Bournemouth vs Brentford live stream, Saturday 1 October, 3pm
Gary O’Neil will once again take charge of Bournemouth as they welcome Brentford to the south coast on Saturday.
Whereas Brighton used the international break to appoint a successor to Graham Potter in Roberto De Zerbi, Bournemouth are still on the lookout for a permanent replacement for Scott Parker. The longer it goes on, the more likely it is that O’Neil will be entrusted with the role on a full-time basis – particularly if the Cherries pick up a positive result here.
The caretaker boss has already succeeded in making Bournemouth harder to play against, overseeing draws with Wolves and Newcastle, plus an impressive come-from-behind victory over Nottingham Forest. After they were widely written off following Parker’s departure, O’Neil has showed that Bournemouth are far from dead and buried.
Brentford’s matches have been among the most entertaining in the division so far this season. Only the top three of Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham have scored more goals than Thomas Frank’s side, but only Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and Leicester have conceded more. The Bees could therefore make a clean sheet a priority at the Vitality Stadium this weekend.
Overall, though, Frank will be reasonably pleased with the way his team have begun 2022/23. Brentford go into this game in ninth place, with just two defeats in their first seven outings, as the west London outfit strive to avoid ‘second season syndrome’.
Bournemouth will have to make do without Joe Rothwell, Ben Pearson, David Brooks, Lloyd Kelly and Ryan Fredericks for the visit of the Bees.
Brentford will be unable to call upon the services of Christian Norgaard, while this match will come too soon for Ethan Pinnock as he eyes a return from a knee injury. Elsewhere, summer signing Keane Lewis-Potter is a doubt, but Ivan Toney will be fresh and raring to go after failing to make his England debut in the international break.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST on Saturday 1 October. See below for international broadcast options.
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How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
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NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
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Canada TV rights
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