JUSTIN Kluivert made history as the first player to net a hattrick of penalties in the Premier League as the Cherries beat Wolves at Molineux.
A whirlwind opening 20 minutes saw Evanilson win a spot kick with the first attack of the game, which the Dutchman converted.
Jorgen Strand Larsen equalised for the hosts before Milos Kerkez restored the Bournemouth lead after a flowing team move.
And Evanilson won the second penalty of the afternoon which Kluivert scored with just 18 minutes on the clock.
Strand Larsen got another goal back after 69 minutes for the hosts.
But five minutes later Kluivert completed his hattrick after Evanilson was again fouled by keeper Jose Sa, becoming the first player to win three penalties in a single Premier League game.
Cherries saw out the game to take a comfortable win in a dramatic game on the road.
TheAndoni Iraola made two enforced changes to his starting 11 that were defeated by Brighton last weekend.
The suspended Antoine Semenyo was replaced by goalscorer against the Seagulls David Brooks.
Lewis Cook was out with a small muscle discomfort and was replaced by Ryan Christie, who returned from suspension.
Gary O’Neil named an unchanged side from that that beat Fulham 4-1 at Craven Cottage last time out.
It was a fast start to the game as the Cherries took a very early lead thanks to a Kluivert penalty.
Evanilson latched onto a long ball over the top and was brought down by Toti in the box with the spot kick given after a brief VAR check.
The Dutchman calmly sidefooted the ball into the middle of the net after sending Jose Sa the wrong way in the Wolves net.
But Wolves hit back within the first five minutes, Jorgen Strand Larsen getting in front of Illia Zabarnyi to head home a Jean-Ricner Bellegrande cross.
But the game wasn’t level for long as the Cherries retook the lead with a fine, flowing team move.
Evanilson flicked the ball on to Christie, who played the ball to Marcus Tavernier on the left, just outside the box.
The Englishman then laid the ball off for the onrushing Kerkez who smashed the ball home into the top corner, via a small deflection.
Evanilson had a good chance moments later but didn’t connect with his first time effort, but the striker again won the Cherries a spot kick after 15 minutes.
Pressing from the front, the Brazilian pinched the ball off Sa inside the box and the keeper kicked through the forward, and down he went.
The referee played on but was sent to the screen by the VAR and gave the spot kick, Kluivert converting with a smashed shot into the bottom corner despite Sa diving the right way.
Wolves saw two penalty shouts waved away as the hosts took more control of the game, although it remained open and both sides looked a threat on the counterattack.
Illia Zabarnyi was booked as the game entered eight minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first period, with Matheus Cunha curling the resulting dangerous free kick over the bar.
The Cherries headed into the break with a 3-1 lead, and while it was an open start to the second period, there were no clear-cut chances for either side in the early stages.
Kluivert curled a shot straight at Sa, before Iraola went to his bench, Brooks replaced by Dango Ouattara.
O’Neil also made changes, with Toti and Bellegarde replaced by Goncalo Guedes and Carlos Forbs.
Wolves got a goal back through Strand Larsen once again, as Rodrigo Gomes found Guedes, who played in the forward and he smashed it past Kepa.
But the deficit was back up to two five minutes later as Evanilson once again won a penalty, getting to a Dawson back pass ahead of Sa and being brought down by the keeper.
Kluivert stepped up and found the back of the net again to become the first player in Premier League history to score a hattrick of penalties.
Both the Dutchman and Evanilson were replaced moments later by Philip Billing and Enes Unal, before Senesi was replaced by Dean Huijsen as the game entered the final 10 minutes.
Unal was nearly put in on goal but for a crucial last-ditch challenge, as the game entered eight minutes of added time at the end of the 90.
The final whistle went as Bournemouth claimed a big win on the road to move to 11th in the Premier League, on 18 points.
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