Key stats
- Bournemouth have scored 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half, only Brentford (13) and Liverpool (13) have scored more in the Premier League this season.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have failed to score in 13 of their 24 games, more often than any other team in the Premier League this season.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have failed to win in their last 4 games in the Premier League, their last longer winless streak was from May 2025 to December 2025, a run of 23 games.
Highlights
Analysis
Kroupi put in a man-of-the-match performance for Bournemouth.
Wolves were the better side in the second half but were hit hard by a late second for Bournemouth.
Match report
The home side thought they had taken the lead with only seven minutes on the clock when Matheus Mané headed from close range, but the goal was ruled out, after Rodrigo Gomes was adjudged to have just strayed offside before picking out the striker with his cross into the area from the right.
Despite Wolves having lost just one of their previous five PL outings, there were still signs of the old, pre-Rob Edwards days that put them in their current position, and they struggled in attack throughout an insipid first half.
Despite recent morale-boosting wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, Bournemouth weren’t particularly impressive themselves in the first half.
However, the Cherries finally hit the front just after the half hour mark, with a moment of magic from Eli Junior Kroupi.
After receiving Amine Adli’s pass, the forward fired an effort on the half-volley from just outside the area which flew past José Sá to give the visitors a HT lead with his eighth goal of a very impressive campaign to date.
Going into the break behind, Wolves supporters might have felt a second-half comeback was unlikely given their team had scored nine of their 10 home league goals this season before HT.
Rob Edwards’ side certainly improved in the second half, with the visitors seemingly content to sit on their one-goal lead as they surrendered possession and posed very little attacking threat.
For that reason, chances were few and far between for the Old Gold, with their best opportunity arriving inside the final 20 minutes, when Mané’s cross was headed only as far as Jørgen Strand Larsen, who could only shoot wide of the post with his effort from inside the six yard box.
That miss summed up another frustrating afternoon for the home side, who ought to have taken something after a competitive display, and their misery was compounded in the first minute of added time when Alex Scott converted from close range to ensure victory for the visitors.
Still bottom of the league and 17 points adrift of safety, Wolves have now tasted defeat in each of the last four PL H2Hs they have hosted, while Bournemouth remain 13th after marking boss Iraola’s century of PL matches in style.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)