Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 AFC Bournemouth: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 31 December 2023

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 AFC Bournemouth

Premier League · Sunday 31 December 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 AFC Bournemouth: match report

Tottenham Hotspur beat AFC Bournemouth 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 31 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Pape Matar Sarr opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Pape Matar Sarr (9'), Heung-min Son (71') and Richarlison (80'). AFC Bournemouth scored through Alex Scott (84').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards; AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 5th on 36 points from 19 and AFC Bournemouth 13th on 25 points from 18. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 5th with 66 points, and AFC Bournemouth 13th with 48.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-3-3 and AFC Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham Hotspur (8.3), ahead of Heung-min Son (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 1 draw and 2 for AFC Bournemouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

9'Goal · Pape Matar SarrTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
25'Yellow cardTottenham Hotspur
25'Yellow cardAFC Bournemouth
56'Yellow cardTottenham Hotspur
71'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 2-0
79'Yellow cardAFC Bournemouth
80'Goal · RicharlisonTottenham Hotspur · 3-0
84'Goal · Alex ScottAFC Bournemouth · 3-1
90+3'Yellow card · Ange PostecoglouTottenham Hotspur
90+3'Yellow card · Giovani Lo CelsoTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 7, draws 1, AFC Bournemouth 2.

AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 26 Aug 2023
Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 AFC BournemouthPremier League · 15 Apr 2023
AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 29 Oct 2022
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 9 Jul 2020
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 AFC BournemouthPremier League · 30 Nov 2019
AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham HotspurPremier League · 4 May 2019

Team news

Unavailable

Alfie WhitemanTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Manor SolomonTottenham Hotspur · injury (Meniscus Injury)
Emiliano MarcondesAFC Bournemouth · injury (Foot Injury)
Micky van de VenTottenham Hotspur · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Davinson SánchezTottenham Hotspur · injury (Toe Injury)
Cristian RomeroTottenham Hotspur · injury (Hamstring Strain)
Hamed TraoréAFC Bournemouth · injury (Malaria)
James MaddisonTottenham Hotspur · injury (Ankle Injury)
Dejan KulusevskiTottenham Hotspur · suspension (Yellow Card Suspension)
Lloyd KellyAFC Bournemouth · injury (Muscle Injury)
Ivan PerisicTottenham Hotspur · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Sergio ReguilónTottenham Hotspur · other (Doubtful)
Tyler AdamsAFC Bournemouth · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3)

Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giovani Lo Celso, Brennan Johnson, Richarlison, Heung-min Son

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

Neto, Adam Smith, Ilya Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Dango Ouattara, Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Luis Sinisterra, Dominic Solanke