Dango Ouatarra Scores As Bournemouth Beat Tottenham 3-2
Dango Ouattara bagged a late-minute winner as Bournemouth beat Tottenham 3-2 to boost their Premier League survival hopes.
Son Heung-min scored the opening goal for Tottenham in the first half before Uruguay left-back Matias Vine marked his first Premier League start with a deserved equalizer for Bournemouth.
Fellow Spurs substitute Richarlison then sent a free header wide deep into stoppage time and, moments later, the visitors went up the other end and Ouattara netted a dramatic winner.
Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes after Bournemouth’s coach got stuck in traffic following a crash, but the Cherries were fully prepared to fight back after Son swept in Ivan Perisic’s cutback.
Vina, a January loan signing from Roma, equalized after a high press allowed the visitors to win the ball back deep in the hosts’ half before Solanke dinked in his fifth league goal of the season.
Dutch winger Danjuma fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the box to set up a rousing finale as Spurs hunted a win which would have moved them level on points with Newcastle and Manchester United.
Bournemouth suffered an agonizing late defeat at Arsenal last month, but Burkina Faso forward Ouattara fired home his first Premier League goal to ensure it was a triumphant return to north London.
After winning at relegation rivals Leicester last week to climb out of the bottom three, the Cherries are now six points clear of the drop zone in 14th.
Spurs remain fifth as chairman Daniel Levy continues to search for Antonio Conte’s successor, with Burnley boss Vincent Kompany the latest to be linked with the job this week.
