{"id":18188,"date":"2026-07-17T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18188"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:09:44","slug":"premier-league-26-27-tottenham-hotspur-vital-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18188","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 26\/27 \u2013 Tottenham Hotspur \u00ab Vital Football"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 2026\/27 Premier League campaign is right around the corner. Arsenal are aiming to defend their title, with Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea all trying to take it.<\/p>\n

For AFC Bournemouth, it\u2019s a season like no other. Andoni Iraola has left the Cherries and taken over at Liverpool, whilst Marco Rose is entering his first season in English management, bringing his experience of European football to the south coast.<\/p>\n

For the first time in 127 years of football, the Cherries will enjoy a European campaign, entering the UEFA Europa League. That draw will take place in August, so first up, plan your calendars around the domestic campaign.<\/p>\n

When do AFC Bournemouth meet Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth \u2013 Saturday 26th December 2026*<\/p>\n

AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur- Wednesday 3rd March 2027*<\/p>\n

How far do the Dean Court faithful have to travel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance from Dean Court to the 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? 118 miles via M3 and M25.<\/p>\n

What happened last time out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AFC Bournemouth completed the double over Tottenham Hotspur during 2025\/26, beating Spurs at their home with a solitary Evanilson goal on 30th August 2025.<\/p>\n

According to their match-day announcer, a win for Spurs on that day would have sent them to the top of the league.<\/p>\n

But by the time the two clubs met again on 7th January 2026, both sides had reached double figures for games without a win. <\/p>\n

Goals from Evanilson, Eli Junior Kroupi and Antoine Semenyo (on his final appearance for the club), lifted the Cherries up to 15th, just one point behind Spurs.<\/p>\n

By the time the season had finished, the Cherries were 6th, Tottenham were 17th (again), 16 points apart.<\/p>\n

Head-to-Head Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Games won:<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Games drawn:<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Games lost:<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Has anything changed at Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roberto De Zerbi will remain in charge of Tottenham for the start of next season. He will be aware that over the calendar year, Tottenham had Ange Postecoglou, Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor in charge of Spurs. All failing to lift the club away from the threat of relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Since the end of last season, Tottenham have tried to fix their problems by throwing a huge amount of money at the transfer window.<\/p>\n

So far they have spent \u20ac 267 million signing Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.<\/p>\n

Whilst they have also signed Martin Dubravka, Andy Robertson, Cole Ramsey and of course, Marcos Senesi all on free transfers.<\/p>\n

Transfermarkt value comparison<\/strong> (as of 13th July 2026)<\/p>\n

AFC Bournemouth \u2013 \u20ac550.38m<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur \u2013 \u20ac880.50m<\/p>\n

Prediction for Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> this season?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having spent over a quarter of a billion in the transfer window to-date, Tottenham will be hoping to avoid a \u201c17th again Ole Ole\u201d scenario and will probably privately be aiming for European qualification.<\/p>\n

* Fixtures are subject to change due to broadcast selection from Sky Sports and TNT Sport.European fixtures in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League can also see many games moved to the Sunday 2pm slot.<\/pre>\n
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I have been a writer and website administrator on the largest AFC Bournemouth fan website for almost 25 years. Previously on a now defunct fan network and since 2005 on vitalfootball.co.uk We have been nominated for various fan website awards down the years, however we have always been the bridesmaid\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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