WITH Hull City in town this weekend, we have selected a previous fixture between Cherries and the Tigers to take a look back at.
It certainly was a very memorable game the last time Hull made the trip down to the south coast in October 2016, with Cherries picking up their biggest ever Premier League win.
Eddie Howe’s men that day put six past a Hull side that were winless five before making the long journey down to the Vitality Stadium.
That didn’t stop them from offering interim manager Mike Phelan the permanent role in the week leading up to the mauling.
Cherries had made a mixed start to the 2016/17 Premier League season, winning twice, drawing two games and losing their three other fixtures.
Apart from a 3-1 opening day defeat to Manchester United, Cherries were in decent form at home, beating West Brom and Everton 1-0.
Those results were in huge contrast to the thumping win over Hull.
Future Manchester United captain Harry Maguire started in defence for the visitors, with current Liverpool star Andy Robertson alongside him at left-back.
After a break in league fixtures thanks to the International window, Cherries immediately hit the ground running in the game, taking the lead in the fifth minute through Charlie Daniels.
The full-back was alert in the opposition’s box to bounce on a loose ball and fire it home after Junior Stanislas smacked the post from a free-kick.
Midfielder Ryan Mason equalised in the 34th minute thanks to a huge deflection off of Steve Cook, but Cherries would regain their lead shortly before the break.
Cook, who was making his 200th appearance for the club, quickly made amends at another Cherries set-piece.
Stanislas sent a deep cross right onto the penalty spot, with Cook leaping highest to head home and restore Cherries’ goal advantage.
Cherries stretched their lead prior to the half-time whistle, with Stanislas getting on the scoresheet after creating the first two goals.
Callum Wilson was felled in the area by Robert Snodgrass, allowing Stanislas to comfortably dispatch his spot-kick down the middle and out of the reach of David Marshall.
Stanislas also kicked off Cherries’ second-half goalscoring.
Robertson had a torrid day up against Stanislas, prompting his removal shortly after the hour mark for Adama Diomande, who now plies his trade in China.
The tactical switch had no bearing on the result, with Stanislas grabbing his second a minute after the removal of Robertson.
Adam Smith and Stanislas, the only two players remaining from the game still at the club, combined to tear Hull apart once again.
In the Hull camp only Tom Huddlestone was involved that day – although the former England international left and re-joined the Yorkshire club.
Josh King came off the bench to produce an assist in the 83rd minute, with his pinpoint cross turned home by Wilson.
Fellow substitute Dan Gosling finished the scoring two minutes from time, placing the ball beyond the reach of Marshall and sending the Vitality into raptures.
Looking ahead to Saturday’s game, of the remaining players, stalwarts Stanislas and Smith will certainly miss the match due to injury, whilst Huddlestone has only played a bit-part role for the Tigers since returning this summer.
Despite Hull’s last visit to Dorset ending in a comfortable win for Cherries, the Tigers have not lost to the south coast club in their two meetings since.
Hull were relegated at the end of the 2016/17 campaign, but they still managed to claw some pride back when Cherries visited the KC Stadium.
It looked like there was going to be a repeat of the home fixture when Stanislas started the scoring from the spot in the third minute, but an Abel Hernandez double either side of the break swung the game in Hull’s favour.
A Tyrone Mings own goal shortly after an hour ensured Cherries to a loss in the north-east.
Their only other meeting since the rout came earlier this campaign, with the two sides playing out a bore draw in Hull.
Were you at the game when Cherries scored six against Hull? Did you make the trip up to the north earlier this season? Let us know your memories in the comments below.
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