Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo Spot-on To See Off Brighton Revival

Antoine Semenyo scored 1 extremity and group up nan different arsenic Bournemouth hit Brighton 2-1. Alex Scott netted his first convention extremity since December 2023, pinch Kaoru Mitoma equalising for nan visitors.

The Cherries handed a astonishment top-flight debut to Veljko Milosavljevic, their 18-year-old transportation deadline time signing, pinch nan centre-back Bafodé Diakité injured. At nan different extremity of nan property spectrum, nan 39-year-old James Milner replaced Carlos Baleba successful Brighton’s starting lineup.

The visitors were forced into an early alteration erstwhile Jack Hinshelwood hobbled disconnected aft a situation pinch Evanilson near him successful a heap connected nan halfway line.

Bournemouth had nan amended of a scrappy commencement to nan crippled and took a deserved lead successful nan 18th minute. Semenyo plucked nan shot down excellently earlier teeing up Scott to occurrence a left-foot changeable into nan acold area from conscionable extracurricular nan 18-yard box.

Alex Scott scores Bournemouth’s first goal. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Brighton past mislaid a 2nd subordinate to wounded arsenic Maxim de Cuyper had to beryllium replaced by Ferdi Kadioglu aft being shoved into nan advertizing hoardings by Semenyo.

Bournemouth continued to dictate nan gait of nan crippled and David Brooks had a changeable blocked earlier Evanilson headed complete nan barroom from Adrien Truffert’s cross. Semenyo past sliced an effort wide nether unit from Kadioglu aft a powerful tally into nan Brighton punishment area.

It took until 5 minutes earlier half-time for Brighton to muster their first meaningful attempt, erstwhile Yankuba Minteh came racing down their correct and forced a smart prevention from Djordje Petrovic astatine his adjacent post.

Evanilson had different half-chance successful first-half stoppage clip but could only caput tamely into nan arms of Bart Verbruggen from different Truffert centre.

Bournemouth were made to salary for their missed chances erstwhile Mitoma equalised 3 minutes into nan 2nd half. Minteh whipped successful a teasing transverse from nan correct and nan Japan world climbed highest to caput location astatine nan acold post.

The extremity initially changed nan travel of nan crippled and moments later Minteh flashed a deflected changeable into nan side-netting aft advancing into a shooting position. Danny Welbeck past put a right-foot volley narrowly wide of nan acold station aft nan location broadside had grounded to woody pinch a corner.

The Cherries were presented pinch nan chance to retake nan lead successful nan 61st infinitesimal aft Jan Paul van Hecke clumsily brought down Evanilson, leaving Peter Bankes pinch nary action but to grant a penalty. Semenyo stepped up and calmly rolled nan shot into nan centre of nan diving Verbruggen’s nett to declare his 3rd extremity of nan season.

The substitute Baleba’s effort precocious complete nan barroom was arsenic adjacent arsenic Brighton came to rescuing a constituent they would not person deserved.