Bournemouth ended a six-game winless league run with a 1-0 house 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 more likely to be sufficient to qualify for Europe except Crystal Palace win the FA Cup.
Bournemouth’s lightning-quick begin practically rewarded them with two targets as Evanilson struck the bar from shut vary within the seventeenth minute.
However Fulham missed two superb possibilities to equalise earlier than half-time. First, Rodrigo Muniz dragged a shot vast 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 appeared to see Ryan Sessegnon taken off by mistake.
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 competition and ranges their highest Premier League factors tally with 48 factors.
