Just one week after colliding with Premier League points on the line, Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers reunite with a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals at stake at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
For Andoni Iraola's men, the second visit of Wolves in the space of two weeks represents a prime chance to avenge their 1-0 loss to the Old Gold on February 22, where Ilya Zabarnyi was sent off and Matheus Cunha struck the only goal of the game.
However, neither team comes into the fifth-round tie with the wind in their sails, as the Cherries fell to a 2-1 top-flight defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek, while Vitor Pereira's men were beaten at home by Fulham by the same scoreline.
Ahead of Saturday's quick reunion between Bournemouth and Wolves, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 21
Bournemouth wins: 9
Draws: 4
Wolves wins: 8
Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers have faced each other a total of 21 times across all competitions and it is the Cherries who marginally lead the overall head-to-head record, as they have won nine games compared to the Old Gold's eight, 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 10 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 five PL meetings with Wolves, who most recently beat the Cherries 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium in February 2025.
Last 20 meetings
Feb 22, 2025: Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves (Premier League)
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 16, 2014: Wolves 1-2 Bournemouth (Championship)
Sep 22, 1998: Wolves 1-2 Bournemouth (EFL Cup Second Round Second Leg)
Sep 15, 1998: Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves (EFL Cup Second Round First Leg)
Apr 03, 1990: Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves (Second Division)
Dec 30, 1989: Wolves 3-1 Bournemouth (Second Division)
Dec 16, 1986: Wolves 4-3 Bournemouth (EFL Trophy Southern Section)
Apr 12, 1986: Wolves 0-3 Bournemouth (Third Division)
Nov 09, 1985: Bournemouth 3-2 Wolves (Third Division)
Jan 26, 1957: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Feb 22, 2025: Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves (Premier League)
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)
Oliver Thomas
