Mansion Sports – The 2025/2026 Premier League season once again presents a highly anticipated fixture, as Manchester United host Bournemouth in the Week 16 match.

This encounter is scheduled to take place at Old Trafford on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 20.00 local time.

Premier League matches always carry compelling narratives, especially when Manchester United play at Old Trafford. 

This clash is not only about three points, but also about the consistency of both teams’ performances approaching the midpoint of the season.

For the second consecutive Monday, Manchester United conclude the latest round of Premier League fixtures by hosting Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils comfortably overcame bottom-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers last Monday, while Bournemouth’s struggles continued after a goalless draw against Chelsea.

Before the match kicks off, here is Mansion Sports’ prediction for the Manchester United vs Bournemouth lineups December 2025 below.

Team Conditions Ahead of the Match

Manchester United

When Jean-Ricner Bellegarde equalised for winless Wolves at Molineux last weekend, the visiting supporters may briefly have feared facing a side potentially destined to become one of the worst in Premier League history, but Bruno Fernandes and his teammates had other plans.

The prolific Portuguese midfielder inspired Manchester United to a convincing 4-1 victory over Rob Edwards’ side, scoring twice himself and providing one assist for Mason Mount, whileovani, while Bryan Mbeumo also got his name on the scoresheet in what could be his final club-level appearance of 2025.

With only one defeat in their last nine matches and having taken seven points from the last nine available, Manchester United’s decision to continue trusting Ruben Amorim now appears justified.

The former Sporting Lisbon coach guided his team into the Premier League top six last weekend.

Across their last nine matches, the 18 points collected by Manchester United exceed the total they managed from the previous 17 fixtures, although the Red Devils are still striving to find consistency at the Theatre of Dreams.

After recording four consecutive home wins between 30 August and 25 October, Manchester United have now gone two home matches without victory.

In addition, the hosts have conceded at least one goal in 14 of their 15 Premier League matches during the 2025/2026 season so far.

Bournemouth

Bournemouth matched Manchester United’s number of clean sheets this season in just one match during Week 15, when they earned a point against FIFA Club World Cup champions Chelsea.

Although the result was not entirely negative, the single point extended their winless run.
Since defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0 in late October, Bournemouth’s last six league matches have failed to produce a victory. Andoni Iraola’s side have collected just two points from a possible 18 during that period.

A team that was previously competing near the top of the table has now slipped into the bottom half due to a decline in attacking productivity.

Bournemouth could fail to score in three consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since the 2022/2023 season.

Antoine Semenyo, once extremely difficult for Premier League defences to contain, has now gone seven straight league matches without a goal or assist, a downturn possibly influenced by persistent transfer rumours.

Semenyo’s struggles have coincided with Bournemouth’s drop down the table, although remarkably they have beaten Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in each of the last two Premier League seasons and have recorded four unbeaten matches against the Red Devils in this competition.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Predicted Lineups – December 2025

Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

15 December marks the mandatory deadline for clubs to release players who will participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, but the trio of Amad Diallo for Ivory Coast, Bryan Mbeumo for Cameroon, and Noussair Mazraoui for Morocco have not yet been fully ruled out of Monday’s match.

The same applies to Benjamin Sesko, despite him recently suffering food poisoning after a knee injury.

Meanwhile, Matthijs de Ligt, who is dealing with a back issue, and Harry Maguire, who has a hamstring injury, remain sidelined.

Nineteen-year-old Ayden Heaven made his second consecutive Premier League start in De Ligt’s absence against Wolves.

The former Arsenal player is likely to be trusted again from the outset if Lisandro Martinez is not yet ready to start.

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

Continuing the theme of defensive concerns, Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola was forced to withdraw Marcos Senesi in the 62nd minute during the draw with Chelsea last weekend. 

However, the coach hopes that the Argentine defender was only suffering from cramp and will be fit to play on Monday.

Senesi’s availability is crucial, as fellow defender Veljko Milosavljevic is set to miss two to three months with a knee ligament injury, joining Ryan Christie with a knee problem and Ben-Gannon Doak with a hamstring issue on the sidelines.

Lewis Cook serves the third and final match of his three-game suspension on Monday night, while Tyler Adams returns from a yellow-card accumulation ban and is ready to reinforce the midfield.

Considering the current conditions of both teams and the list of players likely to be fielded, this match is expected to be competitive.

The Manchester United vs Bournemouth lineups December 2025 will be one of the key factors shaping the course of the match, particularly for Manchester United as they aim to maintain positive momentum at home, while Bournemouth seek to end their winless run.