Wolverhampton Wanderers vs AFC Bournemouth: Premier League preview, team news, stats and head-to-head – BBC Sport

Wolves have lost two of their last three Premier League games against Bournemouth (W1) after being unbeaten in their first five games against Bournemouth (W3 D2).

All four Premier League meetings between Wolves and Bournemouth at Molineux have been won to nil – Wolves won the first two 2-0 and 1-0 respectively, while the Cherries won 1-0 on their last two visits.

Wolves have won their last two Premier League games, as many as in their previous 22 combined (D5 L15). They last won three times in a row in December 2023.

Wolves have scored in their last 11 Premier League games, the longest streak of any team in the competition. They have scored at least twice in each of the last four games (ten in total), most recently scoring multiple goals in more consecutive top games between May and August 2011 (5).

After winning four consecutive away games in the Premier League in November/December last season, Bournemouth have won just three of their last 16 away games (D4 L9). However, one of those was against Wolves in April.

All four of Bournemouth’s Premier League wins this season have come against teams that started either in the relegation zone (against Everton and Southampton) or in the top four (against Arsenal and Man City).

Wolves have scored 48 goals in Premier League games so far this season, more than any other team. Their 20 goals scored are the most 12 games in a top-flight season since 1972-73 (25), while their 28 goals conceded are the most in this stretch since 1983-84 (31).

No team has scored more goals from substitutes in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth (5). All five of the Cherries’ under-goals were scored by different players, the most diverse under-goal scorers in the league this season.

Since making his Premier League debut in January 2023, Matheus Cunha has scored more goals (21) and provided more assists (10) than any other Wolves player. In fact, his 31 goal involvements are the second most of any Wolves player in the history of the competition (Raúl Jiménez, 58).

With three goals and two assists, Wolves’ Rayan Aït-Nouri has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other defender so far this season (5).