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Friday's match preview: Bournemouth v United

Manchester United will be hoping to build on the weekend's win over Aston Villa, when we play away to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Friday night.

The 20:00 GMT kick-off at the Vitality Stadium comes on the back of Sunday's 3-1 victory at home to Aston Villa, and is our final game before the March international break.

Keep reading for everything you need to know in the build-up, including how to watch and follow the action on the south coast...

Who starts at Bournemouth?

PLAY UNITED PREDICTIONS

HOW TO WATCH AND FOLLOW

Friday's fixture will be live to watch in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.

Across club channels, MUTV subscribers will able to enjoy an hour of exclusive build-up and our Matchday Review post-game show, either side of live radio commentary.

All of that will be available on ManUtd.com and the United App too, where you will also find the team news at 18:45 GMT, rolling updates and stats throughout the 90 minutes, and reaction from the dressing room shortly after the final whistle.

Short and extended cuts of the highlights will be viewable on the same official channels from the early hours of Saturday morning, along with a full match replay.

TEAM NEWS

The Reds appeared to pick up no fresh problems in the win over Aston Villa, and were able to welcome Mason Mount back to the matchday squad after seven games out through injury.

Mount was an unused substitute against Villa and could get his first minutes since January's derby clash with Manchester City, when we visit the south coast.

Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu and Lisandro Martinez are all recent absentees that Michael Carrick could be asked about in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday.

As for Bournemouth, head coach Andoni Iraola said after Saturday's 0-0 draw with Burnley that the turnaround to Friday's encounter “will be tight” for Tyler Adams and Ben Gannon-Doak.

Central midfielder Adams missed the trip to Turf Moor after feeling something the day before the game and, while former Liverpool winger Gannon-Doak took his place on the bench, but was not ready for minutes, according to Iraola's suggestion, having been sidelined since November.

Lewis Cook, Justin Kluivert and Julio Soler are also players who have been in the treatment room of late for the Cherries. Cook was running on his own before the Burnley game, which came too soon for him to return in.

Highlights: United v Villavideo

FORM GUIDE

Prior to United's defeat at Newcastle earlier this month, the Reds and Bournemouth were first and second respectively for the longest ongoing unbeaten runs in the Premier League.

That lead is now in the Cherries' hands after four draws in a row, which have frustrated them, but ensured they haven't been beaten in 10 top-flight games.

League leaders Arsenal were the last to get the better of them on 3 January, one of only two matches they've lost in the competition since our 4-4 draw in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford.

United have been beaten twice too since then in the Premier League, and in only one of nine fixtures under Carrick, meaning we enter Friday's clash third in the table. 

Bournemouth, meanwhile, are 10th, one place off their best-ever top-flight finish and just two points adrift of Everton in eighth.

Iraola is in his third season as head coach of the south-coast club, guiding them to a ninth-place finish last term.

RIVALS WATCH

There is a lighter Premier League schedule between Friday and Sunday, featuring just eight games rather than the usual 10, due to Arsenal and Manchester City facing each other in the Carabao Cup final at 16:30 GMT on Sunday.

Our fellow UEFA Champions League contenders Chelsea and Liverpool both have away matches on Saturday, while Aston Villa have a home fixture as part of Sunday's line-up. Here's the full top-flight slate...

Friday 20 March

Bournemouth v UNITED (20:00)

Saturday 21 March

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (12:30)
Fulham v Burnley (15:00)
Everton v Chelsea (17:30)
Leeds United v Brentford (20:00)

Sunday 22 March

Newcastle United v Sunderland (12:00)
Aston Villa v West Ham United (14:15)
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest (14:15)

All kick-off times listed in GMT.

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