Bournemouth vs Tottenham LIVE
Antoine Semenyo hit a stunning winner with what may prove to be one of his last touches of a ball for Bournemouth as they beat Tottenham 3-2 on Wednesday night. Both sides came into the match desperate for a win, with Bournemouth on a particularly ignominious run of no wins in eleven. But they are finally back to winning ways. Spurs took an early lead through Mathys Tel, but trailed at the break after Evanilson and Junior Kroupi both found the back of the net.
Palhinha’s second-half bicycle kick tied it up, but Semenyo’s long-range strike confounded Guglielmo Vicario in the dying moments. His strike sent the Vitality into rapture - Semenyo’s transfer to Man City has long since been mooted and may be completed in the coming days, but he could not have offered a more emphatic farewell.
It is another chastening result for Thomas Frank’s men, though, who head back to north London having dropped points yet again. Follow the action LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth vs Tottenham latest news
- GOAL! Semenyo with a stunning winner
- GOAL! Palhinha levels it
- GOAL! Kroupi completes Cherries' turnaround
- GOAL! Evanilson equalises with stunner
- GOAL! Tel with the opener
- Bournemouth XI
- Tottenham XI
FULL TIME: Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham
21:30 , Arthur FerridgeThe corner is claimed by Petrovic. Bournemouth win!
Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham
21:30 , Arthur Ferridge90+11mins: Tottenham win a late corner and Vicario is up for it...
Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham
21:29 , Arthur Ferridge90+9mins: Semenyo is withdrawn, and the entire stadium is on it’s feet to say goodbye.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
21:26 , Arthur FerridgeIt had to be him, Antoine Semenyo strikes at the death. What a strike to surely seal three points. Spurs have been better in the last 15 but they look set to leave the south coast empty handed.
GOAL! Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham | Semenyo 90+5'
21:25 , Arthur FerridgeSEMENYO WINS IT WITH A WORLDIE!
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:23 , Arthur Ferridge90+4mins: Adli’s cross falls to Semenyo, but he can’t quite steer it goalwards!
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:23 , Arthur Ferridge90+3mins: Semenyo has been all over the place today, and has put in a great defensive shift. Imagine if he could be the man to find a winner here...
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:20 , Arthur Ferridge90+1mins: Surely this won’t end level.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
21:20 , Arthur FerridgeNine minutes additional time. Both sets of fans will be happy with that.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:19 , Arthur Ferridge90mins: Petrovic does well to claim a Tottenham free kick.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:16 , Arthur Ferridge87mins: Changes for Bournemouth too as Jimenez and Tavernier come off for Diakite and Adli.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:15 , Arthur Ferridge86mins: Gray replaces Bentancur.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
21:15 , Arthur FerridgeThis game could go either way, it is end to end right now. A good reaction late on from Spurs. They did not look capable of taking anything from this game for long periods.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:15 , Arthur Ferridge85mins: More injury worries for Frank, it seems. Both Bentancur and Palhinha are down hurt.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:13 , Arthur Ferridge83mins: WHAT A SAVE FROM PETROVIC! He is at full stretch to deny a headed effort from this latest Spurs corner.
Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham
21:10 , Arthur Ferridge81mins: Well, doesn’t that set up a fascinating final ten minutes on the south coast!
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
21:09 , Arthur FerridgeFrom nothing, what a finish from Joao Palhinha. Spurs go from the ridiculous to the sublime in a matter of minutes.
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-2 Tottenham | Palhinha 78'
21:08 , Arthur FerridgeSpurs are level, and what a way to do it! Palhinha with a stunning bicycle kick - McTominay-esque. Absolutely superb. Petrovic was rooted!
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality
21:05 , Arthur Ferridge'You are embarrassing' chant the home fans, that was disgraceful from van de Ven.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
21:04 , Arthur Ferridge75mins: Van de Ven is apoplectic! And he is booked, presumably for dissent if not for simulation.
