Bournemouth need recovery and focused preparation after an EFL Cup exit and mixed league results ahead of the trip to Tottenham. Tottenham have begun the season strongly with wins over Burnley and Manchester City, sitting second on goal difference behind Arsenal and aiming to maintain defensive momentum. Bournemouth opened with a 4-2 defeat at Anfield before earning a 1-0 home victory over Wolves. Recent head-to-head form shows Tottenham have won one of the last three meetings with Bournemouth while conceding six goals across those matches.
After his side crashed out of the EFL Cup on Tuesday, losing 2-0 to Brentford, Iraola insists all focus now turns to the challenge Spurs present: "The priority is to recover and prepare well, because we're playing against a team that just came from a win against City away, two games, six points. "We will have to be at our very best."
Spurs stunned Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on their travels last weekend with a 2-0 win, thanks to first-half goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha, which followed a comfortable 3-0 win over Burnley on the opening weekend. Spurs are aiming to register a third consecutive clean sheet against the Cherries as they look to keep the pressure on at the top. They sit second in the league on goal difference behind bitter rivals Arsenal, with Liverpool the only other team to win all three of their matches so far.
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