AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Bournemouth’s prospective new owner Bill Foley watched from the stands as the club mounted a dramatic second-half comeback to stun lowly Leicester City with a 2-1 Premier League win.
Foley’s planned £120million takeover of the Cherries on Saturday moved a step closer to completion after he agreed terms with current owner Maxim Denim.
And the American businessman was able to toast the deal with success on the field thanks to quick-fire goals from Philip Billing and Ryan Christie in a remarkable five-minute spell.
In-form Patson Daka had looked set to spoil the occasion for the south-coast side by firing the struggling Foxes into a 10th-minute lead at Vitality Stadium.
Yet Brendan Rodgers’ visitors paid a heavy price for a string of defensive errors and opting to drop deep as they blew the chance to move out of the relegation zone.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
HUGE CHANCE! Leicester work the ball wonderfully through the Bournemouth team. Tielemans breaks the lines to find Maddison, who passes the ball out to Castagne after sending the defender the wrong way. The Belgian sends in a low cross to Daka but the forward cannot direct his effort to the goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Leicester are starting to control possession and keep the ball away from the hosts. There are a few sloppy passes from the away side but they are improving.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Both teams seem comfortable when in possession and work their way into the final third more often than not. Neither side are doing enough to win the ball back in midfield.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
After failing to win any of their first seven Premier League meetings with Bournemouth (D5 L2), Leicester have won two of their last three against the Cherries (L1).
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Solanke and Cook combine on the right side of the Bournemouth attack to win a corner. Christie takes it again but it comes to nothing.
AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Tavernier takes a corner for Bournemouth and finds Lerma with a looping cross. The midfielder heads it to Christie, who tries a bicycle kick that hits the defender two yards away.
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