Son penalty saves Spurs from one other defeat

Tottenham staged a dramatic comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw towards Bournemouth after falling 2-0 behind in North London.

The Cherries regarded set for a significant win of their chase for Champions League soccer, however Ange Postecoglou’s aspect clawed their manner again in an entertaining Premier League conflict.

Bournemouth began brightly, urgent excessive and testing Spurs’ defence from the outset. Evanilson and Justin Kluivert each compelled early saves from Guglielmo Vicario because the guests threatened on the counterattack.

Spurs struggled to interrupt down the Bournemouth defence and managed simply 0.47 anticipated objectives (xG) within the first half.

Their finest possibilities got here from half-hearted efforts by Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson, neither of which actually troubled Kepa Arrizabalaga in purpose.

Because the half wore on, Bournemouth’s stress paid off. Milos Kerkez surged down the left flank within the forty second minute and delivered a world-class cross to Marcus Tavernier, who volleyed house to present the Cherries a deserved lead on the break.

The house crowd voiced their frustration as boos rang out across the stadium when the half-time whistle sounded.

Bournemouth began the second half with confidence and thought they’d doubled their lead within the 52nd minute.

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A swift counter-attack noticed Tavernier and Antoine Semenyo mix to arrange Kluivert, who completed fantastically. Nevertheless, VAR intervened, ruling out the purpose for offside within the build-up.

Undeterred, the guests pressed ahead once more, they usually bought their second purpose within the sixty fifth minute. Kluivert cleverly performed in Evanilson, who chipped a composed end over Vicario to place Bournemouth 2-0 forward.

Spurs, nevertheless, discovered a response virtually instantly. Lucas Bergvall struck the submit earlier than Pape Matar Sarr pulled one again within the 67th minute with an audacious long-range effort that caught Kepa off his line, looping over the stranded goalkeeper to make it 2-1.

With momentum shifting, Tottenham pressed onerous for an equaliser. They continued to check Bournemouth’s backline, with Heung-min Son, James Maddison, and Wilson Odobert all seeing efforts blocked.

Their persistence paid off within the 82nd minute when Maddison performed a well-weighted go into Son, who was introduced down within the field by Kepa.

The referee instantly pointed to the spot, and Son made no mistake, coolly slotting the penalty down the center to convey Spurs degree at 2-2.

Each side had possibilities to win it late on. Kluivert struck the submit for Bournemouth, whereas Maddison noticed a close-range shot blocked by Kerkez in stoppage time.

Regardless of each groups pushing for a winner, the sport ended with the spoils shared.