Bournemouth 1 - 0 Fulham

Bournemouth ended a six-game winless league run with a 1-0 residence victory over Fulham as Antoine Semenyo’s purpose contained in the opening minute reignited their hopes of European qualification.

Semenyo capitalised on Antonee Robinson’s mistake to arrow a low end into the underside nook after simply 53 seconds on the Vitality Stadium.

It proved to be the distinction between the 2 European-chasing sides as Bournemouth leapfrogged Fulham into eighth on purpose distinction, with the highest eight prone to be sufficient to qualify for Europe until Crystal Palace win the FA Cup.

Following the victory, match-winner Semenyo revealed Cherries boss Andoni Iraola had billed the sport as “make-or-break” for his or her season.

The 25-year-old informed Sky Sports activities: “The win was positively very important for us. The supervisor has been saying all week that it’s a make-or-break sport for us.

“We got here into the sport wanting to offer our all and you could possibly see on the finish within the celebrations that it meant quite a bit. It has been a tricky couple of weeks, however it’s good to be again on the board.”

Bournemouth’s lightning-quick begin practically rewarded them with two targets as Evanilson struck the bar from shut vary within the seventeenth minute. It was the twenty first time the south coast aspect have struck the woodwork within the Premier League this season, greater than every other aspect.

However Fulham missed two wonderful possibilities to equalise earlier than half-time. First, Rodrigo Muniz dragged a shot huge within the thirty first minute after a defensive mix-up between Bournemouth centre-backs Dean Huijsen and Marcos Senesi, who have been beginning a league sport collectively for the primary time.

Simply six minutes later, the unmarked Ryan Sessegnon headed straight at Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Marco Silva’s aspect continued to push for an equaliser within the second half, and the Fulham head coach’s frustrations elevated following confusion round a triple substitution which noticed Sessegnon taken off by mistake.

Silva confirmed to Sky Sports activities after the sport that he needed to deliver off left-back Robinson, blaming a “lack of communication” between the fourth official and his workers for Sessegnon incorrectly coming off for Adama Traore.

The Cherries then weathered the Fulham strain to carry on for a primary win in 9 video games in all competitions, which catapults them again into European rivalry and ranges their highest Premier League factors tally with 48 factors.

Iraola: Win comes at ‘good second’

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola talking to Sky Sports activities:

“Very happy with the efficiency. I feel we would have liked this efficiency, to defend our personal field effectively, the clearances, the blocks, the fundamentals, the set performs.

“To complete with a clear sheet is so priceless as a result of usually offensively once we create possibilities we rating targets, defensively the place now we have lacked one thing in latest video games, and immediately we have been superb defensively.

“This win comes within the good second. Subsequent week now we have one other of those video games in opposition to Crystal Palace away, similar as Fulham they’re taking part in very effectively so let’s get better effectively, get better among the gamers that now we have and arrive in a great place.

“Each result’s going to be key. The standings have been actually shut in the previous few months.

“I do not suppose now we have a straightforward schedule so now we have to be superb.”

Silva: First 25 minutes value us

Fulham head coach Marco Silva talking to Sky Sports activities:

“Within the first minute, we conceded a extremely sloppy purpose, however we had 95 minutes extra to play and alter issues.

“We knew within the first minutes it was essential to take easy and proper selections, easy selections. The primary 25 minutes confirmed we weren’t on the degree. You need to attain the identical depth as the opposite aspect.

“The response after that was good and we had possibilities to equalise. The second half we managed the sport and we pushed them again. Kepa took a while to go down no less than 3 times, all that stuff, to interrupt our momentum.

“We threw all the pieces away with our first 25 minutes.”