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
Worrall wins the header from the free kick but can't direct his attempt towards the goal.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Lodi uses his pace to get around Smith and win a free kick. Forest are sending a lot of players forward.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest are pressing Bournemouth very high up the pitch early on and not giving them a lot of time to pass forward.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Yates gets the game underway from kick-off!
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
The players are making their way out of the tunnel and onto the pitch!
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest are winless in their last four league games against Bournemouth (D1 L3), with the Cherries one of just three teams to win home and away against Forest in the Championship last season.
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