AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Semenyo sinks Spurs with late winner ahead of expected Bournemouth exit
Antoine Semenyo scored a dramatic, long-range stoppage-time winner for Bournemouth to secure a 3-2 victory over Tottenham in his potential last match with the Cherries ahead of an expected move to Manchester City.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 4': Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 5': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 7': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 7': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Evanilson.
- 12': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 13': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 18': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 18': James Hill (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Hill.
- 19': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Junior Kroupi.
- 21': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 21': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 22': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 23': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 25': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 25': Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Hill.
- 29': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 31': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 32': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 32': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 33': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 36': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcos Senesi following a set piece situation.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 43': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 45': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 45'+1': Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 50': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 50': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 50': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
- 51': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 54': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Lucas Bergvall because of an injury.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilson Odobert.
- 60': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 60': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 61': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Junior Kroupi.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 66': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 66': João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 68': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathys Tel.
- 68': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alex Scott.
- 69': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Cristian Romero with a headed pass following a corner.
- 70': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 71': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 71': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 71': Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
- 75': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Offside, Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 77': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Alex Scott.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 78': Goal! Bournemouth 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2. João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 79': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 82': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 82': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 83': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by James Hill.
- 83': Attempt saved. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Cristian Romero with a headed pass.
- 84': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité replaces Marcus Tavernier.
- 87': Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Álex Jiménez.
- 88': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Enes Ünal (Bournemouth).
- 89': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+5': Goal! Bournemouth 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 90'+7': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+8': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 90'+8': Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+10': Substitution, Bournemouth. Veljko Milosavljevic replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Mathys Tel (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 90'+11': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Amine Adli.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Statistics
 TOT |
BOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 336 | Accurate Passes | 240 |
| 434 | Passes | 321 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 9 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 15 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,212
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,212
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 23 | +25 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 23 | +26 | 46 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 23 | +10 | 46 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 23 | +7 | 38 |
Line-Ups
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 23 | James Hill |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 20 | Álex Jiménez  |
| 22 | Junior Kroupi |
| 4 | Lewis Cook |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 24 | Djed Spence |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 7 | Xavi Simons |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 39 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 11 | Mathys Tel |
| 15 | Lucas Bergvall |
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