Premier League: Nightmare ending for Everton

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Everton 2 - 3 AFC Bournemouth

Bournemouth pulled off a remarkable late comeback, overturning a two-goal deficit after the 86th minute to stun Everton in a Premier League clash at Goodison Park.

Nightmare ending for Everton - 1

Everton had looked set to secure their first win of the season, and their first in August in three years, after taking a deserved lead.

But they fell apart spectacularly in the dying moments, as Bournemouth scored three goals in nine chaotic minutes, sparking jubilant celebrations among their players and travelling fans.

Antoine Semenyo’s close-range finish from Dango Ouattara’s cross to make it 2-1 seemed like nothing more than a consolation for the visitors, who had been trailing to second-half goals from Michael Keane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Instead, it marked the start of a dramatic collapse from Everton. Two minutes into stoppage time, Luis Sinisterra set up Bournemouth captain Lewis Cook to equalise, leaving Everton clinging on for a point.

But the Toffees crumbled further, suffering a third straight defeat when Justin Kluivert’s cross from the left was headed in by Sinisterra four minutes later, sealing a sensational win for Bournemouth.

This incredible turnaround left Everton rooted to the bottom of the table and made them the first club in Premier League history to lose a game after leading by two goals in the 87th minute.

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A closer look at a dramatic finale

Before Semenyo’s goal sparked the dramatic finale, Bournemouth’s only shot on target had been Marcus Tavernier’s 20-yard effort in the 82nd minute.

With full-time approaching, it looked like Sean Dyche’s only frustration would be that Everton’s two-goal cushion hardly reflected their dominance.

Keane’s goal shortly after the break was a deserved reward for Everton’s control, with the centre-back driving the ball past Bournemouth’s on-loan Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after a lay-off from Calvert-Lewin.

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Captain Seamus Coleman had a chance to double the lead but fired over from 10 yards, before Calvert-Lewin chipped the ball over debutant Kepa to put Everton two goals up.

At that point, with new signing Iliman Ndiaye impressing and Everton creating chance after chance, Goodison Park was in a celebratory mood.

However, that atmosphere quickly soured, with boos echoing around the ground at full-time after another agonising defeat.

Location: Goodison Rd, Liverpool L4 4EL, UK

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