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Cherry picked: Jack Tanner's favourite ever Cherries match

Cherries On Top writer Jack Tanner recalls his favourite AFC Bournemouth match - a six-goal thriller in south Wales that kept Cherries’ Premier League dreams on track.

10.08.26, 22:59 Updated 18.08.26, 22:27 4 Minute Read

Everyone remembers Kieffer Moore’s finest moment in a Cherries shirt. Philip Billing’s quick glance, the free-kick rolled short, the biggest man on the pitch ignored by Nottingham Forest and allowed to slot home to seal Bournemouth’s spot in the Premier League.

Automatic promotion on the line in the penultimate game of the Championship season produced the drama, but first the scene had to be set.

It was only a week prior that Moore had notched his first goals for Cherries, grabbing a brace in a remarkable turnaround at Swansea City.

Cherries’ promotion push was on the verge of faltering after one win in five. The run-in is a nervy period for players and fans alike, and Cherries’ indifferent form might have scared a few supporters from making the trip to south Wales on a Tuesday evening.

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Jack Tanner

Jack Tanner Starting his journalism career covering local non-league football at the age of 14, Dorset-native Jack Tanner covered Cherries for the Bournemouth Daily Echo for the best part of four years. After a brief stint covering AFC Bournemouth on a freelance basis for national newspapers, Jack went on to cover boxing for The Independent.

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