Antoine Semenyo struck within the first minute as Bournemouth boosted their hopes of qualifying for continental competitors with a 1-0 Premier League victory over fellow European hopefuls Fulham on Monday. Forward Semenyo clinically pounced on an early error from Cottagers captain Antonee Robinson to assert his tenth objective of the season and earn the Cherries a primary win in seven league video games. Evanilson went near doubling the hosts’ lead when he struck the woodwork earlier than Andoni Iraola’s males held on to climb to eighth — above their opponents and Brighton on objective distinction.
Ryan Sessegnon squandered one of the best of Fulham’s possibilities to equalise — heading straight at Kepa Arrizabalaga within the first half.
Bournemouth had taken simply two factors from a potential 18 throughout a dramatic drop-off in kind since going fifth with a 3-1 success at Southampton on February 15.
But they have been forward inside a minute in opposition to their London opponents.
Alex Scott led the counter assault following a unfastened cross from Timothy Castagne and, after Robinson’s mistake, Semenyo nipped in to chop inside Joachim Andersen and curl the ball into the bottom-left nook.
Evanilson rattled the crossbar from shut vary within the sixteenth minute whereas Fulham additionally appeared harmful going ahead throughout an entertaining first half.
Bournemouth boss Iraola introduced on Illia Zabarnyi for Marcos Senesi at half-time and his facet practically doubled their lead 10 minutes after the re-start, when the legs of goalkeeper Bernd Leno denied Tyler Adams.
Fulham supervisor Silva made three modifications, bringing on Tom Cairney, Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez, with Sessegnon, Sander Berge and Rodrigo Muiz withdrawn.
Bournemouth stopper Kepa clawed away an Alex Iwobi effort and comfortably saved from Sasa Lukic because the guests pushed for a leveller.
At the opposite finish, VAR deemed Leno obtained fingertips to the ball when Evanilson went down within the field in search of a penalty, 10 minutes from time.
The hosts comfortably held on throughout seven minutes of added time to assert an overdue victory – their first at house since thrashing Nottingham Forest 5-0 in January – and put their European push again on monitor.
“All season lengthy now we have been grinding and beating the highest six groups,” Bournemouth goalscorer Semenyo advised Sky Sports.
“This little section we’re going via, dropping and drawing, each workforce goes via that however that’s the reason this win is so essential.
“I really feel like what now we have achieved this 12 months we do undoubtedly deserve the European locations.”
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
