The 7th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season will be held, with Bournemouth hosting Fulham. Andoni Iraola said that he knows his opponent Fulham well and believes it will be a close match.

With goals from Semenyo and Crupi, Bournemouth drew 2-2 with Leeds United away in the last round of the Premier League. After 6 rounds of matches with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, Bournemouth currently ranks 6th in the standings with 11 points.

As for Fulham, Marco Silva's team is currently ranked 11th in the standings with 8 points, having lost 1-3 to Aston Villa in the last round.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola told a news conference: "Of course the team hopes to win the game before the international break because we will have two weeks to analyze the previous games and it is better to analyze with a good result, that is very clear."

“I think it will be a close game, just like we’ve had here against Brighton, Newcastle and even Leeds United. We’ve played very close games recently and I hope we can make a difference and take the lead.”

In the record of confrontation, Fulham has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches against Fulham, so they have a psychological advantage.

"I think the game will be very close," said Andoni Iraola. "Every time we play against them, sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. There are moments that belong to them and moments that belong to us. We play in different ways, but sometimes we have similarities."

"It will be a good match, we know each other well, Fulham have their strengths and we have our strengths, so it will be an open game."

In addition, Andoni Iraola added, "Usually there are many goals in open games, but we never know what will happen. For example, before the game against Newcastle, we thought so, but in the end it was 0-0 and there was almost no chance. But I expect tomorrow will be a different game."