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AFC Bournemouth 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:15Bournemouth leapfrog Tottenham to go ninth in the Premier League, after a 1-0 home win against the London side, and it could’ve easily been more. The game started with Spurs as the stronger side, and Solanke missed a great chance to put them ahead against his former team. He was punished for the miss shortly after when Huijsen arrived at the back post to meet Tavernier’s corner. He headed past Forster to give the home team a 1-0 lead inside 20 minutes, and to put Bournemouth in control of the game. Bournemouth had a second goal disallowed before the break, and the score read 1-0 at half-time. Tottenham came out with the same lineup, and the same lacklustre performance as the first period. Bournemouth continued to press forward and had another goal chalked off by VAR as Evanilson was offside. Son arrived for Spurs, but he couldn’t stay onside before tucking the ball into the back of the net, meaning the score remained 1-0 to Bournemouth. The home team could’ve regretted their huge misses, but Tottenham never really looked like threatening Kepa in goal and deservedly lost. Bournemouth generated a staggering 3.31 xG across the game, which is huge compared to Spurs’ 0.58 xG, highlighting just how poor the away team were. Thank you for joining this live text commentary, goodbye!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:08FULL-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 TOTTENHAM
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:07Two minutes remain now, and Spurs look defeated. They have been really poor in this game, and Bournemouth would be out of sight by now if it weren’t for a plethora of missed chances.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:05Adams claimed handball against Bergvall after his shot was blocked, and VAR checked the incident briefly, but no penalty was given.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:02There will be six added minutes!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:02Ouattara again beats Dragusin on the outside, but again his shot is off balance and he shoots well over the bar. That’s another wasted opportunity that goes begging for the home team.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
22:00Unal gives Bournemouth another chance to wrap the game up, but once again, Forster denies what was a very weak shot under little pressure.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:59Brooks goes straight into the action and wins Bournemouth a corner. The resulting set-piece is poor, and possession returns back to Tottenham.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:58Tavernier also makes way after a very good performance, and he is replaced by Philip Billing to add some physicality in midfield late on.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:58Substitution Antoine Serlom Semenyo David Robert Brooks
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:57Substitution Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa Enes Ünal
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:57Just over five minutes are remaining now, and Spurs still haven’t scored a goal! Can they produce some late drama to snatch a point?
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:55Ouattara has two great chances to put the game to bed, with his first being blocked by Porro, before striking quickly after. The second shot was badly hit and sailed over the bar. They should be out of sight by now.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:51Substitution Yves Bissouma Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:51Substitution James Daniel Maddison Timo Werner
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:51Tottenham have another chance to send the ball into the box, from a long free-kick by Maddison. The cross is poor, and the attack falls very quickly.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:49Substitution Ryan Christie Lewis John Cook
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:49Ouattara breaks quickly and beats Dragusin after a number of stepovers. His shot was off-balance, which sent the strike a long way over the bar.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:47There have now been three disallowed goals in this game, with two of them being chalked off straight away and one through VAR. The score remains 1-0 to Bournemouth, but it will be a nervy finish to this match!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:46IT’S IN! Evanilson thought he had made it two! He finished from close range following a deflected Adams shot, but after a brief VAR check the goal has been disallowed for offside! The score remains 1-0 still!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:44Goal Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:43Tottenham have had 22 touches in the opposition box, beating Bournemouth’s seven. That is a clear indication of how much Spurs have been pressing, but they have not seen any reward for it yet.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:40Yellow Card Tyler Shaan Adams
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:39OFF THE POST! Christie stikes the bottom of the left post with his right foot. It was a shot from outside the box that had beaten Forster, but it didn’t beat the woodwork.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:37Porro sends an absolute rocket in from outside the box, following a punch from Kepa after a corner was swung in. The goalkeeper did really well to get back up and ready himself to make a second save right away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:36Bournemouth now make a change of their own. Kluivert comes off the pitch, after potentially squandering a match-winning chance earlier in the half. Ouattara replaces him in the attack.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:34Yellow Card Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:34Ben Davies leaves the pitch with an injury, which is fortunate in the sense that he was walking a yellow card tightrope since the fourth minute. Porro replaces him for the final half an hour.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:33CLOSE! Maddison turned on a sixpence inside the box and his chipped, curling effort went inches wide of the post! Spurs have finally woken up and we have a great end to this game on our hands!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:31GOOOO-NO!! Spurs thought they had levelled through Son, just moments after he came on. However, the offside flag went up straight away, much like Tavernier’s in the first half. The score remains 1-0!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:29Substitution Pape Matar Sarr Heung-Min Son
