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

Forest showing great ambition - Pep

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

Lerma tries to find Christie with a lofted pass but Lodi clears it with his head. Bournemouth are controlling the ball well to start this half.

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Johnson drives down the left-wing and sees Neto off his line, but his cheeky effort is saved by the goalkeeper.

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Lingard has the opportunity to take a shot from long range but his effort is straight into the hands of Neto.

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Solanke gets the second half underway!

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Substitution Jordan Bhekithemba Zemura Ryan Marlowe Fredericks

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Both managers will look to get their frontline more involved in the opposition box. Solanke is yet to even have a shot in this game for Bournemouth whereas Forest are struggling to find an outlet and player to consistently trouble the opposition defence. Bournemouth are not out of this yet but will need a quick start to the second half.

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Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

The half started slowly with both sides struggling to find quality in the final third of the pitch, but the game exploded into life after Kouyate powered home from Gibbs-White's corner to give Nottingham Forest the lead. Bournemouth increased the pressure but the home side doubled the lead just before the break after Kelly's handball. Johnson waited a long time to take the penalty due to a VAR check before scoring past Neto.

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