Bournemouth staged a stirring second-half comeback against Sheffield United to maintain their unbeaten record and move top of the Championship table.
After Morgan Gibbs-White gave the visitors a second-half lead, Dominic Solanke and Philip Billing turned the tables in three remarkable minutes to secure the points at a rain-soaked Vitality Stadium.
Boss Scott Parker would have been delighted with his side’s response after a disappointing goalless draw at Peterborough in midweek, with the promotion-chasers now three points clear of West Brom at the summit.
MATCH FACTS
BOURNEMOUTH: Travers; Smith, Cahill, Kelly, Zemura; Pearson, Billing (Mepham 86), Lerma; Christie (Lowe 87), Anthony; Solanke (Stacey 90)
GOALS: Solanke (pen, 62), Billing 65
BOOKED: Pearson, Smith, Zemura
SUBS NOT USED: Nyland, Marcondes, Brooks, Rogers
SHEFFIELD UNITED: Olsen; Baldock (Basham 49), Egan, Davies, Stevens; Norwood, Fleck; Osborn, Gibbs-White, Ndiaye (McBurnie 71); Sharp (Mousset 71)
GOAL: Gibbs-White 56
BOOKED: Fleck, Osborn
SUBS NOT USED: Foderingham, Hourihane, Brewster, MccGoldrick
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