Evanilson wrote his name into Bournemouth history on Sunday, becoming the first Cherries player ever to score in five consecutive Premier League games as Marco Rose’s side beat Ipswich Town 2-1 at Portman Road. The Evanilson Bournemouth scoring run — five goals in five league games — helped the Cherries equal the club record of eight straight wins in all competitions.
The Brazilian needed just five minutes to open the scoring, pouncing on a dreadful error from Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton. After a pass back from captain Dara O’Shea, Walton took a touch and tried to dribble past the onrushing striker inside his own area, only for Evanilson to dispossess him and roll the ball into an empty net.
Evanilson Bournemouth record run keeps rolling
Evanilson failed to score in any of his first six appearances this season — now he cannot stop. The Ipswich goal took him to seven goals in eight games, and his nine goal involvements (five goals, four assists) are level with Erling Haaland for the most in the Premier League this season. It is also the joint-most by a Bournemouth player after 10 games of a Premier League campaign, matching Callum Wilson in 2018-19 and Antoine Semenyo in 2025-26.
His five goals in the run have come against Chelsea, Sunderland, Manchester United, Leeds and now Ipswich — and his manager wants more. Marco Rose challenged his striker to “stay hungry” after the game, refusing to let a record-breaking afternoon turn into a comfort zone.
Eight wins in a row — and counting
Bournemouth doubled their lead 27 seconds into the second half, when Ryan Christie’s effort deflected off Leif Davis and into his own net. Jack Clarke’s 73rd-minute penalty set up a grandstand finish, but the Cherries held on.
The win made it eight victories in a row in all competitions, equalling the club record set under Eddie Howe during the 2012-13 season in League One. It is also a fourth straight Premier League win — across which Bournemouth have scored 10 goals and conceded just one — and the Cherries are now unbeaten in eight games in all competitions for only the third time in the club’s history. Rose paid tribute to his side’s togetherness after another hard-fought win.
Bournemouth now sit seventh in the Premier League with 15 points from 10 matches, and the international break gives Rose a fortnight to keep this remarkable momentum going. For more on the weekend’s action, check today’s predictions.
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