IN a dramatic premier league clash at the stadium of light, sunderland overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat bournemouth 3-2 in torrential rain, climbing to fourth in the table and ending their three-match winless run.
Bournemouth’s early blitz
The visitors stunned the home crowd with a rapid start. Amine adli opened the scoring in the seventh minute, netting his first goal for the club after evanilson’s effort from antoine semenyo’s cross rebounded off the post. Just eight minutes later, tyler adams produced a moment of brilliance, lobbing goalkeeper robin roefs from inside the centre circle to double bournemouth’s advantage.
Sunderland fight back
Sunderland refused to crumble. Their revival began in the 30th minute when alex scott was penalised for a foul on reinildo, allowing enzo le fee to calmly convert from the spot. The hosts struck again almost immediately after the restart, with bertrand traore’s low drive sneaking past djordje petrovic at his near post to level the score.
Bournemouth thought they had regained the lead when evanilson tapped in another semenyo cross, but the goal was ruled out for offside. That reprieve proved costly, as sunderland completed their turnaround in the 69th minute. Substitute brian brobbey rose highest to head home le fee’s corner, sending the home fans into raptures.
The cherries pressed desperately for an equaliser, with marcus tavernier rattling the crossbar from the edge of the box. Their hopes were dashed deep into stoppage time when substitute lewis cook was shown a straight red card for elbowing noah sadiki.
Statement victory
The final whistle confirmed sunderland’s spirited 3-2 triumph, a result that showcased resilience, belief, and attacking flair in miserable weather conditions. For bournemouth, it was a bitter blow after such a promising start, while sunderland’s comeback keeps their top-four ambitions firmly alive.
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