**Bournemouth**’s season ended with a dominant 2-0 victory over already-relegated Leicester City and it was the perfect send-off for a superb season.
The Cherries ended up breaking multiple club records and equalling their highest finish in the Premier League with 9th.
**Andoni Iraola**’s men successfully recorded the most ever points in a single top-flight campaign with 56 points, as well as the most victories (15) and most goals (58) for the club.
Over the season, Bournemouth fans even got the luxury of dreaming of European football and despite not achieving that in the end, it was a welcome break from looking downwards and worrying about relegation.
Eye-catching victories over Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United have given the supporters plenty of joy and memories for years to come.
With this in mind, here are the six games that defined the Cherries’ season.
Everton 2-3 Bournemouth
This eventually ended up being **Bournemouth**’s first win of the season, following two draws against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle but it was by no means simple.
Just before the hour mark, Iraola and his players found themselves 2-0 down and deservedly so having been comfortably second best for a majority of the game.
And this pattern continued right up until the 87th minute when Antoine Semenyo struck home from close range to cut the deficit.
What happened after was nothing short of a miracle and not even the most optimistic of Bournemouth fan could have predicted the team would go on to complete the turnaround from two goals down in just nine minutes, the winning goal coming from Luis Sinisterra.
The late goals would be a theme throughout the season and it showed exactly how Iraola uses his substitutes to great effect.
It was a result that demonstrated **Bournemouth**’s resolve and their hard-working attitude.
The victory was important in getting the Cherries’ season up and running, as well as proving that the team were not going to be pushovers this season.
After failing to lose for 32 games, Bournemouth put a stop to **City**’s incredible run to beat them 2-1 in one of the performances of the season, leaving fans with an iconic victory and their first over the Cityzens in the club’s history.
It was a game where everything fell into place for the Cherries.
**Iraola**’s press was executed to perfection and left the City players struggling to keep up.
A dizzied Guardiola side could only watch as they often found themselves chasing after Bournemouth players all over the pitch.
Two fantastically worked goals from Antoine Semenyo and new striker Evanilson gave them a deserved three points over the Premier League holders.
Left back Milos Kerkez had a particularly good game up against Kyle Walker, who struggled against the sprite Hungarian all game.
Heads in the football community turned in admiration for the Cherries and it was an advertisement for the kind of excitement and play Bournemouth fans were going to be watching for the rest of the season, especially against the top sides in the division.
Come the full time whistle, the roar from the Vitality Stadium was of pure elation that their team finally beat **Pep Guardiola**’s side after 14 consecutive defeats.
Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth
It was an historic game for Bournemouth and Justin Kluivert, who became the first player in the Premier League to score a hat-trick only with penalty goals, all of which were won by **Evanilson**–another league record.
The game was an entertaining affair and before ten minutes had gone by, fans had already seen three goals with the Cherries 2-1 up, one of the goals being a smashing hit from Kerkez, his first goal for the club.
Following two underwhelming defeats to league rivals Brighton and Brentford, the win was more than welcome to get the Cherries’ season back on track.
But more importantly, this win over Wolves was the start of the club’s historical unbeaten run, pushing them up with the best to compete for European football.
Many fans’ performance and game of the season, it was yet another defeat for Eddie Howe against his former club in the most spectacular of ways possible.
Just like with the Manchester City victory, the match saw everything go right for the Cherries.
The press, attacking play, defensive solidity and work rate were all perfect and it culminated in one the club’s biggest away wins.
In a repeat of the Wolves victory, the goals came from a Kluivert hat-trick and Kerkez stunner but could have been even more had the players been a little more clinical at key moments with Dango Ouattara and Daniel Jebbison going close.
This was Bournemouth’s tenth game unbeaten in the league, a run that had propelled them up to the top five and well amongst the **Champions League**-chasing sides like Chelsea and Newcastle themselves.
If fans thought it could not get any better than against Newcastle, they were truly spoiled with this dominant display against high-flying Nottingham Forest.
Forest rarely fare well against the Cherries, and this was no different as the visitors were torn apart by a rampant, in-form Bournemouth.
The result extended the club’s record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and brought Forest crashing back to earth.
It also marked the final result of that brilliant streak before falling to eventual champions Liverpool.
Everything clicked once again, with standout performances all over the pitch.
Man of the match was Dango Ouattara, deployed up front amid the club's injury crisis and he netted a superb hat-trick, leaving fans feeling like the team could beat anyone.
It was, unquestionably, the high point of the season.
Relegation-threatened Ipswich Town claimed their first Premier League win of 2025 with this shock victory, delivering a bitter blow to Bournemouth’s European hopes.
Having worked tirelessly to push into the top tier of the league, this defeat left the Cherries with just one win in seven games.
The full-time whistle reflected the mood inside the Vitality: flat and frustrated.
Bournemouth’s passing was sluggish, attacking lacked vision, and defensively they were out of sorts against an Ipswich side that looked far more organised and driven.
Though this result didn’t end their hopes entirely, many fans felt resigned to missing out as they slipped to tenth and energy appeared lacking after a long injury crisis.
It marked a low point in an otherwise stellar season and underlined the team’s difficulty breaking down structured, stubborn sides, which is something that must improve next campaign.