AFC Bournemouth team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
AFC Bournemouth play away to Real Sociedad on Thu 17 Sep, 21:00. 4 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
AFC Bournemouth injury news and expected return dates
4 players are currently unavailable for AFC Bournemouth. Veljko Milosavljevic is expected back first, around Sat 10 Oct and Julian Araujo is the longest absentee, around Sat 21 Nov. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Veljko Milosavljevic | DEF | Sat 10 Oct |
| Amine Adli | MID | Sun 18 Oct |
| Elie Kroupi | MID | Sat 7 Nov |
| Julian Araujo | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
AFC Bournemouth predicted line-up — away to Real Sociedad
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 10 of the eleven are 90% or better to start. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djordje Petrovic | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Adam Smith | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| James Hill | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Adrien Truffert | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Antonio Silva | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Alex Scott | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Marcus Tavernier | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Rayan | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Justin Kluivert | MID | 99% | 70 |
| Evanilson | FWD | 98% | 84 |
| Tyler Adams | MID | 89% | 72 |
AFC Bournemouth fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance AFC Bournemouth win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect AFC Bournemouth to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Sunderland at 51% to win; the hardest looks away to Chelsea at 24%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEL 1 | Thu 17 Sep, 21:00 | at Real Sociedad | ||||
| PL 5 | Sun 20 Sep, 15:00 | vs Liverpool | 31% | 45% | 1.52 | 16% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | at Chelsea | 24% | 53% | 1.36 | 13% |
| UEL 2 | Thu 15 Oct, 21:00 | vs Sturm Graz | ||||
| PL 7 | Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 | vs Sunderland | 51% | 23% | 1.69 | 34% |
Best AFC Bournemouth picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Marcus Tavernier is AFC Bournemouth's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 4.3 points, 0.5 clear of Evanilson. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Tavernier | MID | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| Evanilson | FWD | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| Alex Scott | MID | 6.1 | 3.8 |
| Rayan | MID | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| James Hill | DEF | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Justin Kluivert | MID | 6.0 | 3.6 |
AFC Bournemouth price changes tonight
Our projection for which AFC Bournemouth players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Evanilson (FWD, 6.0) — 48% chance of a price rise tonight
- Scott (MID, 6.1) — 11% chance of a price rise tonight
- Forster (GKP, 4.0) — 4% chance of a price rise tonight
- Petrović (GKP, 4.5) — 3% chance of a price rise tonight
- Silva (DEF, 5.0) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Diakité (DEF, 5.0) — 89% chance of a price fall tonight
- Rayan (MID, 6.4) — 80% chance of a price fall tonight
- Truffert (DEF, 5.5) — 78% chance of a price fall tonight
- Adli (MID, 4.9) — 61% chance of a price fall tonight
- Kroupi.Jr (MID, 7.4) — 54% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for AFC Bournemouth?
Veljko Milosavljevic, Amine Adli, Elie Kroupi, Julian Araujo are currently unavailable. Veljko Milosavljevic is expected back around Sat 10 Oct.
What is AFC Bournemouth's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, James Hill, Adrien Truffert, Antonio Silva. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.