AFCB have to keep home form going

The points to safety might only need a couple wins for AFCB, but the team needs to get those wins as quickly as possible. While the away form has not brought wins this calendar year, it is even more important that the side gets something from its remaining home games.

Home form is all important for AFCB.

Dean Court has been a great cornerstone for the Cherries. They have relied on the home support to help carry them through games, and they will need it again this Saturday for the visit of Wolves. While Bournemouth are expected to have a few injuries cleared up, the team will still not be the strongest side that Howe would like to pick. The worry is that AFCB could fall into a rut of losing games, if they can't find a way of holding onto their home form. It is the one positive that has prevented AFCB from being closer to the bottom six.

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Wolves will come to try and make it a double of wins over Bournemouth. They have no fears about how well they are playing and the Cherries will have to contend with a very confident side. The good thing is that Howe has had a couple of weeks to work with most of his players on making them more aware of Wolves' abilities. He has to guard against the lightening fast counter-attacks that Wolves have used so well against the very best in this league.

Possible AFCB line up

AFCB Subs: Begovic, Daniels, Rico, Mepham, Surman, Stanislas, Mousset

Holding Wolves to a draw would not be a bad result in my book. Everton, Spurs and Arsenal have all dropped points against Wolves in their home games. This is not a fixture that AFCB can go into under prepared. They will need to be at their best, so the shape of the team and high energy is what AFCB may have to rely on, if they can't find it easy to take the game to Wolves. For that reason I expect Adam Smith to keep his place in the team but at left-back, while Clyne should come back into the right-back spot. 

A line needs to be drawn in the sand at Dean Court - AFCB really need to get something from this game to help them get through the next few weeks and start to pull away from the chasing pack. Fulham and Huddersfield might not beat the drop now, but there is still room for one more team and AFCB have to find away to pick up points again.

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