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Kluivert scores hat-trick of penalties as Bournemouth beat Wolves

30 Nov 2024
Wolverhampton Wanderers v AFC Bournemouth

The Cherries return to winning ways after Kluivert converts three spot-kicks

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Justin Kluivert became the first player to score a hat-trick of penalties in a single Premier League game as AFC Bournemouth punished an error-strewn display from Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 4-2 at Molineux.

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Kluivert’s third-minute spot-kick started the scoring after Evanilson was brought down by Toti Gomes, only for Jorgen Strand Larsen to level for the hosts with a fine header soon after.

The Cherries took the lead again through Milos Kerkez before doubling their advantage through Kluivert’s second penalty, but were pegged back by Strand Larsen once again after the break.

The result was sealed in the 74th minute when Jose Sa fouled with Evanilson, with Kluivert stepping up to coolly slot the ball down the middle to restore his side's two-goal advantage.

Saturday’s away win moves Bournemouth up to 11th on 18 points, while Wolves go 18th.

Premier League

Position Pos Club Played Pl GD Points Pts
11 Man Utd MUN 14 +2 19
12 Fulham FUL 13 0 19
13 Bournemouth BOU 13 +1 18
14 West Ham WHU 14 -9 15
15 Everton EVE 14 -7 14
16 Leicester LEI 14 -9 13
17 Crystal Palace CRY 14 -6 12
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How the match unfolded

A frenetic opening started when Evanilson tangled with Gomes inside the box during the opening minute, with Kluivert stepping up to send Sa the wrong way from the penalty spot.

Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth

However, parity was restored two minutes later as Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s teasing delivery was powerfully met by the head of Strand Larsen, though Wolves’ joy was short-lived.

A fine move ended with Kerkez firing in at the near post, before Evanilson was tripped by Sa after the Wolves goalkeeper failed to clear his lines, with the decision given by referee Peter Bankes following a VAR review as Kluivert doubled his tally from 12 yards.

Kerkez goal v Wolves

Hopes of a comeback were ignited when Strand Larsen notched his second of the game with a fierce effort that flashed past Kepa Arrizabalaga in the 69th minute.

But Craig Dawson’s underhit backpass saw Evanilson brought down by Sa in the box, with Kluivert rolling the ball down the middle to seal the win on 74 minutes.

Wolves will be frustrated by errors

After impressive back-to-back victories that highlighted Wolves’ plethora of attacking talent, it was their defence that was put under the microscope after an error-filled display at home.

Gary O’Neil’s side were architects of their own downfall, with defensive lapses from Gomes and Sa gifting Bournemouth two goals. They failed to learn their lesson, allowing chance after chance for the Cherries in the first half with avoidable mistakes at the back.

The hosts did have penalty appeals of their own waved away when Rodrigo Gomes was felled inside the box following Matheus Cunha’s overhit free-kick in first-half stoppage time.

Wolves continued to make sloppy errors, with Mario Lemina, starting in central defence, producing an expertly-timed challenge to deny Kerkez, though substitute Dawson’s first involvement saw him pick up a yellow card after a loose pass caused him to lunge in on Evanilson.

After Strand Larsen had offered hope of a comeback, Dawson’s sloppy backpass one minute and 26 seconds later handed Bournemouth the victory. Wolves will be hopeful of stamping out those errors in their next game against Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday.

Dutch delight for the Cherries

Kluivert’s historic showing will see him receive many of the plaudits, but Bournemouth were worthy winners in an impressive away performance.

In a pulsating opening 18 minutes, the Cherries could have found themselves even further than two goals in front after carving out chances with ease.

Shortly after taking the lead through Kerkez, Ryan Christie forced Sa into a strong save low down to his right before Evanilson squandered a glorious opportunity inside the area, failing to make the desired connection from Kluivert’s inviting delivery.

Bournemouth’s ability to press high on their opponents gathered boos from the home supporters at half-time, and they continued that good work from the first half. But they will have been frustrated at allowing Strand Larsen to make things slightly nervier, with Goncalo Guedes’ deflected effort also testing Kepa in the closing stages.

But Kluivert’s record-breaking encounter could not have come without Evanilson, who along with his Dutch team-mate, became the first player to win three penalties in the same game in the Premier League.

Club reports 

Wolves report | Bournemouth report

What the managers said

Gary O'Neil: "Incredibly disappointing, and self-inflicted. Some crazy, crazy errors there. Especially early in the game. It's disappointing, the lads are equally disappointed. "We need to turn our attentions quickly to Wednesday with a big test against Everton."

Andoni Iraola: "Very pleased with the performance and the win. We have played well without getting points, the last two. We needed the win and the performance. In the first half we were very dangerous and the press was working well. We deserved this."

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Key facts

Justin Kluivert scored the first two of his three penalties for Bournemouth in the opening 18 minutes against Wolves – it's the earliest a team has ever scored twice from the spot from the start of a Premier League match.

This was the second Premier League game this season to see both sides score inside the opening five minutes, with both matches involving Wolverhampton Wanderers (also v Brentford in October). In fact, Wolves are the first team to ever to both score and concede inside five minutes in more than one game in a Premier League campaign.

Bournemouth ended a run of four Premier League away games without a victory (D1 L3), scoring more goals today than across those matches (3). Indeed, both of their two league wins on the road this season have come despite conceding two goals in each (also 3-2 v Everton in August).

Wolves have scored 22 goals and conceded 32 after 13 games in the Premier League this season – the earliest into a top-flight campaign a team has scored more than 20 and conceded more than 30 goals since Watford (P13 GF26 GA32) in 1984-85

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