AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Sam Surridge snatches draw for Forest after Jaidon Anthony’s opener
Nottingham Forest’s Sam Surridge fired a late equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth as the south-coast team dropped into the relegation zone despite ending a four-match losing run in the Premier League.
Forest started strongly but Bournemouth struck first through Jaidon Anthony after winger Dango Ouattara set up the goal in the 28th minute with a bit of brilliance on his league debut.
Ouattara, signed from Lorient earlier this week, shook off a couple of defenders on the right wing before squaring the ball to Anthony, who steered a low shot past goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey to net Bournemouth’s first league goal since November.
Forest continued to threaten after the break and their pressure finally paid off in the 83rd minute when Surridge slid in at the far post to meet a Brennan Johnson cross and score against his former team. The draw takes Forest’s unbeaten run to four league games
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Jordan Smith, Steve Cook, Neco Williams, Jack Colback, Jesse Lingard, Sam Surridge, Scott McKenna, Danilo, Gustavo Scarpa.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-1-2): Wayne Hennessey; Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Willy Boly, Renan Lodi; Ryan Yates, Remo Freuler, Orel Mangala; Morgan Gibbs-White; Brennan Johnson, Chris Wood.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Mark Travers, Chris Mepham, Jack Stacey, Siriki Dembele, Ben Pearson, Marcos Senesi, Euan Pollock, Dominic Said, Daniel Adu-Adjei.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-2): Neto; Adam Smith, Jack Stephens, Lloyd Kelly, Jordan Zemura; Ryan Christie, Joe Rothwell, Jefferson Lerma, Jaidon Anthony; Dango Ouattara, Kieffer Moore.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
As for Forest, they will be coming into the game full of confidence after securing back-to-back Premier League wins. Collecting their first away league victory against Southampton, they then beat rivals Leicester City thanks to a brace from Brennan Johnson. Bottom of the league at the start of October, Steve Cooper’s team are now five points clear of the drop zone. Losing just three of their last 11 games, a win today will put them on the same points as Palace, who play later today.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Since drawing with Fulham in the middle of October, Bournemouth have dropped from ninth to 17th place in the Premier League. Gary O'Neil’s side have lost eight of their last nine games, with their only win coming against Everton. Failing to score in their previous four matches, Bournemouth are just one point above the regelation zone and will move into the bottom three if they lose today. However, the home side will be encouraged by their form against Forest, winning four of the last five league encounters. In the reverse fixture, Bournemouth came from behind to win 3-2 at the City Ground.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
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