Bournemouth come from three goals down to beat Luton in Premier League thriller, Antoine Semenyo netting late winner
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Published 13/03/2024 at 22:14 GMT
Antoine Semenyo's 83rd minute strike completed a stunning victory for Bournemouth, as they came from 3-0 down to beat Luton 4-3 in the Premier League. The Cherries scored all of their goals after the break, as they put a huge dent in the Hatters' hopes of avoiding relegation. Rob Edwards' side sit three points from safety with just ten games remaining, whereas Bournemouth close in on the top half
Antoine Semenyo of AFC Bournemouth celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town at Vitality Stadium on March 13, 2024 in Bournemouth, England. This fixture was re-scheduled after the init
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Bournemouth pulled off a quite sensational comeback as they came from behind to beat Luton 4-3 in the Premier League.
The Hatters had raced into a 3-0 lead by half-time at the Vitality Stadium, as they looked set to move out of the relegation zone.
However, they were pegged back after the break, with Antoine Semenyo writing his name into Cherries folklore by netting an 83rd minute winner.
The result moves Andoni Iraola's side 14 points clear of the bottom three, whereas their visitors missed out on the chance to jump above Nottingham Forest.
This was a rearranged fixture, with the original game having been abandoned after Luton skipper Tom Lockyer collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest..
He was in attendance on the south coast to see his team-mates power ahead in the first half, with on-loan Manchester United forward Tahith Chong giving Rob Edwards' side the perfect start when opening scoring after just nine minutes.
Chiedozie Ogbene then doubled the lead when converting at the back post, before Ross Barkley added a thunderous third in injury time, smashing past motionless goalkeeper Neto.
The Hatters therefore looked destined to end their seven-game winless run, but Bournemouth must have been given an earful by manager Iraola at the break, as they came out for the restart all guns blazing.
It took England-hopeful Dominic Solanke just five minutes to pull one back, and by the 64 minute mark it was 3-3, courtesy of further strikes from defender Illia Zabarnyi and then Semenyo, who got his first of the night.
That forced a frantic finish, particularly for Luton, who knew just how important this game was in their battle against relegation.
However, their hearts were shattered when Semenyo doubled his tally for the evening in the closing exchanges, breaking into the box and then firing an angled shot past Thomas Kaminski.
That raised the roof off the Vitality Stadium as the Bournemouth fans were sent into delirium by their first home victory of 2024.
The Luton players, on the other hand, fell to their haunches after a moral-sucking defeat that leaves them three points from safety with ten games remaining.
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