Wolves are preparing to travel south to take on Bournemouth in an important Premier League matchup. This weekend’s fixture will be the Old Gold’s fourth straight game against top six opposition.
Despite Wolves losing 2-1 to Liverpool last time out, Vitor Pereira will be feeling positive ahead of his side’s next game.
His side were unlucky not to take at least a point from Anfield, and with confidence building, there is hope the Old Gold can deliver the Cherries their first back-to-back league defeat since October last year.
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Everything you need to know ahead of Bournemouth vs Wolves
One of Wolves’ best head-to-head records is against Bournemouth.
The team from the Midlands have won more Premier League matches against the Cherries than they have lost (P9, W4, D2, L3), and fans will be hoping for more of the same.
Here are the top 10 stats and facts you need to know ahead of the intriguing fixture at the Vitality Stadium:
- Bournemouth have won three of their last four Premier League matches against Wolves (L1), all away from home.
- Wolves are unbeaten in all of their last four Premier League away games against Bournemouth (2 wins, 2 draws), their best away streak against any opponent in the competition.
- After a 4-2 win at Molineux in this season’s reverse fixture in November, Bournemouth aim to secure a third league double over Wolves, following 1985-86 (third tier) and 2014-15 (Championship) seasons.
- Bournemouth have only lost once in their last 13 Premier League games (W8 D4). Their most recent was a 0-2 defeat to Liverpool; they’ve not lost consecutive league games at the Vitality Stadium since October 2023.
- This is Wolves’ fourth straight Premier League away game against a top-six side. They’ve lost all of the last three. They’ve won just once in their last 28 matches against top six opposition (D3 L24).
- Bournemouth rank third in the Premier League this season for total shots (403) and shots on target (147), behind only Liverpool and Man City. Their xG (47.8) puts them behind only Liverpool and Chelsea.
- Wolves have conceded 54 goals in the Premier League this season against an average xG of 41.6. This is the largest gap between xG against and actual goals conceded (-12.4).
- Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has carried the ball a total of 4,878 meters in the Premier League this season, behind only Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke (5,535) and Spurs’ Dejan Kulusevski (5,070).
- Bournemouth’s Dango Ouattara has directly contributed to nine goals (6 goals, 3 assists) in his last 11 Premier League games.
- Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen has made 80 targeted runs into the box — the most in the Premier League this season.
*Stats from BBC Sport.
A look elsewhere
Although Wolves currently sit outside the relegation zone, just two points separate them from Ipswich Town and Leicester City. Southampton have already accepted their fate, and with West Ham eight points better off, there is now a three-way battle for just one safe spot.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  EvertonEverton | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 |  Man UtdManchester United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 29 |
| 16 |  West HamWest Ham | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 27 |
| 17 |  WolvesWolves | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 54 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 |  IpswichIpswich | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 17 |
| 19 |  LeicesterLeicester | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 55 | -30 | 17 |
| 20 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 57 | -38 | 9 |
While Wolves play on the south coast, Game Week 26 will see Leicester City welcome Brentford on Friday night before Ipswich Town host Spurs on Saturday.
Even though Tractor Boys will be big underdogs to get something against Lilywhites, the Londoners’ unpredictable form this season will give Kieran McKenna hope.
The Foxes will also go into the next round of games with confidence. Despite Thomas Frank’s side sitting 11th in the table, they have one of the worst away records this season. The Bees have won just three out of 12 away matches, making them the league’s 16th worst side when playing away from home.