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
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
Tavernier tries to find Lerma at the near post for a flick on but the Colombian cannot connect cleanly with the ball.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth are being very patient in their build-up play. Billing, Lerma, and Tavernier combine down the left-wing to win a corner.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Forest are committing more numbers into the box but are not able to find the right pass or cross to create an attempt at goal.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
The tempo of this game has slowly decreased throughout this match and is favouring Bournemouth. Forest's poor quality in the opposition half is not helping them.
Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth
Substitution Cheikhou Kouyaté Jack Raymond Colback
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