Bournemouthvs.Wolves

The Cherries climbed up to fifth in the top-flight table after beating basement club Southampton 3-1 away from home last weekend.

Meanwhile, Wolves came away from Anfield empty handed and their spirited second-half display was in vain as they lost 2-1 to leaders Liverpool, leaving them in 17th place and just two points above the relegation zone.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 20

Bournemouth wins: 9

Draws: 4

Wolves wins: 7

Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers have faced each other a total of 20 times across all competitions and it is the Cherries who lead the overall head-to-head record, as they have won nine games compared to the Old Gold's seven, while four draws have been played out between the two clubs.

Their very first meeting took place back in January 1948 when Bournemouth - known then as Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic - suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Wolves in the third round of the FA Cup. The Cherries got their revenge nine years later, though, as they won a fourth-round tie 1-0 away from home.

Between 1985 and 1990, Bournemouth and Wolves squared off five times in all tournaments. The Cherries did the double over the Old Gold in the 1985-86 season in the old Division Three, winning 3-2 on home soil and 3-0 on the road.

However, Wolves won a thrilling Freight Rover Trophy contest 4-3 in the preliminary round, before collecting four points across two Division Two matches in the 1989-90 campaign, winning 3-1 at home and drawing 1-1 away.

In September 1998, Wolves beat Bournemouth 3-2 on aggregate in a two-legged second-round tie in the EFL Cup, before doing the double over the 2014-15 Championship title winners, winning both home and away games by a 2-1 scoreline.

Bournemouth and Wolves have faced each other nine times in the Premier League, and the Cherries failed to win any of their first five (D2 L3) before celebrating their first top-flight success over the Old Gold in February 2023, winning 1-0 at Molineux.

That victory is one of three Bournemouth have registered across their last four PL meetings with Wolves; their most recent win was a 4-2 away triumph in November 2024 when Justin Kluivert became the first player in PL history to score a hat-trick of penalties.

Previous meetings

Nov 30, 2024: Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Apr 24, 2024: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Oct 21, 2023: Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves (Premier League)

Feb 18, 2023: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Aug 31, 2022: Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves (Premier League)

Jun 24, 2020: Wolves 1-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Nov 23, 2019: Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves (Premier League)

Feb 23, 2019: Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves (Premier League)

Dec 15, 2018: Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Mar 03, 2015: Bournemouth 2-1 Wolves (Championship)

Dec 06, 2014: Wolves 1-2 Bournemouth (Championship)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

Nov 30, 2024: Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Apr 24, 2024: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Oct 21, 2023: Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves (Premier League)

Feb 18, 2023: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Aug 31, 2022: Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves (Premier League)

Jun 24, 2020: Wolves 1-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)

Nov 23, 2019: Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves (Premier League)

Feb 23, 2019: Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves (Premier League)

Dec 15, 2018: Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)

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Oliver Thomas