NO PENALTY! Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
21:03 , Arthur Ferridge74mins: DECISION OVERTURNED! NO PENALTY! The referee heads to the monitor and reverses his penalty call.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
21:02 , Arthur Ferridge73mins: The referee has been sent to the monitor...
PENALTY! Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
21:01 , Arthur Ferridge72mins: Van de Ven makes a marauding run through the middle of the pitch and is caught by Hill - the referee points to the spot!
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
21:00 , Arthur Ferridge70mins: Another huge chance for Unal! Spence bungles his clearance and it falls to the Turk who does get a shot away, but he misses wide.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:58 , Arthur Ferridge69mins: Palhinha gets a shot off from the edge of the area but he is closed down by Scott.
The resultant corner is headed at goal by Richarlison and comes off the post!
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:55 , Arthur Ferridge66mins: Yet more Spurs changes as Kolo Muani is replaced by Richarlison.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:54 , Arthur Ferridge65mins: Unal’s free-kick crashes into the wall.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
20:54 , Arthur FerridgeSpurs have offered nothing in the second half. It is telling just how few of Spurs' players have reacted well to Bournemouth scoring. This game only looks like going one way.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:53 , Arthur Ferridge64mins: The goalscorers Evanilson and Kroupi are replaced by Unal and Brooks.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:52 , Arthur Ferridge63mins: Odobert goes shoulder to shoulder with Scott on the edge of the Spurs box and the Bournemouth man goes down hard. Free-kick given.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:51 , Arthur Ferridge61mins: Kolo Muani is having his name taken, now, for catching Senesi a bit late.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:49 , Arthur Ferridge60mins: Romero receives his customary booking. This time it is for a rash tackle on Evanilson.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:49 , Arthur Ferridge59mins: Odobert and Simons both get shots off as the ball rattles around in a penalty-area melee, but Bournemouth are resolute in defence and Petrovic isn’t even called into action!
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:47 , Arthur Ferridge58mins: Tel looks to get by Jimenez, but the Bournemouth man does well to show the Spurs forward out and win a goal kick.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:46 , Arthur Ferridge57mins: Bergvall comes off and is replaced by Odobert.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
20:44 , Arthur FerridgeBergvall is on the deck head in hands it looks like his groin has gone again. He looks distraught.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:44 , Arthur Ferridge55mins: Bergvall is down injured...
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:43 , Arthur Ferridge54mins: Kroupi Jr and Van de Ven exchange words after the former tackled the latter late.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:42 , Arthur Ferridge52mins: Tavernier goes to ground under pressure from Van de Ven, but the referee is having none of his complaints.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:37 , Arthur Ferridge48mins: Spurs are having the better of the possession in the early stages of this half, but they are yet to trouble the penalty area.
2ND HALF: Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:35 , Arthur FerridgeBack underway at the Vitality!
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality
20:22 , Arthur FerridgeIt all started so well for Spurs, but they have drifted dangerously and find themselves behind at half-time.
Twice they were too slow to close down Tavernier and twice they were punished. There have been some really sloppy moments in possession as Spurs have struggled to react since Bournemouth's equaliser.
More work to do for Frank.
H/T: Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:19 , Arthur FerridgeThere’s the break.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:19 , Arthur Ferridge45+4mins: Semenyo has another chance to run at Porro, but pulls out and passes back. Bournemouth seem content to head into half-time with this one-goal cushion.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:17 , Arthur Ferridge45+2mins: Bergvall gets free on the right and tries to catch Petrovic out at his near post, but the Serb is equal to it.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:15 , Arthur Ferridge45+1mins: Four minutes will be added on.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:15 , Arthur Ferridge45mins: Palhinha wins a free-kick from Truffert on the half-way line. Time running out for Spurs to find an equaliser before the break here.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
20:12 , Arthur FerridgeAll the talk pre-game was about what Semenyo could do on what looks to be his final Bournemouth appearance. Spurs, though, have not been able to handle Tavernier and it has cost them their lead here.
Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham
20:10 , Arthur Ferridge40mins: Onus really is on Spurs now to grab this game by the scruff of the neck. They looked so comfortable after going in front, but two goals in barely 15 minutes has them chasing the game.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
20:08 , Arthur FerridgeTottenham not quick enough out to the cross, again and they find themselves behind. It is another wicked inswinging delivery from Tavernier, but Spurs should have learnt their lesson.
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-1 Tottenham | Kroupi '36
20:07 , Arthur FerridgeKroupi puts the hosts in front! Frank looks furious! He is well placed in the box and turns Senesi’s cross in with ease.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
20:05 , Arthur Ferridge35mins: Bournemouth come forward and Semenyo finally gets one-on-one with Porro. He leaves him for dead and puts a smart cross into the box, but no black-and-red shirt is there in the middle to meet it.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
20:04 , Arthur Ferridge34mins: Spurs have a presentable set-piece which is whipped in by Tel, but Tavernier is first to it and the danger is removed.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
20:02 , Arthur FerridgeSo nearly from Bergvall, that looked destined to go in. That chance comes moments after Spurs nearly let Bournemouth in with some more shaky passing in defence.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
20:01 , Arthur Ferridge31mins: Berhvall with another long-range effort, but this one was worthwhile. He looks to bend it into the far corner and his shot lands atop the goal.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
20:00 , Arthur Ferridge30mins: Porro has a crack from range. It flies very high and very wide.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
19:58 , Arthur Ferridge28mins: Looked like some terse words were exchanged between Simons and Hill just then - a rivalry brewing?
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
19:57 , Arthur Ferridge27mins: Semenyo is Bournemouth’s unlikely hero as he tracks back, tackles Porro, and hoofs the ball clear.
Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham
19:55 , Arthur Ferridge25mins: Spurs look to counter through Simons, but he picks up a flat tire as he is caught by Cook and loses a boot.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:54 , Arthur FerridgeBournemouth are level. Spurs have looked in control, posing most of the problems, yet they have been pegged back. Porro has to be quicker to stop the cross, while Romero simply was not tight enough to Evanilson, who headed home.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Tottenham | Evanilson '22
19:52 , Arthur FerridgeEvanilson levels it! A stunning header from the Brazilian - Vicario had no chance.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:51 , Arthur Ferridge21mins: Warning shot from the Cherries as Kroupi plays Evanilson in behind. His shot from a tight angle is deflected into the side netting and it’ll be a corner.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:49 , Arthur FerridgeSpurs look so much more composed and purposeful with Simons in the side. He has made a massive difference so far.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:49 , Arthur Ferridge19mins: Romero heads narrowly over from Tel’s delivery.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:49 , Arthur Ferridge19mins: Spurs have the Cherries under the cosh somewhat now - they win another corner.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:48 , Arthur Ferridge18mins: Truffert puts Porro’s cross behind to hand Spurs a corner, but a foul in the box means the play goes dead before anyone can attack the cross.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:46 , Arthur Ferridge16mins: Senesi gets in the way of Bergvall’s cross, but his clearance falls back to Romero. Spurs seem largely nonplussed by what Bournemouth have had to offer thus far.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:45 , Arthur Ferridge15mins: Semenyo has been pretty anonymous so far on this, a match where he is rather at the centre of attention.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:42 , Arthur Ferridge'Only one Martin Chivers' comes the chant from the away end as Spurs' supporters remember their legendary former striker, who has passed away aged 80.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:41 , Arthur Ferridge11mins: With that said, Tavernier takes aim and fires from 25 yards out, or so. He misses narrowly wide.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:40 , Arthur Ferridge10mins: Bournemouth are responding well after going behind. They are pressing well and attacking with intent, but are yet to call Vicario into action.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:39 , Arthur Ferridge9mins: Believe it or not, the away contingent are singing - and they actually sound happy! What a rarity.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:38 , Arthur FerridgeThat was a lovely backheel from Simons to open up the chance by the way. He has been heavily involved early on.
Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham
19:37 , Arthur Ferridge7mins: Tel’s shot took a not insignificant deflection, but you have to wonder whether Petrovic could have done more to deal with that, especially with Fraser Forster breathing down his neck.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:37 , Arthur FerridgeFrank looks as perplexed as anyone, but his side have the lead as Tel comes inside and arrows a low shot into the bottom corner. Just the start Spurs wanted.
GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Tottenham | Tel '5
19:36 , Arthur FerridgeTel opens the scoring with a wonderful finish! Simons plays him in behind with a deft backheel, and the Frenchman drills it home.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:35 , Arthur FerridgeAnother early shot on target for Spurs. If you don't shoot you don't score as Frank said in his pre-match presser.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
19:35 , Arthur Ferridge4mins: Bergvall gets on the ball in midfield and has a dig from range. It bounces awkwardly for Petrovic, but he holds onto it.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
19:33 , Arthur Ferridge3mins: Lively start from Bournemouth, this. Truffert plays Evanilson in behind and he can’t quite get a shot away.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
19:32 , Arthur Ferridge2mins: The corner goes short, and the eventual cross is dealt with by Kolo Muani.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
19:32 , Arthur FerridgeXavi Simons is playing off Kolo Muani with Bergvall on the right and Tel on the left. Interesting move from Frank.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
19:31 , Arthur Ferridge1min: Evanilson wins an early corner for the hosts.
KICK-OFF! Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham
19:30 , Arthur FerridgeAnd we’re off!
Here come the players
19:26 , Arthur FerridgeThe squads are out!
Team news reminder
19:20 , Arthur FerridgeWith ten minutes remaining until kick-off, here’s a reminder of tonight’s team news.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Senesi, Scott, Evanilson, Tavernier, Jimenez, Kroupi Jr, Hill, Semenyo
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Palhinha, Bentancur, Bergvall, Xavi, Tel, Kolo Muani
Evanilson's milestone
19:16 , Arthur FerridgeTonight will be Evanilson’s 50th Premier League appearance for Bournemouth.
The 26-year-old Brazilian joined from Porto in 2024. He has scored 13 League goals since.
A 50th @premierleague appearance tonight for Evanilson 🇧🇷🍒 pic.twitter.com/B9bvkKaer6
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) January 7, 2026
Elsewhere on Standard Sport
19:13 , Arthur FerridgeWe have plenty of live coverage to bring you this evening.
Chelsea’s west London derby against Fulham - with new managaer Liam Rosenior watching on from the executive box - is LIVE at this link.
So too is Man Utd away at Burnley, with Darren Fletcher in the dugout. Find that LIVE here!
Spurs getting ready to go
19:12 , Arthur FerridgeReady to go 👊
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 7, 2026
🌟 @BetMGMUK pic.twitter.com/YzCdCpvSFF
Dr Tottenham?
19:07 , Arthur FerridgeWhile Bournemouth are in a dreadful moment, so too are Tottenham.
They have just two wins in their last eleven League outings, and have not scored from open play in any of their last six matches in all competitions.
Could they remedy the Cherries’ malaise here?
Bournemouth's miserable run
19:00 , Arthur FerridgeBournemouth come into this match winless in eleven matches.
That is an almost inconceivable run of form for a team which very nearly qualified for Europe last campaign.
Here are their results in full from that dour run:
Man City 3-1 B’mouth
Aston Villa 4-0 B’Mouth
B’mouth 2-2 West Ham
Sunderland 3-2 B’Mouth
B’Mouth 0-1 Everton
B’Mouth 0-0 Chelsea
Man Utd 4-4 B’Mouth
B’Mouth 1-1 Burnley
Brentford 4-1 B’Mouth
Chelsea 2-2 B’Mouth
B’Mouth 2-3 Arsenal
Frank pays tribute to Chivers
18:52 , Arthur FerridgeSpeaking to Sky Sports, Thomas Frank pays tribute to Martin Chivers who passed away this evening: “One of our true legends, winning three big titles, one of our top scorers. Top Tottenham legend. All of our thoughts go to the family.”
