AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Tottenham claimed a stunning 3-2 victory at Bournemouth from two goals down as Rodrigo Bentancur completed a sensational fightback on the south coast on Saturday.
Antonio Conte’s side were staring at a third successive Premier League defeat after Kieffer Moore’s well-taken brace but second-half-goals by Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Bentancur kept them in third place.
With one eye on next week’s vital Champions League clash away in Marseille, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte made several changes to his side and Bournemouth took full advantage.
Moore finished off a flowing move in the 22nd minute when he curled a low shot past Hugo Lloris after a ball in from the right wing by Marcus Tavernier.
Moore then added a second shortly after halftime with a header from Adam Smith’s cross.
Sessegnon was about to be substituted when he popped up to fire home left-footed in the 57th minute and then Davies powered a header in from a corner in the 73rd minute.
Tottenham piled on the pressure and were rewarded in stoppage time when Bentancur, on as a substitute, fired in after a corner was not cleared by the Bournemouth defence.
Tottenham stayed in third place with 26 points from 13 games with Bournemouth on 13 points.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Davies drives into space and goes for the top left corner. The Welshman's shot dips just wide of the left-hand post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham get the second half going. They look to have switched to a 3-4-3.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Substitution Oliver William Skipp Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 42 Premier League matches when leading at half-time, dating back to January 2016. Tottenham need to improve drastically in the second half if they want to come from behind to win this game. They shouldn't wait long to make changes.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth's lead remains intact as the players go in for half-time. The Cherries have defended well and went ahead when Moore finished a well-worked move. Tottenham have had lots of the ball but haven't been too creative with it. More to come!
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