Southampton finished bottom of the 2022-23 Premier League table, picking up just 25 points from their 38 matches, which saw them relegated to the Championship for the first time since 2012.
The Saints have already played three friendlies this summer, opening their preparations for the new season with a 2-0 defeat to Benfica before drawing 1-1 with Goztepe three days later.
Russell Martin’s side were involved in a six-goal thriller with Reading on Saturday, meanwhile, and it was the Championship outfit that emerged 4-2 winners over their League One opponents.
Southampton have just two pre-season games left, following this contest with a clash against Dutch outfit AZ, and their Championship campaign will then begin away to Sheffield Wednesday on August 4.
Martin’s team have made two signings this summer, bringing in Shea Charles from Manchester City and Ryan Manning from Swansea City, while there have been a number of first-team departures.
Bournemouth survived relegation from the Premier League last season, claiming 15th in the table on 39 points, which saw them finish five points above the bottom three.
Gary O’Neill was unable to keep his job as head coach, though, with Andoni Iraola appointed as the new manager off the back of excellent work while in charge of Rayo Vallecano.
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Bournemouth have made four signings during the summer transfer window, bringing in Hamed Traore, Milos Kerkez, Romain Faivre and Justin Kluivert to boost their squad for next season.
The Cherries have played two friendlies this summer, recording a 4-0 win over Hibernian on July 13 before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv three days later.
Iraola’s team will take on Atalanta BC and Lorient in their two final pre-season matches before beginning their Premier League campaign at home to West Ham on August 12.
