Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium.
The hosts come into this match sitting two places and three points above their opponents following a fine start to the season which has seen them amass 20 points in their opening 10 games.
United, meanwhile, have suffered a tumultuous campaign so far and already find themselves nine points adrift of the leading pack.
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We are in the unusual position of seeing Bournemouth above Man Utd in the table going into this match, which says a lot about the respective seasons these two sides are enjoying - or enduring - so far.
We will take a more in-depth look at both in a little while, but let's start with the team news...
Well, we have to start with the United lineup as there is plenty to talk about there, including the absence of Romelu Lukaku entirely from the matchday squad - and unless the Belgian has picked up an injury in training over the last day or so, it is for tactical reasons.
Lukaku was dropped from the starting XI against Everton having now failed to score in his last nine games for the club, but he has scored six goals in his last three games against Bournemouth so it is something of a surprise to see him miss out completely today.
Sanchez has fallen down the pecking order in recent weeks, but this is a huge chance for him to remind Mourinho exactly what he can do and playing down the middle is a rare treat for the numerous wide men that United have at their disposal.
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Martial has scored in each of his last three Premier League games, netting four times in total, and should he continue that run today then it would be the first time that he has scored in four successive top-flight matches.
Fred starts again in midfield following his own spell out of the team, alongside Matic and Pogba - the latter of whom has been directly involved in more United goals under Mourinho than any other player, scoring 20 and setting up a further 22.
Francis will be playing at right-back today, though, with Eddie Howe seemingly switching things up from the 3-4-3 formation which he has favoured in recent weeks.
Brooks was on the scoresheet last weekend and will hope to continue his purple patch this afternoon with what may well prove to be the biggest goal of his fledgling Premier League career so far.
Indeed, the striker has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Englishman this season and is already just one short of the total number of goals he had a direct hand in from 28 games last season.
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The winger has scored three and set up five more in the Premier League so far in 2018-19, having scored five and set up three last season.
Just 10 years ago the Cherries were handed a 17-point penalty in League Two and the future of the club was in doubt, but now they come into this match sitting above England's most successful team in the Premier League table.
To even be in that position heading into November is a remarkable achievement for a club like Bournemouth, so even defeat today would be treated in context.
After 10 games of the 2017-18 campaign the Cherries sat in the relegation zone with just seven points - now they are 13 places, 13 points and 13 goals better off than that.
Bournemouth's last six games have seen them win five and draw one across all competitions, including a very good October which saw them win big at Watford and Fulham.
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Their defence has been every bit as good as their attack in recent weeks too, with Bournemouth keeping clean sheets in each of their last three Premier League outings. Another today would see them keep four in a row in the top flight for the first time in their history.
The Cherries have only faced two teams from last season's top seven so far, and they resulted in their only two defeats of the campaign.
In all competitions it is nine games unbeaten for Bournemouth, including five wins from the last six, and United are one of only two visiting teams - along with Spurs - to have won here in any competition since before last Christmas.
The speculation regarding Mourinho's future as United boss has subsided a little in recent weeks - helped largely by a noticeable improvement on the field - but defeat today will raise plenty of questions once again.
Today the Red Devils could win back-to-back league games for only the second time all season, and for the first time since September 15.
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Mourinho's side sat second in the table at the same stage of last season and ended up finishing there too, and if they do not improve quickly then they may find their position after 10 games of this season equally similar to their finishing position.
Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have all enjoyed really good runs of form this season, but United have never got into one and now risk being cut adrift in the race for Champions League football.
After 10 games last season United had conceded just four goals and kept eight clean sheets, whereas this time around they have only managed one clean sheet - Fulham are the only team with a worse record.
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Even then, United were not entirely comfortable after Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty 13 minutes from time, but they held out for just their second win in their last eight games across all competitions.
Mourinho's side have two very difficult away games next week too, with a trip to Turin to face Juventus next up and then a Manchester derby against champions City taking them into the international break.
United are really struggling to find their best form at the moment, whereas Bournemouth are enjoying arguably the best spell in the club's history. The hosts will be full of confidence and I can see them getting something out of this match.
SPORTS MOLE SAYS: Bournemouth 1-1 Man Utd
That includes both games last season, with United running out 2-0 winners here in April courtesy of goals from Smalling and Lukaku and 1-0 winners at Old Trafford - with Lukaku again on the scoresheet.
This is only the 15 meeting between the two sides in any competition, and Bournemouth have won just two of those - both of which came in front of their own fans.
This is perhaps the most even this fixture has ever been, though, and the fact that we can describe it as being anywhere close to "even" considering the cost it has taken to assemble to two squads is a huge credit to Bournemouth.
BOURNEMOUTH STARTING XI: Begovic; Francis, S Cook, Ake, Smith; Stanislas, L Cook, Lerma, Fraser; Wilson, Brooks
MAN UTD STARTING XI: De Gea; Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw; Matic, Fred, Pogba; Mata, Sanchez, Martial
Smalling fails to cut out Wilson's pass to leave Fraser clean through on goal, but the winger can't get the ball out of his feet quickly enough and De Gea saves his eventual low effort with his feet.
Moments later another chance falls to the hosts, but Stanislas sees his shot from inside the box blocked behind by Smalling.
It is poor defending from the visitors as they race out too quickly from a corner, allowing Lewis Cook all sorts of space down the right flank. From there he puts a low pass into the middle, and Wilson is there to stroke it home.
10 - No player has been involved in more @premierleague goals this season than Callum Wilson (6 goals, 4 assists - level with Eden Hazard). Perfect. #BOUMUN
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Callum Wilson finishes off a nicely worked Bournemouth move to put the hosts ahead against Manchester United!
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Young slides a pass down the right channel for Sanchez who cuts a low pass into the box which Martial runs on to and tucks away with aplomb. That was a finish of a man in form!
4 - Anthony Martial has scored in four consecutive @premierleague appearances for the very first time. Fantastic. #BOUMUN pic.twitter.com/dFNcrZCbNe
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 3, 2018
Bournemouth were by far the better team in the opening half an hour and deserved their lead, but United did begin to grow into the game and are fortunate to go into the interval level.
The winger played a low cross into the box, where Wilson was waiting to tuck his first-time finish past a helpless De Gea.
It was Martial who continued his fine recent goalscoring form by finishing Sanchez's cut-back in similar fashion to Wilson's opener.
For Bournemouth's part, they will feel like they should be leading at the break, but they have certainly shown enough to suggest that they can win this one.
Begovic is out of the equation as the ball bounces out to Martial, but his follow-up effort is brilliantly blocked by Ake and then Rashford sees his second follow-up strike hacked off the line by Brooks. Incredible defending, but United simply had to score there!
Pogba's cross from the left is just too high for Ake and Rashford collects it inside the box. Smith misses a chance to clear the danger and Rashford then keeps his composure to tuck his finish home from close range.
It is harsh on Bournemouth, who were by far the better team in the first half, although United did fight their way back into the game and were in control for much of the second half. Wilson had opened the scoring early on before Martial levelled things up, and Rashford came off the bench to score the winner in stoppage time.
Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for today's early kickoff as United come from behind to beat Bournemouth late on courtesy of Rashford's winner. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction.
From me, though, it is goodbye for now!
