Preview: Man United vs. Bournemouth · prediction, team news, line-ups

Manchester United host Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday 25 October, with kick-off at 08:00 Mexico City time (10:00 ET), in Premier League Matchweek 8.

The Red Devils are 13th on seven points, while the Cherries sit 15th on six after seven games.

Match preview

United arrive bruised. They are winless in seven games across all competitions, and Michael Carrick is under pressure after Wednesday's 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como.

In the Premier League they have one win, four draws and two defeats. Their last three league outings all finished 1-1: at Fulham, at home to Tottenham and at Leeds on 18 October.

At Old Trafford they have won one, drawn one and lost one, scoring six and conceding four. Bryan Mbeumo leads the way with four goals, while Bruno Fernandes has three.

Bournemouth come in on the opposite trajectory. They beat Sturm Graz 3-0, Sunderland 2-0 and AC Milan 3-0, the last in the Europa League on Thursday. That is three home wins without conceding.

Before that run they lost 5-1 at Chelsea and 1-0 to Liverpool. In the league they have one win, three draws and three defeats.

Away from home, defence is the problem. They have not won in three trips, with one draw and two defeats, four goals scored and nine conceded. Marcus Tavernier is their top scorer with four, and Evanilson has two.

Marco Rose's side are chasing a fourth straight victory, something they have not managed since December 2023.

Recent head-to-head history favours the visitors. United have not won any of the last four league meetings: 3-0 to Bournemouth in December 2024, 1-1 in April 2025, 4-4 in December 2025 and 2-2 on 20 March. They did win 4-1 in the 2025 summer friendly.

Across all meetings, United have won 14 of 26, Bournemouth five, with seven draws.

Both sides played in Europe in midweek and have had little rest. The table separates them by a single point, with goal differences of 0 for United and -4 for Bournemouth.

Team news

United have a long absentee list. Dorgu, Mainoo, Šeško, Shaw and Ugarte are all unavailable. With Shaw and Dorgu out, left-back remains a problem, and Diogo Dalot could move across to that side.

Rashford, Lisandro Martínez and Ayden Heaven missed the trip to Como and are doubts, although they could return. Tom Heaton is also questionable with an abdominal complaint. Leny Yoro is back after serving his European suspension. Cunha and Mazraoui, both taken off at half-time this week, could lose their places.

Bournemouth are without Julián Araujo, Alex Scott and A. Tóth. Eli Junior Kroupi is a doubt with a foot problem. Previews expect few changes from the side that beat Sunderland 2-0.