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
Cooper makes two changes to his starting lineup as Cook and Lingard replace Freuler and O’Brien. O’Neil goes with the same 11 who started against Wolves in their last game for Bournemouth.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
SUBS: Emiliano Marcondes, Siriki Dembele, Mark Travers, Kieffer Moore, Jaidon Anthony, Ryan Fredericks, Jack Stephens, Jack Stacey, Marcos Senesi
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth (4-4-2): Neto; Adam Smith, Chris Mepham, Lloyd Kelly, Jordan Zemura; Marcus Tavernier, Jefferson Lerma, Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Philip Billing, Dominic Solanke
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
SUBS: Jack Colback, Lewis O’Brien, Remo Freuler, Wayne Hennessey, Taiwo Awoniyi, Emmanuel Dennis, Giulian Biancone, Harry Toffolo, Willy Boly
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest (5-3-2): Dean Henderson; Neco Williams, Scott McKenna, Joe Worrall, Steve Cook, Renan Lodi; Jesse Lingard, Cheikhou Kouyate, Ryan Yates; Morgan Gibbs-White, Brennan Johnson
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
17th place Bournemouth are now winless in their last four league games after winning their opening match against Aston Villa. Gary O’Neill is still interim manager going into this game after securing a draw in his first match in charge against Wolves during the week.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest are currently 16th in the league table following back-to-back defeats against Tottenham and Manchester City respectively. Following their 6-0 loss in Manchester, Steve Cooper’s side have added Willy Boly, Josh Bowler, and Loic Bade to their squad.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
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