Bournemouth climbed to 11th place in the English Championship standings.

On Saturday, December 23, the match of the 18th round of the English Premier League took place, in which Nottingham Forest hosted Bournemouth.

The game took place at the City Ground stadium and ended in victory for the guests.

The teams finished the first half without scoring goals, but in the second they staged a scoring extravaganza. Nottingham players opened the scoring in the game – in the 47th minute, Anthony Elanga scored from a pass from Chris Wood. In the 51st minute, Bournemouth equalized thanks to Dominic Solanke’s precise strike. Seven minutes later, Solanke scored a brace to give Bournemouth the lead. In the 74th minute, the home team equalized the score – Chris Wood sent the ball into the net after Morgan Gibbs-White’s cross from a corner. In the 90+4 minutes, Dominic Solanke scored a hat-trick and snatched victory for Bournemouth in this game. Adam Smith assisted him.

Nottingham Forest – Bournemouth 2:3

Goals: Elanga (47), Wood (74) – Solanke (51, 58, 90+4)

Removal: Pain (23)

Match overview:

Ukrainian defender of Bournemouth Ilya Zabarny entered this game in the starting lineup and played the entire match. The statistical portal Sofascore rated the Ukrainian’s game at 6.9 points.

Bournemouth scored 22 points and moved up to 11th place in the English Premier League standings. Nottingham is in 17th position with 14 points.

In the next round of the English Championship, Bournemouth will play against Fulham, and Nottingham will meet Newcastle.