Bournemouth 1 - 1 Burnley

Bournemouth were denied their first Premier League win since October as Armando Broja’s late goal snatched a 1-1 draw for Burnley.

It could prove to be a vital point for the Clarets in their relegation battle, with the Albania international nodding home from Marcus Edwards’ cross. It was Burnley’s only shot on target.

Bournemouth will only have themselves to blame too, having seen the better of the possession, but wasting their opportunities. Antoine Semenyo did score with the first shot on target of the game – which coincidentally was the Cherries only one too.

He capitalised on a slip from Josh Laurent to curl home a sweet strike. Bournemouth will be grateful to have Semenyo through the busy festive period with Ghana not qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations – but whether he will still be at the club come January Deadline Day is another question.

Most of Bournemouth’s 16 shots went wide with Martin Dubravka unchallenged – David Brooks had a plethora of opportunities, with Semenyo and Justin Kluivert also guilty of being wasteful.

They were offered a warning at the end of the first half too when Burnley had the ball in the back of the net. Jaidon Anthony, returning to his former side, turned home from Laurent’s cross, but the linesman’s flag was up for offside. VAR took a fairly lengthy look, and stuck with the on-field decision.

It means Bournemouth’s winless run goes on, now stretching to eight games. They last won on October 26 against Nottingham Forest, and have drawn their last three in a row. They sit in 14th place on 22 points, and there were a smattering of boos around the Vitality Stadium at full-time.

Burnley move on to 11 points but remain second from bottom, five points from safety. It was the first point they have registered in the Premier League in seven games.

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