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AFC Bournemouth 5 - 0 Nottingham Forest FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
17:09A breathtaking game on the coast has come to an end, and Forest will be the happier side to hear the final whistle! The game started slowly, but after only nine minutes Kluivert opened the scoring with a wonderful solo goal where he ran from his own half before smashing past Sels to make it 1-0. The rest of the half was very quiet, and it remained 1-0 at the break. The second half couldn’t have been more different, as Ouattara made it 2-0, 10 minutes after the break! Kluiverts cross was headed in at the back post, and Ouattara had his first of the game. It quickly unravelled from there for Forest, as only six minutes later, Bournemouth had a third. Ouattara scored again after holding off the defenders close to him, and then stroking the ball into the back of the net past Sels again. They weren’t done yet, and in the 87th minute, Ouattara claimed his hat-trick! Tavernier attempted a cross/shot, which was spilt by Sels, leaving Ouattara with an empty net to make it four. Just when you thought the game was over and Bournemouth were done for the day, Semenyo made it 5-0 in the 91st minute. He received the ball from Tavernier and finished well into the bottom right corner. That wrapped the game up, and it meant that Bournemouth can celebrate a five-star, five-goal performance. Bournemouth created 1.78 xG across the match, and Forest created a respectable 0.89 xG, despite not scoring a goal. Thank you for joining this live commentary, goodbye!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:59FULL-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 5-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:58Bournemouth fans begin chanting “We want six!”. That’s got to hurt the Forest players and fans alike.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:56This win is a huge statement for Bournemouth, but also a big wake-up call for Forest. They are in a great position in the league, but they have to be consistently performing against teams that are around them. Or, at least don’t get humiliated.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:53Yellow Card Illia Zabarnyi
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:53Bournemouth make another change! The hat-trick hero, Ouattara is taken off to a standing ovation from the home fans, and he is replaced by Silcott-Duberry.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:53There will be seven added minutes.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:50Assist Marcus Joseph Tavernier
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:50Goal Antoine Serlom Semenyo
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:49Bournemouth make another change, and Kluivert has been taken off after an amazing performance yet again. He is replaced by Jebbison.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:46Goal Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:46Ouattara goes down inside the box, but the referee says NO PENALTY! The VAR is checking the incident, and it did look like it was a foul.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:44The away end is silent as the clock ticks down towards the end of the game. It will be a long journey north for that group, as their team has been dismantled here.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:42SAVED! Elanga shoots from just outside the box with his left foot, and it is a great hit in the end. Kepa gets up excellently to palm the ball away from the top left corner!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:40The second change sees Gibbs-White coming off to be replaced by Awoniyi. He has also had a quiet game.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:40Substitution David Robert Brooks Marcus Joseph Tavernier
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:40Forest make two more changes. Aina leaves the pitch after a mediocre performance, and he is replaced by Sosa, who is already on a yellow.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:38Moreno tries a cross from the left side, after some good hold-up play from Wood, but the cross was poor and Kepa collected with no trouble.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:36Nottingham Forest have attempted 13 shots in this match, higher than their season average of 12.6 in the Premier League. It begs the question, is it bad finishing by them or is it good defending by Bournemouth?
