West Ham share factors with Bournemouth after late drama on England’s south coast

Each side struggled to interrupt down their opponent and goalkeepers made well timed saves at every finish.

However within the 87th minute, simply when it appeared like a 0-0 draw was on the playing cards, West Ham took the lead due to a VAR-assisted penalty.

After a video evaluate, referee Chris Kavanagh adjudged the ball to have struck Tyler Adams’ hand and Lucas Paqueta made no mistake from 12 meters.

That may have been exhausting on Bournemouth, which loved the higher of the second half however got here up in opposition to the person of the match in West Ham goalkeeper Łukasz Fabianski.

However within the ninetieth minute, Ünal curled a free kick into the highest nook to present the Cherries a deserved share of the factors.

“Credit score to him, massive second, particularly the response as properly, I assumed the boys have been good,” Bournemouth ahead Ryan Christie instructed broadcaster Sky. “And it was a second of magic to get us stage.”

There will probably be debate over the penalty choice and Christie lamented what he stated was inconsistent decision-making from officers.

“I assumed it was harsh,” Christie stated. “I do know his hand is excessive however he’s so near the ball. We didn’t get one final week in opposition to Ipswich from an analogous state of affairs.

“It’s a bit irritating as a result of we dominated. But it surely’s good to get some extent ultimately.”

The comeback was one other instance of Bournemouth’s late resilience. The south coast facet has picked up 9 factors from dropping positions this season, higher than everybody bar Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis.

Bournemouth climbed into sixth place, simply two factors behind Manchester Metropolis, whereas West Ham was 14th.

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