Bournemouth vs AC Milan prediction, odds and how to watch

AC Milan were utterly dominant against Lecce, winning 3-0 with goals from Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot and substitute Diego Moreira to put in their most convincing Serie A performance in recent memory. Lecce had no answer and barely threatened all night.

Alexander Isak's 57th-minute strike was enough to give Liverpool all three points at the Vitality Stadium, as Bournemouth's winless run in their last five Premier League matches continued.

Bournemouth carry the only winning form of these two sides into Thursday's Europa League clash at the Vitality Stadium. AC Milan arrive having been beaten and outscored, and Connor Maguire is not impressed.

AC Milan host Atalanta on Sunday with both sides leaking goals and failing to keep clean sheets consistently. This is a fixture that asks hard questions about standards, and neither team looks ready to answer them.

A congested four-match international break has left Kai Havertz, Alex Scott and a string of Premier League assets injured, and Thomas Tuchel's 'zero risk taken from our side' comment has exposed how little accountability federations carry when clubs are left to pick up the pieces.

Alex Scott played through thigh pain to star on his full England debut in the 7-0 win over Croatia, but the injury has worsened into a problem that could keep him out for two months, prompting Thomas Tuchel to apologise to Bournemouth manager Marco Rose.

Chelsea discussed and dropped a free-transfer move for Georginio Wijnaldum, choosing instead to hold out for Alex Scott and Adam Wharton in January despite both already turning them down once this year. Bournemouth and Crystal Palace show no signs of budging, setting up a tense midwinter standoff over Enzo Maresca's biggest tactical need.

Liverpool beat Bournemouth thanks to a late Alexander Isak winner, but a first-half display so poor it left Andoni Iraola fuming has turned Florian Wirtz's slow Premier League start into a mounting talking point. Troy Deeney's on-air verdict and a 63 per cent pass completion rate suggest the club-record signing's struggles are becoming a pattern, not a one-off.