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:34The game has returned to a calm state, as the game is all but over. Neither side are attacking with too much effort, and they’re both happy to sit on the ball.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:32OFF THE BAR! Elanga bends in a free-kick from the left, and it evades everyone in the box, but strikes the joining between bar and post! That was nearly an embarrassing moment for Kepa in goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:28It now looks as though Bournemouth have this game wrapped up, meaning that they will temporarily go one place higher in the Premier League, as things stand they are sixth!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:27The second change is Williams coming off to be replaced by Moreno, in another change in defence.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:25Substitution João Pedro Ferreira Silva Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:25Now Silva has been booked for a silly foul on Huijsen. Forest’s heads have gone and they are committing unnecessary fouls now.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:23Assist Tyler Shaan Adams
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:21Goal Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:20Yellow Card Ramón Sosa Acosta
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:20IT’S IN! Kluivert makes it three!!! There was a period of pinball in and around the Forest box before Kluivert showcased more of his amazing ball control. He played a one-two with Ouattara inside the area and then poked the finish past Sels. But wait! The VAR has checked the goal, and they have ruled it as offside in the buildup! The score remains 2-0!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:18Assist Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:17Goal Justin Dean Kluivert
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:17CHANCE! Semenyo has a chance to make it three moments after! He received the ball from Brooks but couldn’t find a finish past Sels!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:15GOOOOAL! Bournemouth double their lead! Kluivert floated in a cross to the back post, and Ouattara was there to head the ball back in the direction it came from, and it dropped into the left side of the goal! 2-0!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:15Assist Justin Dean Kluivert
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:14Kerkez and Silva have a tussle in the far corner of Forest’s half, and there is quite a battle developing there. Forest have a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:13Forest definitely look more awake as 10 minutes have nearly passed in this half. Bournemouth haven’t been able to get out of their half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:10CLOSE! Milenkovic sees his header from six yards out saved by Kepa! It was a good header, but it was far too central, allowing Kepa to tip it over the bar. Forest have started well.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:08Wood had just seven touches in the first half, showing just how isolated he has been in this game so far. Forest need to try and work the ball to him more, one way or another.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:05KICK-OFF! The second half is underway! This is a huge half of football for both sides.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
16:05The teams are back out, and Forest are making a change. Dominguez is coming on to replace Yates in midfield.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:57Looking to the second half, Bournemouth will be more than happy to sit on their lead and defend it until the last minute. However, Forest are capable of scoring at any time, so an insurance goal is probably needed to seal the three points here. For Forest, they just need to get their attackers involved a bit more. Wood has been pretty invisible, and their only sparks have come through Elanga so far. If they can start to test the Bournemouth defence more, they have the ability to equalise, and perhaps more.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:55It’s not often that a half of football has a goal and that’s the only notable moment, but that is certainly the case here. It has been a slow-burning 45 minutes, with the only highlight being Kluivert’s opener to make it 1-0 to Bournemouth. He picked up the ball inside his own half and ran straight in the direction of the goal. The Forest players failed to close him down whatsoever, and after deciding there wasn’t a pass on he shot towards the goal. What a shot it was as well, it was well hit and flew past Sels, into the left side of the goal. The rest of the half was full of relaxed possession for both sides, and there were not many other chances to speak of. The home side lead at the break and they created only 0.25 xG, whereas the away side created even less, with 0.22 xG. The Opta live win probability has a Bournemouth win at 71.4%, a draw at 19.7% and a Forest win at 8.8%.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:50HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:47There will be three added minutes!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:45We are nearing half-time now, and there are only a couple of minutes left for Forest to get level before the break, or for Bournemouth to add another.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:42Aina danced past a few Bournemouth players with some lovely touches and footwork, before passing the ball off. That was one for his Snapchat story, surely!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:40Murillo tries a shot from a long, long way out and to the surprise of absolutely nobody it trundled wide with no danger. The score remains 1-0 to Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:38Williams is down on the deck after a coming-together with what looked to be one of his teammates! The home fans are whistling to try and get the game going again, but he stayed down for a while before eventually getting back up.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:37Bournemouth have had 78.0% possession over the last 15 minutes, showing just how much they are holding the ball when they have had it.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:36No red card, the VAR have checked and cleared the incident.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:36The VAR is checking for a red card after Adams trod on Anderson’s foot in the middle of the pitch.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:33It’s become a bit messy again. Forest are trying to get forward more, but their efforts haven’t yielded anything as of yet.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:31Kluivert showed off some brilliant footwork on the edge of the box, before getting a shot away, but the effort was weak and Sels had no trouble gathering the ball.