AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Vitality Stadium
Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Leicester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Thomas launches a long throw-in into the Bournemouth penalty area and Ayew gets a flick at the front post before Kepa is able to claim on his goal-line.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Bournemouth get the game started at the Vitality Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just moments away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
As expected, Jamie Vardy is not in the matchday squad here, so Patson Daka leads the line. Wilfred Ndidi and Bilal El Khannouss also don’t make the squad. They are replaced in the starting line-up by Victor Kristiansen and Oliver Skipp.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY SUBS: Caleb Okoli, Ricardo Pereira, Daniel Iversen, Michael Golding, Facundo Buonanotte, Sammy Braybrooke, Olabade Aluko, Jake Evans, Jeremy Monga.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Jakub Stolarczyk; Victor Kristiansen, Wout Faes, Conor Coady, James Justin; Boubakary Soumare, Oliver Skipp; Luke Thomas, Jordan Ayew, Kasey McAteer; Patson Daka.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Bournemouth make three changes from the defeat at Manchester City last time out. One is enforced as Lewis Cook is suspended after being sent off against City. Dean Huijsen, who is leaving the club to join Real Madrid this summer, drops to the bench alongside Julian Araujo. Marcos Senesi, Adam Smith, and David Brooks start in their place.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Dean Huijsen, Alex Scott, Julio Soler, Daniel Jebbison, Julian Araujo, James Hill, Will Dennis, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Ben Winterburn.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
BOURNEMOUTH LINE-UP (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Marcos Senesi, Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith; David Brooks, Tyler Adams; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Leicester City’s first campaign back in the Premier League has not gone as well as they had hoped, as the Foxes will be returning to the Championship next season. The arrival of Rudd van Nistelrooy as manager in November did little to change their fortunes at the bottom end of the table, and it remains to be seen whether this is his final game in charge of the club. Leicester are ending the season well though following home wins over Southampton and Ipswich, and a draw at rivals Nottingham Forest. Jamie Vardy enjoyed a fine farewell against Ipswich last time out when he scored his 200th goal for the club on his 500th appearance. Vardy won’t make an appearance here though, as the Foxes prepare for life without their star striker.
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