There are certain dates fans always look out for, including where will be playing their festive fixtures, who they will face on the final day of the season, and of course, the first opponents of the campaign. Ahead of finding out Cherries’ Premier League fixtures, we have taken a look at some fixtures that occurred on key dates in years gone by. Of course, Cherries’ Premier League debut came on the opening day of the season, with Aston Villa in town on Saturday, August 8 2015.
A confident first half showing saw Bournemouth control possession, Marc Pugh’s effort on the stroke of half time the closest the hosts came. Villa were improved after the break, finding the game’s only goal on 72 minutes through debutant Rudy Gestede. Cherries’ opening day record in the Premier League was not the best, it had to be said, with it taking four attempts for Bournemouth to record their first win in a top-flight curtain raiser.
Newly promoted Cardiff City came to town to kick-off the 2018/19 season, and it took just 24 minutes for Cherries to remind the Welsh side how tough the Premier League can be. Callum Wilson was brought down inside the box in the first half, the striker dusting himself down to take the resultant penalty. However, Wilson fluffed his lines, with Neil Etheridge guessing right to push his spot-kick away.
There would be redemption for Wilson, who killed the game off in second-half stoppage time to secure Cherries’ first-ever opening day win in the Premier League..