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:28Huijsen fouls Elanga as the Swede tried to lead a fast break, but no card was given. The forest players surrounded the referee, but he stuck by his initial decision of just a free-kick.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:28Semenyo gets a shot on target away, but it was a weaker shot than what we’re used to seeing from him, and Sels saved well to palm it away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:26Bournemouth are enjoying the lion's share of the ball, but yet again they aren’t doing much with it. There is obviously a clear game plan, but it has caused a lull in this game.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:24Forest have really struggled to get going properly. They don’t seem anywhere near as energetic as they have for the past few games, and they are letting Bournemouth have the ball.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:23Bournemouth are now the team who look more willing to attack. They are camped outside the Forest box, and they are waiting for an opportunity to strike. That opportunity came and Brooks bent it just wide after shooting from the right-hand side of the box.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:18The game has slightly calmed down since the opening 15 minutes, both sides are struggling to keep the ball for a sustained period, and when they have it, they are finding it hard to get forward.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:17Now the referee gives a foul against Cook, and he deems it worthy of the first yellow card of the game. It was a clear foul on Elanga as he tried to run through and despite his protests, Cook is in the book.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:15Williams goes down and claims a foul by Cook. Unfortunately for him and Forest, the referee didn’t give a free-kick, and Bournemouth regained possession.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:15Well, Forest are behind after nine minutes! How will they respond? They started the game fairly well, but that shot from out of nowhere will certainly throw them off.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:11GOOALL WOW! Kluivert smashes Bournemouth ahead with a stunner! After picking the ball up inside his own half, he drove quickly up the pitch and after no pressure was put on him from the Forest players, he struck an arrow into the bottom left corner! 1-0!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:11Assist Tyler Shaan Adams
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:08There is an air of nervousness in the stands, with half-hearted chants ending as quickly as they started. This is a massive game for both sides.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:06Semenyo had a run at Aina over on the left, and after a bit of a tangle just inside the box, Bournemouth got a corner as well. Just like Forest’s down the other end, nothing came from it.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:05Forest have been on the front foot so far, and they have earned themselves a corner early on. Elanga floated it in, but it was cleared with ease by Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:03KICK-OFF! Craig Pawson blows his whistle for the first time here, and the game is underway!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
15:01The teams are out on the pitch, and we’re nearly ready for kick-off here in Bournemouth!
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:54Bournemouth are still going strong despite their injury crisis with names such as Evanilson, Luis Sinisterra and Marcos Senesi currently unavailable, amongst others. Their captain, Cook, begins this game at right-back, as he did in the previous game against Newcastle. The hat-trick hero in that game, Kluivert, starts in the middle of the attacking quartet with the ever-present Semenyo in support of Ouattara up top. For Forest, Callum Hudson-Odoi is injured, so he is replaced by Silva on the right side of the attack. The rest of the team remains unchanged after their win at home to Southampton, and Yates captains the away side.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:49NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Harry Toffolo, Alex Moreno, Willy Boly, Nicolas Dominguez, James Ward-Prowse, Ramon Sosa, Taiwo Awoniyi.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:49NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina; Elliot Anderson, Ryan Yate; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jota Silva; Chris Wood.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:49BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Mark Travers, Matai Akinmboni, Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings, Marcus Tavernier, Ben Winterburn, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Daniel Jebbison, Remy Rees-Dottin, Daniel Adu-Adjei.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:44BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi, Lewis Cook; Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, David Brooks; Dango Ouattara.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:44As for Nottingham Forest, they had been relentlessly climbing the table until they fell slightly down to seventh place at the back end of 2024, but they have regained their form and now they are in third place in the Premier League. Yes, you read that correctly, Forest are third in the Premier League, and the once tongue-in-cheek comments about Champions League qualification suddenly feel very real. Never mind European football, they are only six points off the league leaders Liverpool, and who knows what can happen between now and the end of the season!? They beat Southampton 3-2 last time out and will look to increase their points tally further here on the South Coast.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:38Bournemouth are enjoying a season stripped of any relegation worries, and it is showing in their football as they now sit in seventh position in the Premier League. They come into this game on the back of a stunning 4-1 win away at Newcastle, and now they are only three points off a Champions League spot, as things stand. They have already beaten teams such as Arsenal, Manchester City and of course Newcastle, so they will have their tails coming into this one and believe they can pick up three more points.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
14:33Before this season kicked off, a fixture between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest may not have caught the eye, but now this game has all the makings of a Premier League classic. Forest have defied the odds and are currently flying high in the table, and Bournemouth are on a European charge! Three of their last five matches head-to-head have ended 1-1, so it will be another tightly contested match here.
AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
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AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
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