Tottenham come from behind to hold Bournemouth 2-2: Key stats
What's the story
Tottenham Hotspur held Bournemouth to a 2-2 draw in matchweek 28 of the Premier League 2024/25 season on Sunday.
The game witnessed Heung-Min Son stepping up to take a late penalty after being fouled by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Bournemouth took the lead just before half-time, courtesy of Milos Kerkez's brilliant cross which Marcus Tavernier skillfully converted.
After a goal that was ruled out by VAR, Evanilson made it 2-0 for the Cherries.
Tottenham found a way back and drew 2-2 thereafter.
Game highlights
Bournemouth score twice and have a disallowed goal as well
Despite an early scare when Cristian Romero nearly gifted Evanilson an easy goal, Spurs's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario made a crucial save within the first 20 seconds of the game.
Just ahead of half-time, Bournemouth's Tavernier scored to hand his side the lead.
The Cherries thought they had doubled their advantage in the 52nd minute when Justin Kluivert found the net. However, VAR intervened and ruled out the goal for offside.
The second goal then came through Evanilson's impressive finish.
Match turnaround
Tottenham's response and Son's decisive moment
Tottenham's response was an unexpected equalizer as Pape Sarr's overhit cross inadvertently went over Kepa Arrizabalaga into the top corner.
Heung-Min Son then turned the game-changer, drawing a foul from Kepa inside the penalty area under minimal threat.
The South Korean forward confidently converted his penalty kick, securing a much-needed point for Spurs in this thrilling encounter.
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Match stats and points table
The Cherries had 17 attempts with 8 shots being on target. Hosts Spurs had 4 shots on target from 12 attempts.
Spurs owned 61% ball possession and an 82% pass accuracy from 517 passes.
In terms of the points table, the draw means Spurs are 13th after 28 matches. They owns 34 points.
On the other hand, Bournemouth, who are pushing for an European berth, are 8th with 44 points.
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127th goal for Son in Premier League
Son, who made his 328th Premier League appearance, has raced to 127 goals. He also has 71 assists. In the ongoing season, Son has registered 7 goals and 9 assists. Notably, this was his 4th penalty that he score in the Premier League overall.
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Evanilson produces the goods for Bournemouth
Having joined Bournemouth over the summer, Evanilson looks well drilled. This was his 6th Premier League goal from 21 appearances.
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Key records and numbers from the match
This was the 26th time Spurs were down by 2 goals and they managed to make a comeback to at least seal a point (W9 D17). Only Manchester United have done this on more occasions (30 matches).
Kerkez's assist from a cross saw Bournemouth score their 8th open play goal of the Premier League campaign from crosses.
The Cherries have now picked up 23 points in away Premier League games this season, who have also scored 30 goals.
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'Boys showed a real mentality at 2-0'
After the contest, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou told Sky Sports: "At 2-0 we had bit of a mountain to climb. It was a chaotic game today, it's fair to say. But the boys showed a real mentality at 2-0, we could have easily let it slip away from us but they fought and got us back in the game."
He also added that Bournemouth pressed well and it was a different kind of struggle for his side.