Two teams carved open at will during the opening Premier League gameweek renew hostilities on Saturday afternoon, as Bournemouth host Wolverhampton Wanderers in their opening home fixture of the 2025-26 season.
Andoni Iraola‘s troops fought a brave fight against champions Liverpool only to succumb to a 4-2 defeat, while the Old Gold also conceded a quartet of strikes to title hopefuls Manchester City but had nothing in the way of a response.
Antoine Semenyo, the electrifying Ghanaian led the Bournemouth comeback charge against a defensively suspect Liverpool with a brilliant second-half brace, but his efforts to claw the Cherries back from two goals down were ultimately futile.
A return to the Vitality Stadium is not exactly a return to home comforts for the hosts; they won just two of their last eight Premier League matches on familiar territory in the 2024-25 season, losing an additional five and playing out one draw with Manchester United.
The Vitality Stadium is historically a happy hunting ground for Wolves, but the Old Gold’s sensational South Coast streak appears destined to come to an end this weekend.
Facing a Semenyo-inspired Bournemouth with two new attacking talents in tow, Pereira’s defence may not hold out for long, and we have faith in Iraola’s men to get up and running at the second attempt.
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