United earn deserved point at ten-man Bournemouth

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Bournemouth 1 - 1 Manchester United 

Rasmus Højlund struck deep into injury time to salvage a point for Manchester United, as 10-man Bournemouth suffered a setback in their bid for European football.

Author - Olivia T

Stadium - Vitality Stadium 

English football ~ 24/25 run in - Premier League | Bournemouth v Man United

Andoni Iraola’s side had been on course for victory after Antoine Semenyo’s 11th goal of the season midway through the first half.

The match swung on a contentious decision midway through the second half when Evanilson’s challenge on Noussair Mazraoui, initially deemed worthy of a yellow card, was upgraded to red following a VAR review. The Brazilian appeared to lose his footing as he pressed the United defender, but referee Peter Bankes overturned his original decision, leaving Evanilson facing a three-match suspension.

United pressed for an equaliser and, after Mason Mount’s effort was deflected wide, Højlund was on hand to turn home Manuel Ugarte’s shot from close range after good work by Luke Shaw.

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The point lifts Ruben Amorim’s team to 14th in the Premier League, although their main focus now turns to Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao.

For Bournemouth, however, the late goal is a heavy blow. They remain behind Fulham and Brighton in the race for eighth place, which could secure a spot in next season’s UEFA Conference League, depending on the outcome of the FA Cup final.

Man United fan reaction as attention turns to Bilbao

"Follow, follow, follow, coz Man United are going to Bilbao..." was the song chanted by Manchester United fans throughout this game. More than anything, this summed up the mood of those that travelled from Manchester.

Josh T told us: "Considering the attention was probably on the semi-final, I actually thought that was a decent performance."

This was a view supported by Jamie P, who added: "A good performance and we didn't lose. That's probably the best that we can hope for in the Premier League at the moment."

Location: Bournemouth, UK

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