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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

Bournemouth 1-0 Fulham: Premier League – as it happened

Antoine Semenyo scores in the opening minute to put Bournemouth in front against Fulham.
Antoine Semenyo scores in the opening minute to put Bournemouth in front against Fulham. Photograph: John Walton/PA

John Brewin was at the Vitality Stadium for us. I’ll leave you with his report – goodnight.

Antoine Semenyo's reaction

It was a vital game for us. The manager’s been saying all week that it’s make or break, and you could see from the celebrations what it means to us. It’s been a tough couple of weeks so it’s good to be back on the board I guess.

[On his goal] As soon as I got the ball I knew I had space one v one, so I just wanted to shift one side, hopefully on the left foot, and then just pass it into the net. I’ve been in that position a few times and I’ve hit it hard and it’s gone over the bar, so I just wanted to pass it into the corner.

[Where do you prefer playing?] I’m easy with both sides to be honest, or down the middle – I’m comfortable.

I feel like I should be getting more goals. I’ve had numerous opportunities when I’ve smashed it instead of placing it. I know that with the quality I have I should be getting better numbers. That’s something I’m working on with the manager.

The managers, the boys, they’ve all been telling me: ‘You just need to pass it in, you’ve got so much power on your shot that the pass is powerful enough.’ I’ve been working on that in training and I perfected it today.

Every team has a dip and this win was so important. I feel like, with what we’ve done this year, we deserve European football.

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