Watch highlights below as Dango Ouattara scored an 89th-minute equaliser for Bournemouth who snatched a point in a 2-2 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage
Both sides have enjoyed excellent starts to the season which has left their respective fanbases dreaming of European football next season.
Fulham looked like they were on course for a 2-1 victory but were left disappointed after Ouattara’s late goal.
Raul Jimenez scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season to give the Cottagers a 1-0 lead. The Mexican broke free from his marker to head home from a corner.
Evanilson pulled Bournemouth level just after half-time when he raced forward and beat Joachim Anderson to a through-ball before firing a shot past a frozen Bernd Leno.
Fulham though again made Bournemouth pay from a set-piece in a carbon copy of their first goal.
Harry Wilson it was this time who broke free from his marker to head home to give Fulham a 2-1 lead after 72 minutes.
Bournemouth though continued to pose Fulham problems and were rewarded with a late equaliser.
Ouattara was played through by Antoine Semenyo with the former lobbing the ball over Leno to earn the Cherries an important point on the road.
Watch Bournemouth vs Fulham Highlights
Bournemouth’s late goal means they sit sixth in the standings – one point behind Man City and five off the top-four.
Fulham would have been sixth with a victory but instead sit eighth – one point behind Bournemouth.
A draw seemed a fair result for two sides are both unbeaten in their last five Premier League games. Both sides will fancy their chances of three points in their first league games of 2025.
The Cottagers will be next in action against Ipswich on January 5, with Bournemouth hosting Everton just a day prior.
