Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth: The hosts collapsed from 2-0 up with the Cherries bouncing back after Scott Parker’s sacking
Jaidon Anthony came off the bench to hand Bournemouth a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest as they bounced back from two goals down in a thrilling clash of the promoted sides in the Premier League on Saturday.
Cheikhou Kouyate and Brennan Johnson gave Forest a 2-0 lead at half time but Bournemouth produced a terrific performance in the second half, rallying through goals from Philip Billing, Dominic Solanke and Anthony.
With the score 2-2, Anthony scored the winning goal in the 87th minute as he coolly side-footed a finish past Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson following a pass from Solanke.
Earlier, Senegal midfielder Kouyate put Forest in the lead in the 33rd minute as he rose highest in the box to power home a header from Morgan Gibbs-White’s corner kick.
Forest doubled their lead before the break when forward Johnson scored an ice-cool penalty, following a lengthy VAR review after a handball incident by Bournemouth skipper Lloyd Kelly.
Bournemouth responded quickly in the second half, with central midfielder Billing finding the target in the 51st minute with a stunning strike from around 30 yards out.
Forest wasted a chance to add a third goal and it proved costly as striker Solanke made it 2-2 for Bournemouth in the 63rd minute, pulling off a superb acrobatic effort which flew into the net via a slight deflection off Scott McKenna.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth are now unbeaten in their last five games against Nottingham Forest and move into 13th place in the table. They host Brighton in their next game whereas Forest travel to Leeds after their third successive defeat sees them enter the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
After a slow start to the game, Nottingham Forest broke the deadlock just after 30 minutes when Kouyate powered home a header from Gibbs-White's cross. They then doubled their lead just before half-time when Johnson scored a penalty following a handball from Kelly. The second half was a completely different story as Bournemouth controlled every aspect of the game. Billing got the comeback underway with a brilliant long shot from almost 30 yards out. Solanke then stunned the home crowd with a bicycle kick to equalise the game with half an hour to go. Super sub Anthony then scored with his first touch of the game after a mistake form McKenna to give Bournemouth all three points.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Substitution Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell Jack William Stacey
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