It was not a heist on the scale of the corresponding match last season when Bournemouth trailed Everton 2-0 going into the 87th minute and somehow burgled all three points, but Tuesday's 2-1 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium allowed the Cherries to show other sides of their character.
The game hinged on an eight-minute spell in which Andoni Iraola's side scored twice and then saw the Toffees reduced to 10 men as defender Jake O'Brien was sent off for a professional foul.
Seeing the two sides line up against each other physically, the away fans may have feared the worst, given Bournemouth's struggles at defending set-pieces, coupled with Everton's obvious height advantage.
But with unpredictability something of a theme in Bournemouth's season, they won it with two headed goals – both from wingers.
That still left a nervy last 20 minutes as Everton belied their numerical disadvantage to ramp up the pressure in search of an equaliser – but despite a season where they have conceded a few late goals (including Jack Grealish's winner in the reverse fixture at Vitality Stadium), the Cherries rear-guard held firm.
Earning praise from supporters and manager alike was James Hill, who has had to wait patiently for his chance since being signed from Fleetwood four years ago, and watched several other central defenders signed and played ahead of him.
But at a ground which fans joked should be called "James Hill Stadium", the 24-year-old showed the £1m paid to the 'Cod Army' in 2022 was a snip by today's standards.
With 37 points from 26 games, surely not even the most pessimistic fan could claim Bournemouth are in any relegation danger now. And while no-one is getting carried away with where they might finish, having taken 14 points from a possible 18 since early January, they have earned the right to look up, rather than down.