Bournemouth will aim to strengthen their top-four aspirations in the Premier League as they head to St Mary's to face bottom-placed Southampton.

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Southampton ended their 13-game winless Premier League streak with a 2-1 win over Ipswich Town but were eliminated from the FA Cup with a 1-0 loss to Burnley last weekend. The defeat marked an early exit from the competition for the first time since 2019-20. With relegation fears growing, Southampton will focus on survival, sitting at the bottom of the table and 10 points from safety. Their home form has been poor, winning just one of 11 league games at St Mary's and suffering a six-match losing streak at home.

On the other hand, Bournemouth remains in a strong position for European qualification, despite a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in their last Premier League match. They bounced back with a 2-0 win over Everton in the FA Cup, and manager Andoni Iraola is now focused on leading them through a favorable run of fixtures. The Cherries have lost only one of their last 12 league games against teams at the bottom and are on their longest unbeaten away run in Premier League history. They’ll aim for a league double over Southampton after winning 3-1 in the reverse fixture.