AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Bournemouth’s prospective new owner Bill Foley watched from the stands as the club mounted a dramatic second-half comeback to stun lowly Leicester City with a 2-1 Premier League win.
Foley’s planned £120million takeover of the Cherries on Saturday moved a step closer to completion after he agreed terms with current owner Maxim Denim.
And the American businessman was able to toast the deal with success on the field thanks to quick-fire goals from Philip Billing and Ryan Christie in a remarkable five-minute spell.
In-form Patson Daka had looked set to spoil the occasion for the south-coast side by firing the struggling Foxes into a 10th-minute lead at Vitality Stadium.
Yet Brendan Rodgers’ visitors paid a heavy price for a string of defensive errors and opting to drop deep as they blew the chance to move out of the relegation zone.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
The players are making their way out of the tunnel and onto the pitch!
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
This will be Bournemouth’s 100th Premier League home game – just one of the last eight sides to reach this figure have won their milestone match (D3 L4), though that was the most recent such case (Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham in August).
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Gary O’Neil makes two changes to his starting lineup as Christie and Smith replace Moore and Zemura for Bournemouth. Rodgers’ also makes two changes as Soumare and Daka come in for Wilfried Ndidi and Vardy in the starting 11.
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