We had our fingers burnt by the Cherries a few weeks ago, although they returned to form with a bang when beating Rotherham 3-1 on Tuesday. It was a superb performance from Eddie Howe’s team, who didn’t deserve to be losing at the break but continued playing excellently to stay firmly in the hunt for an automatic promotion spot. Bournemouth’s injury problems appear to have eased and it’s inconceivable that they will lose three consecutive matches at Dean Court, especially with Brett Pitman having scored four goals in the past six games.
The Cherries were 1-0 winners at Cheltenham on Boxing Day and should have too much quality for a team that have been struggling at the foot of League Two all season. Martin Allen has been and gone, with Mark Yates given the task of keeping the Robins alive in the Football League. Town’s last match was a 4-1 tonking at home to Rochdale and the team are full of journeymen footballers such as Josh Low and Justin Richards, the latter of which has scored eight goals this season. Best odds for the Bournemouth win is 1.72 at Bet365.
