Saturday 15 April 2017 13:22, UK
Tyrone Mings is set to make his return for Bournemouth as they travel to Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend, live on Sky Sports.
The defender has been banned for the last five games after he was deemed to have stamped on the head of Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the start of March.
The 24-year-old will be available for selection as the Cherries head to White Hart Lane, where they face a Spurs side who are yet to lose a home Premier League game this term.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have dropped just four league points on home turf this season, and could make it 12 victories in a row by beating Bournemouth on Saturday.
Team news
Victor Wanyama (back) is available again but Michel Vorm (knee) is a doubt while Danny Rose (knee) is close to a return to training.
Harry Winks (ankle) and Erik Lamela (hip) continue to be assessed but are likely to miss the remainder of the season.
Along with the return of Mings, Junior Stanislas could also be in contention after recovering from a groin strain but Dan Gosling is doubtful with a knee problem.
Opta stats
Tottenham have won two of their three Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D1), netting eight goals and conceding just one in the process.
The Cherries' only top-flight goal against Spurs came after 49 seconds of their first meeting against them - Matt Ritchie scored it at the Vitality Stadium in October 2015.
Two of the three league games between these sides have seen the opening goal scored in the opening minute, with the other game finishing 0-0.
Harry Kane has scored five of Tottenham's eight Premier League goals against the Cherries (63 per cent). He did not feature in this season's reverse fixture in October, however, which was then the first time Spurs had failed to score in a league game in 2016/17.
Dele Alli has been directly involved in 14 goals in 13 Premier League games for Tottenham in 2017 (10 goals, 4 assists).
Only Romelu Lukaku (13) and Harry Kane (11) have scored more Premier League goals in 2017 than Josh King and Dele Alli (10).
Merson's prediction
Spurs are flying at the moment and I can't see anything other than a home win.
Bournemouth are seven points above the relegation zone and that's a lot at this stage of the season - I don't see them being in trouble.
They have another win in them and that will be enough to secure safety.
It's not coming here, though, because Tottenham are relentless and I think they will put the pressure on Chelsea for 24 hours.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 (Sky Bet odds 15/2)
Betting
Tottenham are Sky Bet's 2/7 favourites for the victory with Bournemouth up against odds of 9/1, while the draw is priced at 9/2. Kane heads the first goalscorer betting at 5/2 while King is considered the visitors' main threat at 12/1.
