Premier League round 2 preview: Bournemouth vs. Wolves, can the home team break the curse of Wolves being unbeatable when visiting

Saturday 015 Bournemouth vs Wolves

22:00 on August 23, 2025, Bournemouth will face the Wolves at the Vitality Stadium in the second round of the Premier League. This game is a battle of redemption for both sides: Bournemouth lost 0-2 to Liverpool away in the first round, with obvious loopholes in the defense. The Wolves defeated Manchester City 0-4 at home, and the collapse of the defense exposed the system crisis. It is reasonable that both teams encountered strong enemies at the beginning and lost one after another.

The first round away match against defending champion Liverpool, Bournemouth once fell behind two goals. In the 64th minute, Ghana's forward crossed the ball and scored two consecutive goals within 10 minutes to tie the score. Although he was defeated by the Reds in the last moment and lost 2-4, Yilaura's team still showed strong counterattack power and resilience. Semenyo is the most worthy player of the home team in this game. He scored 13 goals last season, and beat Leicester City with double hits in the tail round, and scored twice in the first round of the new season.

teams, Junare (knee), Cruivet (calf) and Ryan Christie will all be absent, and midfielder Cook will be suspended. Young player Ben Dock, signed from Liverpool, and Moroccan winger Adrie may have their debut this round.

Bornemouth is expected to start with a 4-2-3-1 formation: Petrovic; Smith, Diakit, Senesi, Truffer; Adams, Scott; Semenyo, Tavineil, Brooks; Evannielsson.

Pereira took over Wolves midway through last season and eventually helped the team complete relegation, which would be his first full season in coaching Wolves, and then the team lost 0-4 to Manchester City in the home opener. Although several threats were created in the game, the defense was completely lost in front of Haaland and Manchester City new players. However, the South Coast seems to be a "blessed land" for Wolves - Wolves remained unbeaten in five Premier League visits to the Vitality Stadium.

team, young player Leon Chivorm (Knee) is the only player to be absent from the Wolves. The extremely fast right-back Chashua is expected to replace Hofer as the starter in this game.

The Wolves are expected to start with a 3-4-2-1 formation: Sadolti, Totti, Agbadu; Chashua, Gomez, Andre, Wolf; Lopez, Munesi; Larsen.

Bournemouth was a dark horse in the Premier League last season. It can be said that Bournemouth has set multiple records in team history, with the highest ranking, the highest points, the most wins and the most goals. The team played very hard, but while it was successful, it also brought some side effects. The team's defense line was almost hollowed out. It depends on how the new coach rebuilds the defense line. The defense line is stable. Bournemouth's strength is still acceptable. The same is true for the Wolves. The overall performance of the Wolves last season was not bad, especially in offense. This also made the two players in the team look at by the giants. Cunia and Nuri both left the team one after another. It takes a certain amount of time to make up for these two offensive players. This matchup will be more anxious, but Bournemouth's overall offensive and defensive stability will be better, and this game supports Bournemouth more.

Reference: Main victory

Score: 2-1 1-0