Iraola on Semenyo departure
18:46 , Arthur FerridgeSome fascinating quotes from Andoni Iraola, who does not necessarily confirm that Antoine Semenyo will leave the club...
He speaks to Sky Sports...
On Semenyo’s situation: “It hasn’t changed a lot. If he helps us with this game, we need it, and we see what happens tomorrow. He is with us, he is our player, he is available.”
Is this a transitional season? “We are rebuilding the team. We have a lot of changes, and it is a challenge. We have to adapt. Some players have come and are straight away performing well, others need more time. We are trying to find a good combination and it is costing us, but it is something that is going to happen.”
Will there be more outgoing this window? “I think right now we are very thin on numbers. If Antoine leaves, he definitely will be the last one to leave. Hopefully movement will happen in the other direction.”
Williams-Barnett returns
18:40 , Arthur FerridgeSpurs wonderkid Luca Williams-Barnett is back on the bench for Thomas Frank this evening.
Will he finally be handed a proper chance to impress in the Premier League?
The 17-year-old signed his first professional contract in the autumn, but has so far made just one senior appearance - a brief cameo against Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup.
Semenyo starts
18:36 , Arthur FerridgeAntoine Semenyo is in from the off for what very likely will be his final appearance for Bournemouth.
He is due to undergo a medical at Man City tomorrow.
Sam Tabuteau at the Vitality Stadium
18:23 , Arthur FerridgeXavi Simons comes straight back into the side after suspension as one of five changes. Djed Spence is in at left-back.
While Frank opts for a midfield three of Palhinha, Bentancur and Bergvall.
Frank spoke about using Kolo Muani as a central striker and either he or Tel could play up top, with Richarlison on the bench.
BOURNEMOUTH CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
18:19 , Arthur FerridgeAnd here are the hosts.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Senesi, Scott, Evanilson, Tavernier, Jimenez, Kroupi Jr, Hill, Semenyo
Subs: Forster, Soler, Brooke, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Enes Unal, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin
TOTTENHAM CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
18:17 , Arthur FerridgeThomas Frank names his side.
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Palhinha, Bentancur, Bergvall, Xavi, Tel, Kolo Muani
Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Odobert, Davies, Scarlett, Williams-Barnett
Spurs youngster Yang Min-Hyeok heads out on loan alongside Crystal Palace prospect
18:08 , Arthur FerridgeCoventry City have secured the services of Romain Esse and Yang Min-Hyeok from Crystal Palace and Tottenham, respectively, as they look to get their promotion push over the line.
The Sky Blues, headed up by Chelsea legend Frank Lampard, sit top of the Championship at the season’s halfway stage, and are hoping to return to the Premier League for the first time since 2000.
And they have moved quickly to bolster their front line in the January window, adding Crystal Palace striker Esse, 20, and Spurs winger Min-Hyeok, 19, on loan until the end of the season.
Esse joined Crystal Palace a year ago this month but has struggled to win over Oliver Glasner, making just seven appearances this season.
Bournemouth vs Tottenham head to head
18:00 , Arthur FerridgeTottenham have not won any of their last three meetings with Bournemouth, last pipping the Cherries on New Year’s Eve in 2023.
Bournemouth wins: 5
Tottenham wins: 10
Draws: 3
Tottenham predicted XI
17:52 , Arthur FerridgeWondering how Spurs might work around their injuries? Here’s how Sam Tabuteau expects Thomas Frank’s side to look this evening.
Predicted Tottenham XI (4-3-3): Vicario, Spence, Romero, Van de Ven, Porro; Bentancur, Gray, Simons; Tel, Richarlison, Kolo Muani
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