Tottenham v Bournemouth result

Full-time · Tottenham 3–1 Bournemouth

Premier League · Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:00 GMT · Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Tottenham 3–1 Bournemouth — Tottenham won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3–1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 31 December. Tottenham have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Bournemouth have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Tottenham led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Tottenham: Pape Sarr (9’, assisted by Giovani Lo Celso), Son Heung-Min (71’, assisted by Giovani Lo Celso) and Richarlison (80’, assisted by Brennan Johnson); Bournemouth: Alex Scott (84’, assisted by Marcus Tavernier).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Tottenham 2.32, Bournemouth 1.68, from 12 shots to 24 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Hooper showed five yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Tottenham: Giovani Lo Celso (-5’), Oliver Skipp (56’) and Emerson Royal (87’); Bournemouth: Justin Kluivert (25’) and M. Senesi (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham) 10.4, Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) 7.5 and Richarlison (Tottenham) 7.2 led the match.

Next up

Tottenham next host Coventry on 19 October 2026.

Bournemouth next host AC Milan on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Tottenham: Tottenham v Coventry, Monday 19 October — the preview. Next for Bournemouth: Bournemouth v AC Milan, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Tottenham 3–1 Bournemouth · Premier League
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · London
Referee: S. Hooper
Head-to-head (last 6): Tottenham 3 · draws 1 · Bournemouth 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Tottenham 3W 0D 2L · Bournemouth 4W 1D 0L

Tottenham 3–1 Bournemouth (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.75

Corners

against 6.88 / 6.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6 / 6

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2

Cards

against 3.38 / 2.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.22 yellows

Referee · S. Hooper

1.33 home / 1.89 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 December 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Tottenham for / against	Line	Bournemouth for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.25 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Hooper — 3.22 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.33 to the home side, 1.89 to the away side).

Home 1.33Away 1.89

Tottenham

Tottenham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Lo Celso n 8	39.1	2.6 5/3	3.7 5/4	—
D. Kulusevski n 8	89.9	2.3 8/6	1.1 6/3	—
D. Udogie n 8	81.4	1.5 6/4	1.5 7/4	—
Y. Bissouma n 8	75.8	1.5 5/4	1.5 6/2	—
P. Højbjerg n 8	51.5	1.3 5/1	1.5 2/2	—

Tottenham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alejo Véliz n 8	17.9	3.8 2/1	2.5 2/1
B. Johnson n 8	78.9	2.4 7/5	1.3 6/3
Richarlison n 8	56.5	2.4 7/3	1 3/1
Son Heung-Min n 8	89.4	1.9 7/5	1 6/2
D. Kulusevski n 8	89.9	1.5 8/3	1 6/2

Tottenham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alejo Véliz n 8	17.9	1.9 2/1	0 0/0
Richarlison n 8	56.5	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
Son Heung-Min n 8	89.4	0.4 3/0	0.5 3/1
Pedro Porro n 8	90	0 0/0	0.6 5/0
D. Kulusevski n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Tottenham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 8	75.8	3.7 8/6
G. Lo Celso n 8	39.1	3.5 6/3
Emerson Royal n 8	68.9	3.4 6/5
O. Skipp n 8	33.5	3 5/2
R. Bentancur n 8	52.1	2.8 6/3

Bournemouth

Bournemouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Kluivert n 8	62.3	2.3 7/4	1.1 4/2	—
A. Semenyo n 8	62.4	2.2 8/2	1.1 4/1	—
K. Moore n 8	16.1	2.1 2/1	1.4 2/0	—
C. Mepham n 8	57.3	2 5/3	0.4 1/1	—
Luis Sinisterra n 8	27.3	1.7 3/1	0.8 2/0	—

Bournemouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Luis Sinisterra n 8	27.3	4.5 5/3	2.1 4/1
D. Solanke n 8	89.1	3 8/6	1.4 6/3
K. Moore n 8	16.1	2.8 3/1	1.4 2/0
A. Semenyo n 8	62.4	2.3 5/4	1.6 5/2
J. Kluivert n 8	62.3	2.2 6/2	1.4 4/2

Bournemouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Luis Sinisterra n 8	27.3	0.8 2/0	0.4 1/0
D. Solanke n 8	89.1	1 5/2	0 0/0
K. Moore n 8	16.1	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
M. Tavernier n 8	78.3	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
P. Billing n 8	41.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Bournemouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ouattara n 8	29.8	4.9 5/2
R. Christie n 8	90	3.8 8/7
Luis Sinisterra n 8	27.3	2.5 5/1
D. Brooks n 8	26.5	2.5 4/2
L. Cook n 8	74.6	2.3 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Tottenham		Bournemouth
51%	Possession	49%
2.32	Expected goals (xG)	1.68
12	Shots	24
6	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	9
2	Blocked shots	11
10	Shots inside the box	16
4	Corners	13
4	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	18
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
436	Passes	407
81%	Pass accuracy	85%

Tottenham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Guglielmo Vicario	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Pedro Porro	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
Emerson Royal	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.2
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
D. Udogie	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Son Heung-Min	90	1	0	2	2	2	2	0	8.2
G. Lo Celso	82	0	2	0	0	2	4	Y	8.2
B. Johnson	82	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
Richarlison	82	1	0	4	2	1	2	0	7.3
R. Bentancur	58	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
P. Sarr	32	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
O. Skipp sub	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
P. Højbjerg sub	32	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
Alejo Véliz sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Bryan Gil sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Dier sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Bournemouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Neto	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
I. Zabarnyi	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Senesi	90	0	0	1	0	1	5	Y	7.3
L. Cook	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7
M. Tavernier	90	0	1	1	0	5	2	0	8.2
D. Solanke	90	0	0	5	2	0	2	0	6.6
A. Smith	82	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
R. Christie	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Kluivert	61	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.6
Luis Sinisterra	61	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	7.7
D. Ouattara	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
M. Aarons sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
P. Billing sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Semenyo sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Alex Scott sub	21	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.5
D. Brooks sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Tottenham v Bournemouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

TottenhamLWWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BournemouthDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Tottenham 3 · 1 draw · Bournemouth 2 · 3 goals/game

2023-08-26 Bournemouth 0–2 Tottenham
2023-04-15 Tottenham 2–3 Bournemouth
2022-10-29 Bournemouth 2–3 Tottenham
2020-07-09 Bournemouth 0–0 Tottenham
2019-11-30 Tottenham 3–2 Bournemouth
2019-05-04 Bournemouth 1–0 Tottenham

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Tottenham#5 pos66 pts38 pl+13 GD

Bournemouth#12 pos48 pts38 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Tottenham scored1.95

Bournemouth scored1.42

Tottenham conceded1.61

Bournemouth conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Tottenham and Bournemouth?: In their last 6 meetings, Tottenham won 3, Bournemouth won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Tottenham and Bournemouth?: Recent form — Tottenham 3W 0D 2L; Bournemouth 4W 1D 0L.

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