Two of the Premier League's surprise packages this season lock horns at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Bournemouth play host to Nottingham Forest.
The Cherries boosted their European hopes with a statement 4-1 victory at Newcastle United last weekend, courtesy of a superb hat-trick from Justin Kluivert, and Andoni Iraola's men now sit seventh in the table, just three points behind the top four.
Forest, meanwhile, extended their impressive unbeaten run to eight matches after beating basement club Southampton 3-2 at the City Ground to move level on points with Arsenal in second.
Ahead of Saturday's eagerly-anticipated contest, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 23
Bournemouth wins: 9
Draws: 8
Nott'm Forest wins: 6
Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest have faced each other a total of 23 times across all competitions, with the Cherries leading the head-to-head record having posted nine wins to the Tricky Trees' six, while there have also been eight draws between these two teams.
The very first meeting between these two sides took place back in November 1949 when Bournemouth - known back then as Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic - suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Football League Third Division South.
Bournemouth lost three of their first four meetings with Forest in that division, but they fared better against the Tricky Trees when they two teams butted heads in League One between 2005 and 2008, winning two, drawing three and losing just one out of six matches.
The next eight encounters between Bournemouth and Forest were in the Championship between 2013 and 2022. The Cherries' biggest win over Forest to date was a 4-1 home success in April 2014.
Forest responded by winning their next two meetings by a 2-1 scoreline, but not since February 2015 have the Tricky Trees beaten Bournemouth in any competition.
Indeed, Bournemouth have won five and drawn four of their last nine meetings with Forest, including two Premier League away wins by a 3-2 scoreline and three 1-1 draws. The spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw the last time these two teams squared off at the City Ground in August 2024.
Previous meetings
Aug 17, 2024: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2024: Bournemouth 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Jan 21, 2023: Bournemouth 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Sep 03, 2022: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
May 03, 2022: Bournemouth 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Aug 14, 2021: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Bournemouth (Championship)
Feb 13, 2021: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Bournemouth (Championship)
Nov 24, 2020: Bournemouth 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Feb 25, 2015: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Bournemouth (Championship)
Aug 19, 2014: Bournemouth 1-2 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Apr 26, 2014: Bournemouth 4-1 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Oct 19, 2013: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Bournemouth (Championship)
Feb 02, 2008: Bournemouth 2-0 Nott'm Forest (League One)
Aug 11, 2007: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Bournemouth (League One)
Apr 21, 2007: Nott'm Forest 3-0 Bournemouth (League One)
Dec 05, 2006: Bournemouth 2-0 Nott'm Forest (League One)
Apr 29, 2006: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Bournemouth (League One)
Nov 12, 2005: Bournemouth 1-1 Nott'm Forest (League One)
Last five Premier League meetings
Aug 17, 2024: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 04, 2024: Bournemouth 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Jan 21, 2023: Bournemouth 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Sep 03, 2022: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
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