Match Report: Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Bournemouth registered their first ever victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, as Nathan Ake’s 91st-minute header helped the Cherries claim all three points over Mauricio Pochettino’s side with a 1-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
Eddie Howe’s side overcame a 9-men Tottenham Hotspur at home in a game that looked easy on the eye in the opening stages but gradually became heated up with controversies as time wore on.
Heung-min Son received the marching orders from referee Craig Pawson just at the stroke of halftime for his retaliation on Jefferson Lerma, while Juan Foyth, who was introduced at the restart after the interval in place of Toby Alderweireld, got sent off for a high challenge on Jack Simpson.
As a matter of fact, there were plenty of talking points in the first half involving both the teams. Prior to Son’s red card incident, Eric Dier was lucky to escape a second yellow for a late challenge on Josh King in an attempt to break up a Bournemouth counter-attack.
The Bournemouth fans might feel that their team should have had a couple of penalties in the first half. Hugo Lloris rushed off his line to block Josh King’s effort, which was deemed fair by the referee, though replays revealed that the goalkeeper completely took King out on his follow through.
If that wasn’t blatant enough, Dier’s challenge on Callum Wilson inside the box certainly was, as the Spurs man just went through the striker and cut him into half in his attempt to win the ball. On another day, it could have been a second yellow for Dier and a penalty for Bournemouth.
Barring those controversial moments, the first-half belonged largely to Tottenham, with the visitors dictating the play and creating plenty of chances. As it has been the case so often this season, the Cherries looked far too exposed at the back and 19-year-old goalkeeper Mark Travers, who was making his first-team debut for the club, was called into action on numerous occasions.
Travers, who was handed a start ahead of Artur Boruc, dived to his right to keep Dele Alli’s shot out before denying Lucas Moura twice from close range. The youngster was called into action again by Alli, who met Danny Rose’s cross with his head, but the Bournemouth stopper once again came to his team’s rescue with a fine reflex save. Travers made a total of 5 saves in the first half and was arguably Bournemouth’s most impressive player on the pitch.
The second-half was more or less one-way traffic following the dismissal of Foyth, with Bournemouth throwing everything at Spurs to get a winner. Despite their obvious numerical advantage, the Cherries found it difficult to unlock a stubborn Spurs side, who were looking to get at least a point out of the game to gain some ground on their rivals in the top-four race. It looked as if their pursuit of a winner was going to end in disappointment but Nathan Ake ensured that a controversial game had a dramatic end to it.
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While Bournemouth have every reason to rejoice a well-earned victory, the defeat puts the pressure back on Spurs in the top-four race, with the Lilywhites scheduled to face Everton at home in their final game.
Let us see how some of the Bournemouth fans reacted to the 1-0 win:-
Twitter Reactions
Ryan Fraser has now made 14 assists in the Premier League this season.
The joint-highest tally by any player in Europe’s top 5 leagues.
🏴 Fraser: 14
🏴 Sancho: 14
🇦🇷 Messi: 13
🇧🇪 Hazard: 13
🇪🇸 Sarabia: 13 #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/HXDkdc5Zw6
— Three At The Back (@ThreeAt_TheBack) May 4, 2019
😉 Bournemouth and Tottenham fans will forever have this day in their memory as they get to witness the debut of the greatest keeper the world has ever seen, Mark Travers…#BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/9lAYyZr4Ae
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) May 4, 2019
Mark Travers’ wikipedia page is the best thing to come out from his debut. Not the great saves. #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/FOq0L0wC7Y
— Ben Evans (@BenEvans02) May 4, 2019
Nathan Ake is the man behind our smile 😊 this afternoon say a very big Thank to him for us o 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻#BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/h4ygjpe9Yf
— BET QUEEN LINDA (@betqueenlinda) May 4, 2019
Son waiting for Foyth in Locker Room 😂 #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/oLA2gr3dqV
— mesut (@Tvvittergod1) May 4, 2019
Lerma – four bookable and two straight red offences. #BOUTOT
— Gary (@ohwhenthespurs) May 4, 2019
The man of the moment, Nathan AKE. #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/jukxSRTy4K
— Stump.Microphone (@MicrophoneStump) May 4, 2019
If Bournemouth fail to win this game, Eddie Howe must be removed from his job and never be allowed ever again to manage in the @premierleague ever! #BOUTOT
— Paul McG AFC ☘️© (@Afcpmg) May 4, 2019
Nathan Ake in the final few minutes who breaks the deadlock!#BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/oUkbPnXvhs
— RouteOneFootball (@RouteOneTweets) May 4, 2019
Bournemouth are embarrassing they’re struggling against a 9 man team lmao 😂😂😂 #BOUTOT
— mesut (@Tvvittergod1) May 4, 2019
How is this it not a pen?? Oh right it’s spurs #BOUTOT pic.twitter.com/8KlxCW9xGI— Ishaan Kotecha (@ishaan_kotecha) May 4, 2019
