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Bournemouth hauled themselves out of the relegation zone after coming from behind to beat Fulham with Dominic Solanke’s first goal since Bonfire Night giving them the precious three points.
After starting well and going into an early need without Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham crumbled at the beginning of the second half as substitute Marcus Tavernier inspired a fightback from the Cherries.
Tavernier equalised Andreas Pereira’s early strike with a wonder goal before Solanke scored his fifth goal of the season 11 minutes from time.
Fulham must wait to see how long they will be without their talismanic striker Mitrovic. He is likely to face a lengthy ban after shoving referee Chris Kavanagh in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Trafford but Silva was back in the dugout as he awaits to find out the extent of his looming ban after also being sent off in 90 seconds of madness against Erik Ten Hag’s side.
After a quiet start to the game, the Portuguese was left jumping for joy as Fulham scored a brilliant opener.
Dominic Solanke sealed a stunning turnaround with a late winner for Bournemouth
The striker bundled home his first league goal since November in the 79th minute
Joao Palhinha and Manor Solomon were involved in the build-up before Harrison Reed teed up Pereira on the edge of the area and he fired low into the corner. Five minutes later, the Cottagers almost made it two when Pereira’s touch found Antonee Robinson and the full-back saw his 20 yard effort thump against the crossbar.
The away end were busy singing in support of Mitrovic throughout but the team certainly didn’t miss him in a commanding first-half showing at The Vitality Stadium.
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