Premier League · Matchweek 7
Bournemouth vs Sunderland
Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 UK · Vitality Stadium
AFC Bournemouth
- ⚽ 6' Marcus Tavernier – assist Evanilson
- ⚽ 48' Evanilson
- 🟨 26' António Silva
- 🟨 45+6' Lewis Cook
- 🟨 79' Ryan Christie
Sunderland
- 🟨 40' Omar Alderete
- 🟨 65' Chris Rigg
- 🟥 17' Kevin Danso
Bournemouth – Sunderland: match preview and predicted line-ups
Bournemouth host Sunderland at Vitality Stadium on Sunday 18 October at 15:00. The match preview, team news and betting tips will be updated ahead of kick-off.
- Predicted line-ups and absences have been updated using Rotowire as of 17 October 2026.
- The line-ups are predictions – the official starting XIs may differ.
Starting lineups
Bournemouth4-3-3
- GK
- Djordje Petrovic
- DEF
- Adrien Truffert, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adam Smith
- MID
- Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie, Marcus Tavernier
- FWD
- Ben Gannon Doak, Rayan, Evanilson
Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. Veljko Milosavljevic (doubtful) · Julian Araujo (out) · Junior Kroupi (out) · Alex Scott (out)
Sunderland4-3-3
- GK
- Robin Roefs
- DEF
- Reinildo, Kevin Danso, Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele
- MID
- Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fee
- FWD
- Nilson Angulo, Trai Hume, Brian Brobbey
Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Predicted, not confirmed. Wilson Isidor (doubtful) · Daniel Ballard (out) · Thomas Meunier (out) · Romaine Mundle (out)
Our prediction
Over 2.5 goals · Total goals
We are going for at least three goals, expecting Bournemouth to have to attack at home and potentially leave space at the other end. This is an editorial assessment, not confirmed team news.