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Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth: Super subs complete comeback win
Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth: Super subs complete comeback win

Tyler Adams, Evanilson and Rayan all came off the bench to help Bournemouth come from behind to beat 10-man Sparta Prague 3-1 in the Europa League.

Ebrima Singhateh had given Sparta a first-half lead, just moments before Tobias Guddal was sent off, and Bournemouth rallied after the break to claim all three points at Epet Arena.

Jonathan Braut Brunes knocked a tap-in wide with just 70 seconds on the clock as Sparta immediately put Bournemouth on the back foot, though Lewis Cook soon fired wide at the other end.

Bournemouth had a golden opportunity to open the scoring from the penalty spot at the other end when Ki-Jana Hoover blocked David Brooks' shot with an outstretched arm, but when Lewis Cook stepped up, his low strike hit the foot of the left post before rolling along the goal line and out 28 minutes in.

Jakub Surovcik caught a tame Bafode Diakate header, and immediately set Sparta on the counter-attack, with his long clearance bouncing through to Singhateh, who drove through Bournemouth's half and skipped past two challenges to slot in after 35 minutes.

But just two minutes later, Guddal received his marching orders, having received a second booking for tugging back Alvaro Rodriguez.

Bournemouth pushed to make the most of their numerical advantage, and their pressure told in the 57th minute as Adams ran onto a loose ball to drill into the bottom-left corner.

The visitors continued to push, with Brooks and James Hill both kept out by Surovcik before Evanilson profited from loose defending. Santiago Eneme skipped past one challenge, but then lost out to Ryan Christie, who picked out the Brazilian to roll into the bottom-right corner after 81 minutes.

Rayan then capped the victory nine minutes later, winning back possession and playing a one-two with Evanilson before firing in a stunning long-range effort.

Rose has the Cherries on a roll

For all of Bournemouth's struggles at the start of the season, they are in stellar form after their busiest period of the campaign.

Marco Rose made eight changes to his starting XI for the third consecutive match and the fifth time in all competitions this season, but even with a sluggish start in Prague, they soon found their groove, helped by their substitutes.

Evanilson has scored six goals in his last seven games in all competitions, netting in three consecutive away matches for Bournemouth for the first time.

In total, the Cherries have scored five goals via substitutes in the Europa League this season, more than any other team. Adams, Evanilson and Rayan only had one shot apiece after their introductions, but they made them count.

Sparta certainly gave them issues in the first half before going down to 10 men, finishing the game with 12 shots worth 1.95 expected goals (xG) to Bournemouth's 20 attempts worth 2.3 xG.

But Bournemouth are on a roll having now won seven consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since November 2014, when playing in England's second tier, and they look a fierce opposition no matter who they come up against.

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