Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth sent off as Bournemouth beat nine-man Tottenham
Here's how it all played out at the Vitality Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Bournemouth and Tottenham met in a bad-tempered Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.
Mauricio Pochettino's side could have guaranteed Champions League football with a win this afternoon but debutant goalkeeper Mark Travers and red cards for Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth left them with an uphill battle.
And Nathan Ake headed what proved to be the winner in injury time as the Cherries finished their season at home with a win and leave Spurs with work to do to secure a top four spot.
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10 minutes to go until Premier League Saturday gets underway.
Bournemouth will want to finish their last home game of the season with a win.
Spurs want that top four finish. Anything can happen.
Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Here we go, the first match of the day.
Spurs start the action, they work the ball down the left wing, win a throw in and then send the ball out for a goal kick.
3 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Spurs play the ball out from the back with Dele Alli on the right. He finds Eriksen who tries to slot the ball through to Son on the edge of the box but Steve Cook manages to get a foot to the ball and clear it.
6 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Steve Cook makes another last ditch tackle against Son as a back pass is over-hit. Lucas Moura gets the ball close to the halfway line and sees Travers off his line so he has a go but sends his shot wide.
9 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Eriksen tries to get in behind Clyne as Moura hits a ball over the top. Eriksen wins the ball but his cross into the box is caught by Travers.
12 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Eric Dier dives in on Fraser and gets a booking for his efforts. Fraser takes the resultant free kick and sends it wide of goal.
15 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Tottenham send the ball up to Dele Alli, who turns Cook and fires a right footed shot at goal. Travers dives to his right and punches the ball out for a corner.
Good effort from Alli, good save from Travers.
18 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
What a fine save! Tottenham move the ball up the pitch very quickly, Trippier to Eriksen to Sissoko on the right. Sissoko sends the ball into the middle, it beats Jack Simpson and Lucas Moura collects it, he fires a shot from inside the box and Travers tips it over the bar!
21 mins: Bournemouth 0 - 0 Spurs
Spurs have Bournemouth under a bit of pressure here, they're pressing high up the pitch but Wilson takes the ball off Eriksen and sends King forward on the counter attack. Alderweireld makes a sliding challenge and gives away a free kick.
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