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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

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Saturday 03 September 2022 17:27 BST
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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.

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Worrall gives a free kick away in a dangerous position for Bournemouth. It is a clumsy challenge on Billing.

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Billing is back on the pitch after the physio treats his knee.

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When scoring at least once, Nottingham Forest have only lost one of their last 33 league games (W24 D8), going down 2-1 against Cardiff in January. They’re unbeaten in their last 16 when scoring (W12 D4).

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Billing is holding his knee after a collision with Kouyate. He is receiving treatment on the pitch.

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Assist Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White

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Goal Cheikhou Kouyaté

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