press high and we don't care about who the opponent is. Here the crowd gets behind us and our mentality is top.

"It was frustrating that we had a few good chances, especially at the end, and didn't score. With teams like Tottenham you have to finish them off. Credit to the defenders though who did fantastically at the other end and it was another great win.

"We have got so many exciting players. The club has done so well in recruiting big talents and we have so many options to come off the bench too. The club is moving forward for sure, we have a new training ground coming, the owner wants to build a new stadium as well. We just need to keep building forward.

"The sky is the limit. The owner wants to do big things and we have got a great manager as well, so it is only positive things going forward.

"After we beat Manchester City and Arsenal we went to Brentford away and it is teams like that which we struggle with sometimes. We need to get up for those games, especially against the teams in and around us. This league is so tough and it is only getting better, which is scary."

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We asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Premier League game between Bournemouth and Tottenham.

Here are some of your comments:

Bournemouth fans

Paul: A classic Iraola-Bournemouth performance. Press when we can, put bodies on the line when they get past it. Break in numbers and liberal use of the long ball to set up another press. Love this team and the way they play! Shout out to Kepa (finally) and the tireless work of Tyler Adams.

Mark: What a game. Fast, furious, fun. I loved the link up play we had. The intensity, the confidence that we were going to walk away with the three points. Giant killers at home we are!

Tom: This was the first match I saw live in 10 years. What a performance! Magnificent!

Spurs fans

Steve: This was a shambolic, spineless surrender by a confused and demotivated team. It is crystal clear that the manager is way out of his depth in the Premier League where his basic, simplistic, one dimensional plans were worked out by rival teams a long time ago. Arguing with fans and being rude and offhand at every press conference. The end is near.

Andy: Spurs looked tired and disorganised, just like our group who got home at 02.30 GMT. But we still have to work today! We spend a fortune going to see the lads, the least they can do is make an effort. Chelsea next, we could be slaughtered. Any chance of a plan Ange?

David: Only Forster should get paid. Johnson should never play on the left wing. Kulusevski let recent great displays go to his head and tried to go it alone instead of looking up for players in better positions. All season the defending of dead ball situations has been a joke! Maddison poor. Ange has gone for attack minded full-backs, defenders and midfielders.

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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola after the 1-0 win over Tottenham: "It is a very good win. I especially liked the second-half.

"First half we were disciplined in defence and not conceding chances, but also not as much of a threat as we were in the second. We had many chances but luckily we finished the job."

On Dean Huijsen's performance: "I think he has shown from the beginning that he can do this. He plays with confidence and even though he is 19-years-old he has played a few games. But now with the injury to Marcos [Senesi], he for sure will have to play more.

"It is not always easy to play as a defender in the Premier League, but I hope the young players can grow together and continue their development. The good thing for them is that they have room to improve."

More on Senesi's injury: "It is a massive injury. We weren't sure if it was just a knock or big knock but we know now is a massive injury. It's quite significant so he will probably be out for some time."

Did you know?

• Dean Huijsen is Bournemouth's youngest ever Premier League goalscorer at 19-years-old and 235 days.

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Two matches make up Thursday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Fulham v Brighton (19:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Bournemouth v Tottenham (20:15) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 14, he takes on James Ryan, bassist with rock band The Slow Readers Club.

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

Good luck to anyone trying to predict this one. The only thing I am sure about is that there will be a lot of goals.

Wolves went toe to toe with Bournemouth on Saturday and the Cherries created chance after chance.

Tottenham will go toe to toe with the Cherries too, and there are going to be a lot of opportunities at both ends.

I don't want to go for another draw this week, and I think Bournemouth are more likely to edge it... but rather than trying to pick a winner I am going to say they will share the points.

Ryan's prediction: 2-1

Spurs remind me of what Manchester City used to be like, back in the day. They can smash someone 4-0, then get hammered themselves the next game. I am going with Bournemouth to beat them here.

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We asked you to tell us one thing - good or bad - that nobody is talking about at Bournemouth.

Here are some of your comments:

Pie: Why is no one talking about Lewis Cook adding to his one England cap? Does he have to leave the club like Dominic Solanke did before finally getting a recall to the England squad after he left Bournemouth? I think he had played a few minutes for Tottenham by that point.

Mark: No one seems to be talking about the strength in depth we have. Iraola is clear that he doesn't always start his strongest team and looks for an impact from his substitutes, and over the season we have seen this - most notably at Everton away where Ouattara and Sinisterra were instrumental to the dramatic comeback win!

Chris: Despite having two young right-backs in Aarons and Araujo, 33-year-old Adam Smith continues to compete at Premier League level and hold down his first-team place. He's a machine.

