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
Bournemouth are finishing the half well but still desperate for an equaliser before the break.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Bournemouth carry out a high press but Leicester do well to play themselves out of their own half and break forward. Maddison looks for Daka with his looping pass but Senesi deals with the pass.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
BIG CHANCE! Christie has a great chance to equalise from inside the box at the near post but his sliding effort is tame and easy for Ward to stop.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Bournemouth have conceded three goals in four Premier League games with Neto in goal this season, compared to 16 in four games with Mark Travers. Indeed, Neto has the highest save percentage of any ‘keeper to play in more than one Premier League game this season (82.4 per cent).
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
CHANCE! Maddison takes a great corner, Faes misses it at the near post and Evans cannot turn the ball goalwards at the far post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Bournemouth work the ball down the right-hand side again through Cook, Billing, and Christie. Another cross comes in however Solanke is slow to make his way into the box and it comes to nothing.
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