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:28Son looks to be readying himself to come on, which could be exactly what Spurs need to get back into this game.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:26GREAT CHANCE! Kluivert beat Dragusin for pace and found himself through on goal, with Evanilson begging for the square ball across the box. Kluivert opts for the shot, and can only strike straight towards Forster, who saves well. That should’ve been 2-0.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:25Udogie earns Spurs yet another corner, following an overlapping run. Zabarnyi stuck a leg out to ensure no further danger ensued, and the corner came to nothing in the end.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23Gray clips in a looping ball from a corner, but Kepa collects with ease. Ange Postecoglou erupts and throws his hands around afterwards, showing just how agitated he has become.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:22The action, similarly to the start of the game itself, is firmly in the Bournemouth half, but nothing is coming of the possession.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:20Spurs have started this half rather tentatively, which could be down to the potential scolding they received at half-time. They can’t continue the half like this, they have to find some firepower!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:17KICK-OFF! The second half is under way, as Bournemouth look to hold onto their lead, or perhaps build on it!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:08Looking to the second half, Bournemouth only need to continue doing what they’re doing. They are outclassing Tottenham in most areas of the pitch, and if they can get another goal in this game, then it would surely be enough to kill off the game. For Spurs, other than changes in the second half, they need to start getting the ball to the feet of their attackers. Solanke and Johnson have been so quiet, and Kulusevski has had no help. Expect changes, and expect Spurs to give this game more of a go in the second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:06Bournemouth are ahead at the break thanks to a Huijsen header in the 17th minute, following a corner from Tavernier. The game started in normal Tottenham fashion, with a lot of possession in the opposition’s final third, but the only chance that fell to Solanke wasn’t converted. Huijsen misjudged a long ball and Solanke had an opportunity to put his former side behind, but smashed his shot high over the bar. He was made to pay soon after, as Bournemouth went ahead. Evanilson had a close-range shot saved by Forster, and from the resulting Tavernier corner, Huijsen headed home at the back post to give the home team a lead. Bournemouth’s chances weren’t over, and Tavernier had a goal ruled out for offside and saw another close-range chance saved well by Forster. Spurs have been poor, and Bournemouth are deservedly winning. Opta’s live win probability has a Bournemouth win at 66.3%, a draw at 21.3% and a Tottenham win at 12.4%! Bournemouth have generated 0.94 xG in the first half, and Spurs have made 0.20 xG.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:02HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 1-0 TOTTENHAM
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:01There will be one added minute.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:00GREAT SAVE! Forster denies Tavernier from close range! Kerkez overlapped on the left and smashed a cross in at a good height. Tavernier met the ball with his head from a couple of yards out, but Forster stuck out a strong hand to prevent his side from going two behind!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:57Only Kulusevski has looked like producing anything for Spurs in this half, other than Solanke’s gifted chance. You would expect big Ange to be fuming at the break, and he will more than likely be making changes for the second half.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:55Tottenham have been racking up the corners so far, and they have just got their fifth one of the game. They haven’t been able to score from one as easily as they conceded from one, as of yet.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:54Kulusevski had an opportunity for a shot after a heavy touch by Kerkez. The Swede took slightly too long to consider his options, and the best he can get is a corner via a deflected cross.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:53The last time that Tottenham won an away Premier League game that they conceded first in was in September 2023, against Burnley. That is grim reading for Tottenham players and fans alike.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:51There are 10 minutes left in the first half, and at the minute, it doesn’t look like Tottenham will be scoring any time soon.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:50Frustration is clearly growing amongst this Spurs side, as Maddison needlessly clips Adams onto the floor. They haven’t had a great amount of chances.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47GOOO-NO! Tavernier is slipped in by Evanilson and finished well with his left foot, but the offside flag went up straight away and the score remains 1-0. As you were.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:46Tottenham are now piling a great deal of pressure onto the Bournemouth defence, as they seek an equaliser before the break.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:43Both sides are rather aggressive in their tackles, and there was a minute or two of some late swipes which eventually ended with Maddison on the ground because of a Christie foul.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:41We are past the halfway point of the first half, and the home team now look the stronger of the two sides as they are ahead. Tottenham have been rocked by that goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:39It is eerily quiet inside the ground, despite Bournemouth being ahead! It’s only the Spurs fans that you can hear, and even those songs are half-hearted due to the scoreline.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:37Yellow Card Yves Bissouma
