Bournemouth vs West Brom

Bournemouth’s last 13 FA Cup third round matches (including replays) have seen 58 goals scored in total (F35 A23). Each game in that run has produced at least three goals, with six of those seeing 5+.

West Bromwich Albion conceded five goals in an FA Cup match for the first time since February 1967, in a 5-0 defeat to Leeds United.

Dango Ouattara scored more than once in a game in all competitions for the first time in his career in European club football.

This is the first FA Cup meeting between Bournemouth and West Brom since January 1999, with the Cherries winning a third round tie 1-0 thanks to an Eddie Howe goal.

West Brom are winless in their last five away games against Bournemouth in all competitions (D2 L3), since a 4-1 League Cup victory in August 2011.

This is Bournemouth’s fifth consecutive FA Cup match against Championship opposition – they lost a third round tie against Burnley 4-2 in January 2023, beat QPR and Swansea in rounds three and four last season before a fifth round defeat to Leicester.

West Brom have been eliminated from 13 of their last 16 FA Cup ties against Premier League opponents, with the exceptions coming in 2014-15 (v West Ham), 2017-18 (v Liverpool) and 2019-20 (v West Ham).

West Brom’s Karlan Grant has been involved in four goals in his last five starts in the FA Cup, scoring two and assisting two.