AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Luton Town squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 at Bournemouth as they blew their chance to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.
It looked so good for Luton on an emotional night as first-half goals by Tahith Chong, Chiedozie Ogbene and Ross Barkley put them in complete control on the south coast.
Bournemouth were booed off at halftime but were stung into action immediately after the break when Dominic Solanke struck and they were level before the midway point of the second half thanks to goals by Illia Zabarnyi and Antoine Semenyo.
Luton were reeling and there was a sense of inevitability about Semenyo netting the winner in the 83rd minute.
The game was re-scheduled after the initial fixture was abandoned after 59 minutes in December when Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.
Lockyer was present on Wednesday and received a standing ovation before kickoff as he met the medics who saved his life.
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AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
The equation for Bournemouth is simple here really, they need an early goal in this second half to apply a little pressure. Otherwise, it's hard to see how can get back into this.
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
Allison blows on his whistle and we're back underway at the Vitality!
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
And Sinisterra, who was wasteful in the first period, is replaced by Tavernier.
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
It's a double substitution for Bournemouth with Scott the first man off to be replaced by Getafe loanee Unal, who scored against Sheffield United on Saturday.
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
Substitution Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí Marcus Joseph Tavernier
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
The positive thing for Bournemouth is they have attacked pretty well but their xG of 0.97 will have to improve if they're going to get back into this one. Luton are outperforming theirs (1.44) but it has been an excellent display of slick, counter-attacking football from the away side. It's a huge 45 minutes for them now because this would be a massive victory.
AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
Well, well, well what a half of football from Luton Town. It took just nine minutes for Chong to nod the visitors ahead and Ogbene doubled the lead just after the hour from a swift counter-attack. The best was yet to come with Barkley absolutely rifling home the third. Weirdly, Bournemouth have been that bad but boy have they been wide open at the back. It feels like this one is already finished but are in for some classic Barclay's Premier League in the second half?
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