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:36That was such an avoidable goal from a Spurs point of view, and it has made their evening that bit harder as they now have to come from behind.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:33Assist Marcus Joseph Tavernier
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:32Goal Dean Donny Huijsen
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:32CHANCE! Forster denies Evanilson with his first chance of the game! The ball bounced off of Dragusin’s heel and fell into the path of the Bournemouth striker. His close-range shot was kept out and put behind for a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:31Tottenham break again through Udogie and Johnson on the left side, but Johnson’s final ball into Kulusevski was low and easily cut out by the Bournemouth defence.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:29Kluivert had the opportunity to send a cross into the Tottenham box, from a long free-kick. Sadly for him and Bournemouth, the cross was poor and the chance was wasted.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:27Solanke pickpockets Zabarnyi and leads a Tottenham break, but he has no support up with him and the attack fizzles out. That’s now a mistake made by both centre-backs inside the first 15 minutes. Nervy from Bournemouth!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:25HUGE CHANCE! Solanke misses the opportunity to put Spurs ahead against his former side! Huijsen misjudged the long ball and let the striker in behind him. Luckily, Solanke’s shot was high over the bar. That should have ended in a goal!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:24Davies commits another foul on Evanilson, just a few minutes after getting booked for the same thing. He will be walking a tightrope for the rest of this half, let alone the game.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:22The first shot on target of the game has arrived as Kulusevski struck from outside the box. The shot was solid, but it was straight at Kepa in goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:20Yellow Card Benjamin Thomas Davies
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:20Spurs have started this game as the better side, but we are awaiting the first shot. The away side have been firmly camped in the Bournemouth half so far in the opening exchanges.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:17Tottenham have gone 94 games in the Premier League since their last 0-0 result, so we can expect a lively game, as both sides love to score (and concede)!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:16KICK-OFF! Simon Hooper blows his whistle for the first time here, and the game is under way!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:12The teams are out on the pitch, and we’re nearly ready for kick-off here in Bournemouth!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:12The hat-trick hero for Bournemouth, Justin Kluivert, starts again in the middle of the four attackers, sitting behind Evanilson who will look to add to his four goals in the Premier League so far. Senesi is replaced in the heart of defence by Huijsen, and Semenyo returns to the starting lineup in place of Brooks. For Tottenham, Solanke returns to the team and starts against his former side, at Son's expense, who drops to the bench. Kulusevski and Gray come in to replace Werner and Porro, respectively. Smith captains Bournemouth, and Maddison captains Tottenham.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:07TOTTENHAM SUBS: Brandon Austin, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon, Lucas Bergvall, Timo Werner, Callum Olusesi, Heung-min Son.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:07TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Fraser Forster; Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray; James Maddison, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr; Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:02BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Mark Travers, James Hill, Max Aarons, Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings, Lewis Cook, Dango Ouattara, Philip Billing, David Brooks, Enes Unal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:02BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith; Ryan Christie, Tyler Adam; Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:57Ange Postecoglou, similarly to Iraola, will be somewhat pleased with how his side are performing at the moment. Spurs have won six of their 13 games so far, with their most recent result being a draw against Fulham. Some of their wins have come against big hitters such as Manchester City, Aston Villa and Manchester United. They recently threw away a lead against Fulham as Tom Cairney equalised in the 67th minute. Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham deserved a point against Fulham despite being far from their best, citing the team's depleted squad due to injuries. Tottenham will see this as a winnable game, and a chance to pull away from the midtable pack.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:57Andoni Iraola’s team are performing well in this Premier League campaign; he will be pleased with the fact that his side are currently sitting around midtable, with the potential to go higher without the worry of relegation. They have won five of their 13 games so far, with three draws under their belts as well. An impressive 4-2 win last time out against Wolves will have only added to the good feeling on the south coast, and they will want to add to their tally here. The home team will see this game as a very tough fixture, but with a win, they could temporarily go above their counterparts in the league.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:52The last time these sides faced each other in the Premier League, the points went to Tottenham in a 3-1 win back in 2023. In the same season, Brighton also won the reverse fixture 2-0, and Tottenham are firmly on top in the head-to-head, winning 11 of the previous 15 meetings. Since then, Spurs have taken Bournemouth’s main man Dominic Solanke, and currently sit five places above their opponents in the Premier League table.
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:47Hello, and welcome to live text commentary on this Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Tottenham at the Vitality Stadium!
AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
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