Leroy: “I really do fancy us tonight”
Some people are making a big deal out of the Cherries run of form which has seen them only beaten once in nine games and taking some decent scalps along the way.
But come on, we have won our last three games and are unbeaten in eight so that argument does not work at all especially given we have dragged ourselves through some terrible injury issues.
Bournemouth are okay and Eddie Howe is doing a good job but with Dimi Payet likely to start according to Slav we have a player who is at a totally different level and a team whose confidence is growing with every match.
I don’t think Bournemouth are that great at the back and Simon Francis can make mistakes. With Andy Carroll hitting top form he could cause a lot of problems.
Winston Reid incredibly has to fight for his place, and in general we are looking really really good. I don’t see the Cherries stopping us.
I really do fancy us tonight and believe we can stride on towards that 38 points. This season has been remarkable and I, like you, am looking forward to another top game.
COYI