After a four-week wait, the Premier League returns on Saturday (12.45pm UK) as we enter the final stretch with a home clash against Bournemouth, looking to kick-start the run-in with another previous victory.

We’ll be facing the only side on a longer unbeaten run than us in the top-flight, as the Cherries haven't tasted defeat in 11 games since our 3-2 win on the south coast back in January. Andoni Iraola’s men did triumph on our turf when they last visited in May 2025, but since then, we have lost just one Premier League home game.

That fortress-like form has catapulted us to the top of the table, and the opportunity now exists to open up a 12-point lead over Manchester City, who play on Sunday. That would be our biggest lead at the end of a day in Premier League history - with our previous best ironically coming at the end of our last title-winning campaign in 2003/04.

UNBEATABLE BOURNEMOUTH

Since our success at the Vitality Stadium on January 3, the Cherries have picked up something from every game since, albeit drawing their last five. That has left them with 15 stalemates from their 31 games, and...