Premier League · Wed, 7 Jan 2026 ·
Bournemouth vs Tottenham — 3 - 2
Vitality Stadium · Referee: D. England
Match report
A. Semenyo’s 90' winner gives Bournemouth 3-2 victory over Tottenham
Bournemouth beat Tottenham 3-2 in Premier League matchday 21 on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at Vitality Stadium. Evanilson (22'), E. J. Kroupi (36') and A. Semenyo (90') scored for Bournemouth, while M. Tel (5') and J. Palhinha (78') found the net for Tottenham. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Bournemouth had 42% of the ball and 11 shots (3 on target) against Tottenham’s 16 (4 on target). João Palhinha (Tottenham) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Bournemouth 17th in the Premier League table on 3 points and Tottenham 20th on 2.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Match events
- 5'goalM. TelAssist: X. Simons
- 22'goalEvanilsonAssist: M. Tavernier
- 36'goalE. J. KroupiAssist: M. Senesi
- 43'yellow cardAntoine SemenyoYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardLewis CookYellow Card
- 57'substitutionL. BergvallOff: W. Odobert
- 60'yellow cardPedro PorroYellow Card
- 61'yellow cardRandal Kolo MuaniYellow Card
- 64'substitutionEvanilsonOff: E. Unal
- 64'substitutionE. J. KroupiOff: D. Brooks
- 67'substitutionR. Kolo MuaniOff: Richarlison
- 73'VAR decisionMicky van de VenPenalty cancelled
- 75'yellow cardMicky van de VenYellow Card
- 77'yellow cardÁlex JiménezYellow Card
- 78'goalJ. PalhinhaNormal Goal
- 86'substitutionR. BentancurOff: A. Gray
- 87'substitutionM. TavernierOff: B. Diakite
- 87'substitutionA. JimenezOff: A. Adli
- 90'goalA. SemenyoAssist: D. Brooks
- 90+10'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: V. Milosavljevic
Lineups
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Andoni Iraola
Starting XI
- 1D. PetrovicG
- 20A. JimenezD
- 23J. HillD
- 5M. SenesiD
- 3A. TruffertD
- 8A. ScottM
- 4L. CookM
- 16M. TavernierM
- 22E. J. KroupiM
- 24A. SemenyoM
- 9EvanilsonF
Substitutes
- 17F. ForsterG
- 15A. SmithD
- 26E. UnalF
- 18B. DiakiteD
- 50R. Rees-DottinF
- 7D. BrooksM
- 21A. AdliF
- 44V. MilosavljevicD
- 6J. SolerD
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Roberto De Zerbi
Starting XI
- 1G. VicarioG
- 23P. PorroD
- 17C. RomeroD
- 37M. van de VenD
- 24D. SpenceD
- 6J. PalhinhaM
- 30R. BentancurM
- 15L. BergvallM
- 7X. SimonsM
- 11M. TelM
- 39R. Kolo MuaniF
Substitutes
- 31A. KinskyG
- 3R. DragusinD
- 44D. ScarlettF
- 14A. GrayM
- 68L. Williams-BarnettM
- 33B. DaviesD
- 4K. DansoD
- 9RicharlisonF
- 28W. OdobertF
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 1.27Expected goals (xG)1.25
- 11Total shots16
- 3Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target7
- 5Blocked shots5
- 5Shots inside the box11
- 6Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners7
- 4Offsides0
- 19Fouls10
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves0
- 321Passes434
- 240Accurate passes336
- 75%Pass accuracy77%
- -1.53Goals prevented-1.53
Player statistics
Bournemouth
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Đorđe PetrovićG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Adrien TruffertD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Marcos SenesiD | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 20Álex JiménezD | 87 | 6.2 | ||
| 23James HillD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Lewis CookM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Alex ScottM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Marcus TavernierM | 87 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 22Eli Junior KroupiM | 64 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 24Antoine SemenyoM | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 9EvanilsonF | 64 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 17Fraser ForsterG | – | – | ||
| 6Julio SolerD | – | – | ||
| 15Adam SmithD | – | – | ||
| 18Bafodé DiakitéD | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Veljko MilosavljevićD | 1 | – | ||
| 7David BrooksM | 26 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 21Amine AdliF | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 26Enes ÜnalF | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 50Remy Rees-DottinF | – | – |
Tottenham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guglielmo VicarioG | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 17Cristian RomeroD | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 23Pedro PorroD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 24Djed SpenceD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 37Micky van de VenD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 6João PalhinhaMTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 7Xavi SimonsM | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 11Mathys TelM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 15Lucas BergvallM | 57 | 6.0 | ||
| 30Rodrigo BentancurM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Randal Kolo MuaniF | 67 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Antonín KinskýG | – | – | ||
| 3Radu DrăguşinD | – | – | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | – | – | ||
| 33Ben DaviesD | – | – | ||
| 14Archie GrayM | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 68Luca Williams-BarnettM | – | – | ||
| 9RicharlisonF | 23 | 5.9 | ||
| 28Wilson OdobertF | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| 44Dane ScarlettF | – | – |