Bournemouth v Leeds United preview: kick-off time, team news and form

Bournemouth host Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday 31st October 2026, with kick-off at 3pm at the Vitality Stadium.

It's a meeting of two sides heading in rather different directions on the table, though both will fancy their chances of a positive result. Bournemouth currently sit 13th in the Premier League, while Leeds are up in 7th, and there's plenty for both sets of fans to play for as the season starts to take shape.

Bournemouth's recent Premier League form reads DLLWW, a run that includes back-to-back wins in their last two outings. The Bournemouth Echo notes the Cherries will be aiming to make it six wins on the bounce heading into this game, with the club in red-hot form heading into the weekend (Bournemouth Echo). In fact, in all competitions Bournemouth have won five straight games, a sequence that takes in Europa League and Carabao Cup fixtures alongside their Premier League results (Bournemouth Echo).

Leeds United's last five Premier League games have gone WDLDD, a run that shows a side difficult to beat - they've lost only once in that spell - but one that has also found it hard to turn draws into wins of late. The Bournemouth Echo describes Leeds as "one of the Premier League's top defensive sides", underlining the scale of the test awaiting the home side (Bournemouth Echo). Sports Mole add that Bournemouth are out to achieve a winning feat for the first time in Premier League history with this fixture, highlighting just how significant a result here would be for the Cherries (Sports Mole).

Bournemouth manager Marco Rose has described Leeds as a "difficult" test ahead of the weekend, according to the Bournemouth Echo (Bournemouth Echo). Rose has also been giving updates on his squad in the build-up, including the timing of Scott's return (AFCB.co.uk) and news on a Tóth injury concern (AFCB.co.uk), while Sports Mole have rounded up the latest injury and suspension list for both sides along with predicted lineups (Sports Mole).

On the team news front, Sports Mole have previewed the game with predictions and possible lineups (Sports Mole), and have also taken an in-depth look at how Bournemouth might set up for the visit of Leeds (Sports Mole). The Bournemouth Echo has likewise previewed the Cherries' predicted side for the visit of Leeds, with the club continuing their busy run of fixtures (Bournemouth Echo). Away from the pitch, the Bournemouth Echo reports that fans attending the game can get free tattoos at the Vitality Stadium before and after the match, along with DJs and giveaways (Bournemouth Echo).

Kick-off is at 3pm UK time on Saturday 31st October at the Vitality Stadium.

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