Bournemouth delivered an attacking masterclass to stretch their club record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and bring high-flying Nottingham Forest crashing down to earth at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries came in off the back of a stunning 4-1 win at Newcastle United, while Forest had been the league’s surprise package as they rose to third place in the table.
It was Bournemouth who continued a brilliant sequence of form under manager Andoni Iraola, led by Dango Ouattara’s hat-trick, with a performance of the highest quality to take Forest’s usually miserly rearguard apart.
Justin Kluivert’s 11th league goal of the campaign – and only his second at home – gave the Cherries the lead after nine minutes when he took advantages of four Forest defenders standing off him to beat keeper Matz Sels from 25 yards.
Forest’s hopes of a recovery were extinguished early in the second half when Bournemouth hit top gear, Ouattara heading home Kluivert’s cross after 55 minutes then driving home the third six minutes later.
As Forest fell apart under Bournemouth’s barrage, the usual reliable Sels fumbled Marcus Tavernier’s shot to gift Ouattara his third, then Antoine Semenyo finished off a solo run for the fifth in stoppage time.
