Eddie Howe and Louis van Gaal have had very different weeks. If the Dutchman thought the goalless draw with West Ham was bad, he entered a whole new level of Old Trafford despair following defeat at Wolfsburg and a Champions League exit. However, United remain three points off the top but know that Bournemouth, buoyed by their fine win at Chelsea, could complete a quite miserable week. Paul Chronnell

Kick-off Saturday 5.30pm

Venue Vitality Stadium

Last season n/a

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee A Taylor

This season G13, Y49, R1, 3.8 cards per game

Odds H 5-2 A 5-4 D 23-10

Bournemouth

Subs from Federici, Allsop, Cargill, Distin, Rantie, MacDonald, Pugh, Kermorgant, O’Kane, Murray, Bennett

Doubtful Arter (personal), Pugh (ankle)

Injured Elphick (ankle, Jan), Gradel, Wilson (both knee, Apr), Mings (knee, Sep)

Suspended None

Form WDDLLL

Discipline Y26 R0

Leading scorer Wilson 5

Manchester United

Subs from Romero, Johnstone, Pereira, Borthwick-Jackson, Powell, Rashford, Tuanzebe, Schweinsteiger, Goss, Schneiderlin

Doubtful Schneiderlin (match fitness)

Injured Smalling (groin, 19 Dec), Valencia (ankle, 26 Dec), Rooney (foot, 26 Dec), Darmian (hamstring, 28 Dec), Herrera, Jones, Rojo (hamstring, ankle, shoulder, all unknown)

Suspended None Form DDWWDD

Discipline Y24 R0

Leading scorer Mata 4