AFC Bournemouth vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 1
Semenyo, Kluivert seal Bournemouth comeback win over Fulham
Antoine Semenyo's double and a stunning strike from Justin Kluivert saw Bournemouth soar to second in the Premier League courtesy of 3-1 comeback win over Fulham at a rain-soaked Vitality Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match (Bournemouth).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Offside, Fulham. Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 9': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 10': Attempt saved. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 10': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 12': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Sasa Lukic because of an injury.
- 16': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 16': Josh King (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Bournemouth. Marcus Tavernier is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Brooks.
- 23': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 24': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 26': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by David Brooks (Bournemouth).
- 37': Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 38': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 38': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 39': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Handball by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 42': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 42': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 43': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Handball by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Fulham 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evanilson.
- 48': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 49': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 49': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 52': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 52': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 53': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a headed pass.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 58': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Hill.
- 60': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Bournemouth. Álex Jiménez replaces James Hill.
- 61': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Marcus Tavernier.
- 62': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Fulham).
- 67': Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Harry Wilson.
- 67': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Josh King.
- 70': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Fulham 1. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a through ball.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 74': Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Issa Diop (Fulham).
- 76': Issa Diop (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Marcos Senesi.
- 78': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Tyler Adams.
- 78': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Fulham 1. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 83': Attempt saved. Kevin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 84': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Fulham 1. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 85': Substitution, Bournemouth. Veljko Milosavljevic replaces David Brooks.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
- 86': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Issa Diop.
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 87': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 90'+4': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+4': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bafodé Diakité.
- 90'+6': Goal! Bournemouth 3, Fulham 1. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Gannon-Doak following a fast break.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 3, Fulham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Fulham 1.
Statistics
FUL |
BOU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 383 | Accurate Passes | 460 |
| 473 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 38 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,165
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | +19 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 15 | +19 | 31 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 15 | +7 | 30 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 15 | +10 | 25 |
Line-Ups
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 23 | James Hill |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 7 | David Brooks |
Fulham (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 24 | Josh King |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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