AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Tottenham claimed a stunning 3-2 victory at Bournemouth from two goals down as Rodrigo Bentancur completed a sensational fightback on the south coast on Saturday.
Antonio Conte’s side were staring at a third successive Premier League defeat after Kieffer Moore’s well-taken brace but second-half-goals by Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Bentancur kept them in third place.
With one eye on next week’s vital Champions League clash away in Marseille, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte made several changes to his side and Bournemouth took full advantage.
Moore finished off a flowing move in the 22nd minute when he curled a low shot past Hugo Lloris after a ball in from the right wing by Marcus Tavernier.
Moore then added a second shortly after halftime with a header from Adam Smith’s cross.
Sessegnon was about to be substituted when he popped up to fire home left-footed in the 57th minute and then Davies powered a header in from a corner in the 73rd minute.
Tottenham piled on the pressure and were rewarded in stoppage time when Bentancur, on as a substitute, fired in after a corner was not cleared by the Bournemouth defence.
Tottenham stayed in third place with 26 points from 13 games with Bournemouth on 13 points.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell Jack Stephens
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
It's yet another Tottenham corner which Bournemouth manage to clear. Lenglet gets a rush of blood to the head and blasts over from range.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth have no choice but to defend for their lives now. They haven't attempted a shot since Moore's second goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Son steps up and smashes his free-kick right into Bournemouth's defensive wall. The ball comes to Perisic, whose right-footed effort from the left of the box loops just over the crossbar and out for a goal-kick.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon Bryan Gil Salvatierra
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth can barely escape their third, given the relentless pressure Spurs are putting them under. Conte's men force another corner, from which Hojbjerg heads wide. Anthony buys a free-kick off Sessegnon to allow the hosts to breathe briefly.
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