After beating Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, the Cherries have since suffered back-to-back defeats to Aston Villa (1-0) and Manchester City (3-1), with defeat to the latter on Tuesday night ending their hopes of securing a top-eight finish and qualifying for the Conference League.
Andoni Iraola‘s side have already accumulated a club-record points total of 53 in the Premier League this season, but they are now seeking to avoid finishing outside the top half as they currently sit 11th in the table and one point behind 10th-placed Fulham, who play host to Champions League-chasing Man City in their final-day fixture.
Bournemouth have had little to cheer about at the Vitality Stadium in recent months, as they have lost five of their last seven home league fixtures, scoring just four goals in the process; only relegated Ipswich Town (six) have lost more home games since the start of February.
The Cherries also head into Sunday’s contest having lost their final fixture in four of their seven Premier League campaigns (W2 D1). However, Iraola’s men will welcome a home clash against Leicester, as they are unbeaten in all six of their PL home meetings with the Foxes (W4 D2), winning the last three by an aggregate score of 10-4.
