Europe-chasing Bournemouth were left kicking themselves as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League after outplaying their hosts on Sunday.
Match Report
Heung-Min Son scored a late penalty to salvage a point for Tottenham against Bournemouth in a 2-2 draw after he was fouled by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou was in desperate need of a lift after Thursday's flat display in their Europa League defeat at AZ Alkmaar and had Cristian Romero back, but watched the Cherries roar into a 2-0 lead.
Spurs could have been a goal down inside 20 seconds when Romero presented Evanilson with a glorious opportunity but Guglielmo Vicario made a smart stop.
The goal eventually came just before the break when Milos Kerkez flew down the flank and delivered a sensational cross that was swept home by Marcus Tavernier.
Justin Kluivert thought he had doubled the lead on 52 minutes but VAR spotted a clear offside on Antoine Semenyo. However, Andoni Iraola's fluent side grabbed the second goal when Evanilson clipped home a lovely finish.
Spurs were set for a 15th league defeat of the campaign at this point.
Micky van de Ven had been introduced for his eagerly-anticipated return by this point and Son then grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck, drawing a needless foul from Kepa inside the area when there was little danger on. The South Korean stepped up and cheekily dispatched the penalty.
The result eases the pressure somewhat on Ange Postecoglou ahead of Thursday's do-or-die Europa League second leg against AZ Alkmaar.
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Line-ups
Tottenham XI: Solanke, Vicario, Bentancur, Danso, Bissouma, Cristian Romero, Spence, Porro, Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr, Odobert
Subs: Son, Maddison, Udojie, Van de Ven, Dane Scarlett, Kinsky, Tel, Gray, Bergvall
Bournemouth XI: Kepa, Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook, Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Kluivert, Evanilson, Antoine Semenyo, James Hill, Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen
Subs: Brooks, Luis Sinisterra, Will Dennis, Daniel Jebbison, Alex Scott, Dango Ouattara, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Matai Akinmboni, Julio Soler