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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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Bournemouth have controlled over 69 percent of possession in the first 14 minutes of this second half.

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Jack Rathborn3 September 2022 16:19
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The lack of a 'proper' striker is proving to cause an issue for Forest. There is no outlet or option to pass to when looking to progress forward.

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Tavernier takes a corner and tries to find BIlling at the back post but it is scooped away by Lodi.

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The home side are losing the ball needlessly and are not coping well since Billing's goal. They cannot control the ball once retrieving it.

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Assist Lewis John Cook

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Goal Philip Anyanwu Billing

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