Bournemouth vs Manchester United. Premier League.
Vitality StadiumAttendance11,241.
Bournemouth 1
- A Semenyo (23rd minute)
- Evanilson (sent off 70th minute)
Manchester United 1
- R Höjlund (96th minute)
Bournemouth 1-1 Man Utd: Rasmus Hojlund scores 96th-minute equaliser to earn Ruben Amorim's men a point on the coast
Report and free match highlights from the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Man Utd at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday; Antoine Semenyo's strike put the Cherries in front, but Rasmus Hojlund ended a six-match goal drought to earn Ruben Amorim's men a point on the south coast
Sunday 27 April 2025 18:43, UK
Rasmus Hojlund scored a 96th-minute equaliser as Man Utd hit back to hold 10-player Bournemouth to a 1-1 draw on Super Sunday.
Antoine Semenyo's fierce strike gave the Cherries a deserved lead midway through the first half, but after Evanilson was sent off with 20 minutes to play, United cranked up the pressure and finally broke through after 96 minutes when the Danish striker helped Manuel Ugarte's shot over the line.
With their hopes of European qualification taking a hit after a third draw in four, Bournemouth stay 10th, but United - who face Athletic Club in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday - climb a place to 14th.
In spite of the late jubilation, United's five-game winless run in the Premier League is their longest since the run of five between April 21 and May 12, 2019.
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Bournemouth made an intense start at the Vitality, with the ball rarely out of United's half, and took a deserved - and unsurprising lead - when Semenyo lashed a shot inside the near post after he was picked out by Evanilson's dainty backheel.
No player in the Premier League has taken more shots than the Ghana international this season, yet he was allowed to collect the ball unmarked and finish with aplomb.
United were under the cosh after falling behind, but they came alive in the final minutes of the half and could have gone in level. Alejandro Garnacho nipped in to meet Noussair Mazraoui's crossfield ball and poke a shot at goal, but a smart reflex save from Kepa Arrizabalaga denied him.
Lightning almost struck twice less than 90 seconds into the second half, with Semenyo meeting an inviting lay-off from Justin Kluivert and curling a sweetly-struck effort inches past the far post, before Dango Ouattara's free-kick rattled the post, with Andre Onana beaten.
With 20 minutes to play, Bournemouth were reduced to 10. Evanilson slipped as he tackled Mazraoui and caught him on the ankle; referee Peter Bankes was sent to the monitor for an on-field review and he returned shortly afterwards to dismiss the striker.
United cranked up the intensity thereafter and piled the pressure on Bournemouth. The total of 25 shots they had throughout the game was their highest total in a single Premier League match this season.
So it was inevitable that, after six of the nine added minutes, Hojlund stayed just onside to help Ugarte's connection on Luke Shaw's square ball over the line and dampen the mood at the Vitality.
WATCH & VOTE: Should Evanilson have seen red?
Iraola: Repercussions of Evanilson red are huge
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola to Sky Sports:
"It is very frustrating, This win would have meant a lot to us. A point is a big difference."
On the red card: "Common sense. Everyone who has played football understands. He slips. He doesn't catch him with the leg that goes high and the consequence is a red card. It is another three games without playing. The repercussions for us are huge.
"Of course we are going to appeal. It is common sense. In the first half Evanilson gets a kick in the chest by Casemiro. I don't think you should have a red card for this. But the VAR cuts the worst angle, the worst frame."
On suggestions the VAR did not tell the referee that Evanilson slipped: "If you are telling me that then it is something very, very serious. It is difficult for us."
On race for Europe: "We are in a worse position than the start of the weekend but we still have four games to play. Difficult games but we are in the fight.
"It is difficult to look in a positive way at the moment. We need a few hours."
Amorim: We lost two points today - but we are trying to build towards eventual PL title
Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim:
"It was a tough game. The start of the game was hard for us, high pressure from the opponent. If you look at our games, it's always a little bit our fault the way we suffer goals and then everything is so much harder to do.
"But if you look at the game, especially the second half and especially with the sending-off, we arranged ways to get inside the box and that is something that we are improving. We created chances, we managed to score one, but I feel that we lost two points today.
"The first thing is to focus on ourselves and not on the other teams. The next thing is to be really honest. We are at a different level in this moment, but everything can change. I remember when I started seeing the Premier League, it was the opposite. We need to focus, step-by-step, not trying to think too far ahead.
"We have an ultimate goal that is winning the Premier League. I'm not crazy. I know that is not going to be next year, but we are trying to build something and the small things are really important and we did that during this year. We need to improve next year. I know that is important for the fans."
