We were formed in 1882, Bournemouth - then known as Boscombe - in 1899 - yet it took until 2015 for us to meet for the first time in league action.
Before that historic meeting in October, 2015, following the Cherries rise to the Premier League, we'd only met once competitively - and we were the victims of an FA Cup shock as Bournemouth & Boscombe, then in the old Third Division (now League Two) beat us in the fifth round in 1957.
Since 2015, this has been a regular fixture in the Premier League, with just a two-season hiatus after the Cherries were relegated at the end of the 2019/20 campaign. They were quickly back, promoted for the 2022/23 season.
Last time we met...
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Following that first meeting on 2015/16, we won 10 of our first 14 Premier League games against Bournemouth. However, Bournemouth hit back last season with a win and a draw, so our record is now 10 wins in our 16 Premier League meetings (D3 L3), including six out of eight at home.
Spurs vs Bournemouth | Premier League results
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25/10/2015 - Bournemouth 1-5 Spurs20/03/2016 - Spurs 3-0 Bournemouth22/10/2016 - Bournemouth 0-0 Spurs15/04/2017 - Spurs 4-0 Bournemouth14/10/2017 - Spurs 1-0 Bournemouth11/03/2018 - Bournemouth 1-4 Spurs26/12/2018 - Spurs 5-0 Bournemouth04/05/2019 - Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs30/11/2019 - Spurs 3-2 Bournemouth09/07/2020 - Bournemouth 0-0 Spurs29/10/2022 - Bournemouth 2-3 Spurs15/04/2023 - Spurs 2-3 Bournemouth26/08/2023 - Bournemouth 0-2 Spurs31/12/2023 - Spurs 3-1 Bournemouth05/12/2024 - Bournemouth 1-0 Spurs
09/03/2025 - Spurs 2-2 Bournemouth
Highlights | Spurs 4-0 Bournemouth | 15.04.2017
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One of our best displays against Bournemouth coincided with our best-ever season in the Premier League, 2016/17. It was the third-last game at White Hart Lane (Arsenal and the Finale against United to follow) on April 15, 2017, and we were flying.
We were completely dominant that day, particularly in midfield, with Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele up against Jack Wilshere, and ran out 4-0 victors. Mousa was on target alongside Heung-Min Son, Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen.
The result made it seven wins on the trot in the Premier League - our best run in the top flight since 1967 - and we went on to make it nine on the spin as we chased down leaders Chelsea. We completed the season unbeaten at the Lane and amassed a record points haul (86), most wins (26), most goals (86), fewest goals conceded (26) and a best goal difference (+60), and finished runners-up.
Bournemouth provided the opposition for what turned out to be Heung-Min Son's last goal for us. It arrived from the penalty spot five minutes from time as we came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 9 March. It took Sonny to 173 goals - just one behind Martin Chivers in our all-time top five. It was also Sonny's eighth goal in 14 league appearances against Bournemouth.