Sam Surridge believed he had actually equalised in added time however the goal was eliminated by VAR.
Having A Hard Time Bournemouth‘s Premier League survival hopes were left hanging by a thread following late VAR drama in a harmful 2-0 home defeat to regional competitors Southampton
Cherries academy graduate Sam Surridge believed he had actually counteracted Danny Ings‘ opener deep into stoppage time at the Vigor Arena only for the strike to be chalked off for an offside against Callum Wilson
Saints substitute Che Adams intensified the hosts’ anguish by doubling the benefit in the final minutes.
Eddie Howe‘s hosts stay 3 points below 17 th-placed Watford, with an inferior goal distinction and having actually played a game more ahead of next weekend’s season ending at Everton.
In-form Saints striker Ings, who started his expert profession with the Cherries, also had a second-half penalty conserved by Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, harming his pursuit of the golden boot.
Success for Southampton guaranteed a little piece of history in their exceptional recovery from last October’s 9-0 embarrassment at the hands of Leicester.
Saints have actually now enjoyed their most rewarding top-flight campaign on the roadway, registering a club-record 31 points far from St Mary’s to go beyond the 28 attained in 1983-84
Around 30 miles different the 2 clubs however, for Bournemouth, regional bragging rights were very much an afterthought ahead of kick-off.
The Cherries remained in desperate need of points to extend their Premier League adventure to a 6th season as they looked for an unmatched league double over their near neighbours following a 3-1 success at St Mary’s 10 months ago.
The first half was an open affair with the strength of a derby component, albeit without the environment.
Bournemouth had the much better of the play and made some appealing positions however failed to summon an effort on target, while Saints looked hazardous on the break.
Unmarked Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse headed a good possibility directly at home goalkeeper Ramsdale, prior to Kyle Walker-Peters nearly diverted the ball into his own net following good work from Cherries forward Joshua King
The opening goal showed up on the counter-attack 4 minutes prior to the break and there was an air of inevitability about the identity of the goalscorer.
Lloyd Kelly‘s careless pass out from the back was obstructed by Walker-Peters and, after contributions from Shane Long, Stuart Armstrong and Nathan Redmond, Ings moved the ball out of his feet to medically flex into the bottom right corner from the edge of the box.
It was the Winchester-born forward’s 21 st top-flight strike of the season and 3rd profession goal against the Cherries having actually scored home and away against them for Burnley during the 2013-14 Championship season.
Not content with one, Ings flashed directly broad from a comparable position less than 2 minutes into the second duration.
Bournemouth had actually fought back from a half- time deficit in astonishing style to shock Leicester last weekend and required to produce something comparable.
They endured falling 2 goals down in the 59 th minute when Ramsdale conserved Ings’ tame penalty after VAR penalized Cherries substitute Harry Wilson for managing following Oriol Romeu‘s header from a corner.
Ward-Prowse, who missed out on from the spot at Everton early this month, stepped aside on this celebration however Ings’ effort at the end of a stuttering run- up done not have power, leaving him 2 goals short of the division’s leading scorer Jamie Vardy.
Redmond lost a great late possibility to put the result beyond doubt, prior to Saints keeper Alex McCarthy fantastically rejected Liverpool loanee Wilson a leveller.
When Surridge drilled in from close variety,
Bournemouth developed little bit in the second duration however looked to have actually nabbed a not likely point. For the 21- year-old, England international Wilson was partially offside in the construct up.
Bournemouth’s players were left dejected by the decision at Stockley Park.
There was still time for Adams to curl home only his second Premier League goal as mid-table Saints made it 6 succeeding league games unbeaten for the first time under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl
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