A Bournemouth side harbouring realistic aspirations of a top-four Premier League finish meet a Tottenham Hotspur side nowhere near being considered Champions League contenders in Sunday's Premier League affair in North London.
The Cherries are hoping to complete their first-ever top-flight double over the Lilywhites after earning a 1-0 success on home soil back in December, although they have since lost three of their last four in the top flight.
However, Andoni Iraola's men are still just four points off fourth-placed Manchester City in the Premier League table at the time of writing and head to the capital on the back of a gritty penalty-shootout win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
In contrast, Tottenham are at risk of suffering a third straight defeat in all competitions after losing 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 battle on Thursday, and here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two clubs.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 16
Bournemouth wins: 4
Draws: 2
Spurs wins: 10
Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur have faced each other a total of 16 times across all competitions, with Spurs leading the overall head-to-head record having posted 10 wins to the Cherries' four, while just two draws have been played out between the two clubs.
The very first meeting between these two teams took place in February 1957 when Bournemouth (known then as Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic) beat Tottenham 3-1 on home soil in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Since then, each of the last 15 meetings between these two teams have been played in the Premier League, with Spurs initially dominating this fixture with six wins and one draw in their first seven top-flight encounters against Bournemouth, scoring 22 goals in the process.
Tottenham thrashed the Cherries by a 5-1 scoreline at the Vitality Stadium in October 2015, and then 4-1 at the same venue in March 2018, while they also celebrated 4-0 and 5-0 home victories during this run in April 2017 and December 2018 respectively.
At the eighth time of asking as a Premier League club, Bournemouth picked up their first three points against Spurs in a slender 1-0 home win in May 2019, courtesy of a dramatic 90th-minute goal from Nathan Ake.
Including that victory, Bournemouth have accumulated 10 points from their last 24 available against Spurs, with three of those collected in a 3-2 away win in April 2023 when Dominic Solanke - who now plies his trade at Spurs - got his name on the scoresheet for the Cherries.
Tottenham did the double over Bournemouth in the 2023-24 campaign, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski on target in a 2-0 away win in August 2023, four months before Pape Matar Sarr, Son Heung-min and Richarlison all scored in a 3-1 home success, with Alex Scott netting a late consolation for the Cherries in that one.
However, Bournemouth deservedly won the most recent encounter between the two teams in December 2024, with teenage defender Dean Huijsen scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium.
Last 16 meetings
Dec 05, 2024: Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 31, 2023: Spurs 3-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 26, 2023: Bournemouth 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 15, 2023: Spurs 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Oct 29, 2022: Bournemouth 2-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Jul 09, 2020: Bournemouth 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 30, 2019: Spurs 3-2 Bournemouth (Premier League)
May 04, 2019: Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2018: Spurs 5-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Mar 11, 2018: Bournemouth 1-4 Spurs (Premier League)
Oct 14, 2017: Spurs 1-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Apr 15, 2017: Spurs 4-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Oct 22, 2016: Bournemouth 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 20, 2016: Spurs 3-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Oct 25, 2015: Bournemouth 1-5 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 16, 1957: Bournemouth 3-1 Spurs (FA Cup Fifth Round)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Dec 05, 2024: Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 31, 2023: Spurs 3-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 26, 2023: Bournemouth 0-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 15, 2023: Spurs 2-3 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Oct 29, 2022: Bournemouth 2-3 Spurs (Premier League)
Jul 09, 2020: Bournemouth 0-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Nov 30, 2019: Spurs 3-2 Bournemouth (Premier League)
May 04, 2019: Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2018: Spurs 5-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Mar 11, 2018: Bournemouth 1-4 Spurs (Premier League)
