This should be a really exciting match; this fixture ended 2-2 last season with a combined xG of 3.73 between the sides. The initial meeting between the sides only ended 1-0 to the Cherries, but there was a combined xG of 4.58 on that occasion.

Tottenham covered this line themselves in their opening game of the season against Burnley, running out 3-0 winners. There will be more pressure on Frank’s side to dominate and take control of the game when Tottenham are the home side, so we can expect a more expressive and forward-thinking Tottenham side than the one we saw at the Etihad.

Bournemouth saw six goals in their opening game of the season against Liverpool as they fell to a 4-2 defeat against the champions. Iraola has shown that he won’t change his system too much despite the losses that Bournemouth have suffered in their backline over the summer transfer window. This should result in Bournemouth regularly being involved in end-to-end games that produce plenty of goals.

You may have realised that this is an angle that we constantly return to with Bournemouth, and it’s because their high foul count is directly tied to how Iraola wants his side to approach the game.

Bournemouth averaged 13.8 fouls committed per game in the Premier League last season, which was more than any other side in the division. They’re facing up against the second most fouled side in the league last season, with only Aston Villa (13.3) winning more fouls than the Lilywhites last season.

Bournemouth committed 16 fouls in this fixture last season and 15 fouls in the game between the sides at the Vitality Stadium. These foul counts show how aggressive Bournemouth are when they are looking to win the ball back. They committed 10 fouls against Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season, but have reached 13 fouls committed in each of their last two games against Brentford and Wolves.

I think Vicario is a really solid keeper. He often gets criticised for his occasional sheepish nature from set pieces, but I think this was more down to Ange Postecoglu not correctly setting up his side to deal with defensive set pieces rather than a weakness of Vicario.

He was forced into making four saves against Manchester City and was even tested four times against Burnley, keeping clean sheets in both games. It’s not a surprise that Tottenham’s collapse in the league last season coincided with Vicario’s injury and subsequent absence from the side, he is an integral part of this Tottenham backline.

As well as the eight saves he’s already been forced into making this season, he averaged 2.83 saves per 90 in the Premier League last season. Only Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea had more shots per game than Bournemouth in the Premier League last season with the Cherries topping the charts for high turnovers leading to shots, a perfect example of Iraola’s pressing plan in action.