Rob: Tyler Adams is certainly under the radar. We have waited a long time to see him play. Lewis Cook is constantly overlooked by England. David Brooks is starting to show the Premier League his enormous talent, but is still under the radar. The last player is Alex Scott who, when fit, will certainly be a threat!

Robbie: The new state-of-the-art training ground is due to open in early 2025. This will serve to help with recruitment, enhance the academy and likely improve performances of the first team.

Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport senior journalist

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When Tottenham visit Bournemouth on Thursday, it will be difficult to escape an "old versus new" narrative if Dominic Solanke lines up against his old club.

The striker is likely to receive a warm reception at Vitality Stadium, having spent five and a half years in Cherries colours while spearheading their promotion from the Championship in 2021-22.

It still irks supporters that a 20-goal season at Bournemouth was not enough to propel Solanke into the England squad for Euro 2024, but a modest first month at Spurs immediately earned him an international recall.

But the £65m move represented good business for the Cherries and probably came at the right time of his career.

Meanwhile, his Bournemouth replacement Evanilson appears to be winning over the doubters after his £40m switch from Porto.

While Justin Kluivert's hat-trick of penalties in the 4-2 win at Wolves made headlines, Evanilson also made history as the first man to be brought down for three spot-kicks in one Premier League game.

Whether or not one believes that winning a penalty should earn points for a fantasy league "assist", the fact remains that Evanilson has done so five times already this season - in an era when VAR checks such awards to the smallest degree.

It was not too long ago that Bournemouth went 609 days without being awarded a penalty (including the entire 2022-23 season and Gary O'Neil's complete tenure as head coach), so Evanilson's ability to draw clumsy challenges - as he did from the Wolves defenders and goalkeeper at Molineux - does seem to suit boss Andoni Iraola's high-energy, high-pressing style.

With Spurs adopting a not dissimilar high-risk, high-reward style under Ange Postecoglou, Thursday could be a cracker.

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Unsurprisingly, Dominic Solanke was one of the topics of Andoni Iraola's latest news conference before Bournemouth host Tottenham on Thursday.

The England international spent five years on the south coast before joining the Lilywhites in the summer, and Iraola was asked about the process of replacing him.

"We wished in that moment that it didn't happen, but all summer the club was working in case someone came with the money [for Solanke] and the transfer happened," Iraola said.

"We are in a moment now when the club knows what we need in every position and what we are going to demand from a player in that position. You are never going to find the exact player. One player has this [trait], but probably lacks this.

"They [the club] have probably analysed much better than me. The club analyses the players and the market. One day a player is available and next week he's not. The market is very difficult - I don't like it. I don't want to get too involved. I try to help and analyse from the options.

"Some players you see and you don't like from first sight - you see something that is difficult to teach.

"It's always difficult to replace someone who has performed so much, but I think the club had a plan. I'm happy because I think Evanilson is playing very well and is helping the team to play well. I hope he can continue on the line he has been playing in the last games."

Josh Lobley
BBC Sport Journalist

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Premier League game against Tottenham (kick-off 20:15 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Iraola confirmed there are no new injury concerns ahead of Thursday's match: "I think it's going to be very similar to the squad we had [against Wolves]. We have recovered Antoine [Semenyo] from suspension. I hope they can all play."

• He added that Lewis Cook is going to train before the match, but does not want to "rush" his inclusion into the side.

• Iraola rejected suggestions Tottenham are a similar team to Arsenal and Manchester City, who Bournemouth have beaten this season: "Stats-wise they are amazing. They are top scorers [in the Premier League] and just three teams [have] conceded less. They have so many offensive threats and are good in the press and possession. I enjoy watching them."

• On former Cherry Dominic Solanke, who could return to the Vitality Stadium: "I prefer that he doesn't play against us! But we have prepared the game thinking that he will play. He's very important for them - he is giving them a lot in and out of possession. We know him well but he knows everything we do."

• Iraola says he is happy with how the club replaced the England striker: "It's always difficult to replace someone who has performed so well, but I think the club had a plan. I'm very happy because Evanilson is playing very well and he is helping the team to play well."

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Bournemouth games have been an entertaining watch since returning from the international break. Two matches, one win, one loss, five goals scored and four goals conceded leaves them 13th in the Premier League.

Andoni Iraola's men are within touching distance of European football. If all results go in their favour, the Cherries could be as high as seventh if they were to beat Tottenham by at least a two-goal margin in Thursday's match at Vitality Stadium.

But we want you to tell us the one thing - good or bad - that nobody is talking about regarding Bournemouth at the moment?

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