Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Semenyo signs off with stoppage-time winner

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Bournemouth's 11-game winless run is over, and what a way for Antoine Semenyo to leave the club in grand style, scoring the 95th-minute winner to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Vitality Stadium on Wednesday.

WATCH — Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur full match replay

Semenyo is expected to join Manchester City for $88 million in the coming days, with the understanding that he would play in Bournemouth's final few games leading up to Jan. 10 — the date his release clause expires. The 26-year-old Ghana international signs off with four goals in his final six games for the Cherries, taking his season tally to 10 (to go with 3 assists).

Spurs went ahead after just five minutes as Mathys Tel cut in from the left wing and stuck the ball in the bottom corner from quite some angle, but Bournemouth were level and then ahead before halftime. Evanilson's header made it 1-1 in the 22nd and 19-year-old Eli Kroupi bagged his 8th Premier League goal this season in the 36th. Joao Palhinha pulled Spurs back to 2-2 with a sensational bicycle kick in the 78th but Semenyo would have the final say in the 95th, firing an arrow into the same bottom corner that Tel hit to begin the game.

The victory sees Bournemouth (15th - 26 points) pull within one point and place of Spurs (14th - 27 points) in the table.

What’s next?

Newcastle vs Bournemouth — Saturday, 10 am ET (FA Cup)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa — Saturday, 12:45 pm ET (FA Cup)
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham — Saturday, Jan. 17, 10 am ET (next PL fixture)
Brighton vs Bournemouth — Monday, Jan. 19, 3 pm ET (next PL fixture)

Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur live updates - by Andy Edwards

Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur final score: 3-2

Goalscorers: Mathys Tel (5'), Evanilson (22'), Eli Kroupi (36'), Joao Palhinha (78'), Antoine Semenyo (90'+5)

GOAL! Bournemouth 3-2 Spurs: Semenyo signs off with the winner (90'+5)

GOAL! Bournemouth 2-2 Spurs: Palhinha hops on his bicycle to score a beauty (78')

GOAL! Bournemouth 2-1 Spurs: Kroupi lifts home his 8th PL goal (36')

GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Spurs: Evanilson glances a header inside the far post (22')

GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Spurs: Tel’s speculative shot finds its way through lots of traffic (5')

Bournemouth starting lineup

Petrovic - Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert - Cook, Scott, Tavernier - Semenyo, Kroupi, Evanilson

Spurs starting lineup

Vicario - Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence - Bentancur, Palhinha, Bergvall - Tel, Simons, Kolo Muani

How to watch Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 2:30pm ET Wednesday (January 7)
Venue: Vitality Stadium — Bournemouth
TV Channel: NBCSN
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock

Andoni Iraola's side pushed Arsenal all the way on Saturday but lost 3-2 in a thriller as the Cherries have slid all the way down the table and sit on 23 points. This is also set to be Antoine Semenyo's final game for Bournemouth as he's expected to join Manchester City in the coming days.

Spurs coughed up a lead against Sunderland to draw 1-1 at home on Sunday, as Thomas Frank's side continue to struggle to score goals. They are three games unbeaten though and are starting to build a solid foundation as they are still within touching distance of fifth place. But can they find some inspiration in attack?

Bournemouth team news, focus

Justin Kluivert will undergo knee surgery and is the latest Bournemouth player to go down. He joins Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie, Ben Gannon-Doak and Veljko Milosavljevic on the sidelines. Semenyo and Brooks will likely support Evanilson in attack and the former will look to go out on a high if this is indeed his final game for Bournemouth.

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

Spurs are still without Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, while Mohammed Kudus is out with a groin injury. Xavi Simons is back from suspension and Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie are fit to feature. Spurs will likely go with Richarlison, Kolo Muani and Simons in attack to try and get something going.