• BOURNEMOUTH RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 6: Made a good save at the death to deny Harvey Barnes a late consolation. EPA
    BOURNEMOUTH RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 6: Made a good save at the death to deny Harvey Barnes a late consolation. EPA
  • Jack Stacey - 6: No thrills at right-back in place of the injured Adam Smith. AFP
    Jack Stacey - 6: No thrills at right-back in place of the injured Adam Smith. AFP
  • Nathan Ake - 6: Limped off five minutes before the break after bailing his teammates out for the umpteenth time. EPA
    Nathan Ake - 6: Limped off five minutes before the break after bailing his teammates out for the umpteenth time. EPA
  • Lloyd Kelly - 6: struggled to contain Jamie Vardy in the first half but grew into the game in the second. Reuters
    Lloyd Kelly - 6: struggled to contain Jamie Vardy in the first half but grew into the game in the second. Reuters
  • Diego Rico - 5: Spaniard was poor with his distribution and his defending. EPA
    Diego Rico - 5: Spaniard was poor with his distribution and his defending. EPA
  • Dan Gosling - 6: Midfielder believed he was fouled in the buildup to Vardy's opener but hardly bust a gut trying to prevent it. Replaced at half time. EPA
    Dan Gosling - 6: Midfielder believed he was fouled in the buildup to Vardy's opener but hardly bust a gut trying to prevent it. Replaced at half time. EPA
  • Jefferson Lerma - 7: The combative Colombian relished the battle and dug in as Bournemouth clung on in the first half. Reuters
    Jefferson Lerma - 7: The combative Colombian relished the battle and dug in as Bournemouth clung on in the first half. Reuters
  • Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld - 5: One delightful backheel in the first half suggested the winger was in for a bright game. Sadly that was as good as it got as he was hooked at half time. EPA
    Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld - 5: One delightful backheel in the first half suggested the winger was in for a bright game. Sadly that was as good as it got as he was hooked at half time. EPA
  • David Brooks - 7: Came alive in the second half with some intricate wing play. Reuters
    David Brooks - 7: Came alive in the second half with some intricate wing play. Reuters
  • Dominic Solanke - 8: The striker tripled his Premier League goal tally with a superb second-half double to breathe life into Bournemouth's survival bid. Reuters
    Dominic Solanke - 8: The striker tripled his Premier League goal tally with a superb second-half double to breathe life into Bournemouth's survival bid. Reuters
  • Callum Wilson - 7: His physical presence unsettled Leicester's defence in the second half and he also won the penalty for Stanislas to convert. EPA
    Callum Wilson - 7: His physical presence unsettled Leicester's defence in the second half and he also won the penalty for Stanislas to convert. EPA
  • SUBS: Steve Cook (on for Ake, 40') - 7: Didn't give Vardy a sniff in the second half. AFP
    SUBS: Steve Cook (on for Ake, 40') - 7: Didn't give Vardy a sniff in the second half. AFP
  • Junior Stanislas (on for Groeneveld, 45') - 7: Sparked Bournemouth into life, first with the penalty and then with a shot that took a wicked deflection to make it 3-1. Reuters
    Junior Stanislas (on for Groeneveld, 45') - 7: Sparked Bournemouth into life, first with the penalty and then with a shot that took a wicked deflection to make it 3-1. Reuters
  • Philip Billing (on for Gosling, 45') - 7: Calm on the ball and covered plenty of ground. Reuters
    Philip Billing (on for Gosling, 45') - 7: Calm on the ball and covered plenty of ground. Reuters
  • Lewis Cook (on for Brooks, 81') - NA. Reuters
    Lewis Cook (on for Brooks, 81') - NA. Reuters
  • LEICESTER RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 6: Goalkeeper got too cocky with his kicking and it was his mistake that allowed Bournemouth back into the game. EPA
    LEICESTER RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 6: Goalkeeper got too cocky with his kicking and it was his mistake that allowed Bournemouth back into the game. EPA
  • James Justin - 7: Was playing League One football this time last year but chances of Champions League football next term are slipping away. EPA
    James Justin - 7: Was playing League One football this time last year but chances of Champions League football next term are slipping away. EPA
  • Jonny Evans - 6: Didn't put a foot wrong in the first half; didn't do anything right in the second. Even ended the day with an own goal to his name. Reuters
    Jonny Evans - 6: Didn't put a foot wrong in the first half; didn't do anything right in the second. Even ended the day with an own goal to his name. Reuters
  • Caglar Soyuncu - 5: Like Evans hardly broke sweat in the opening period but lost his head in the second and was sent off for kicking out at Wilson after Solanke gave Bournemouth the lead. Reuters
    Caglar Soyuncu - 5: Like Evans hardly broke sweat in the opening period but lost his head in the second and was sent off for kicking out at Wilson after Solanke gave Bournemouth the lead. Reuters
  • Christian Fuchs - 6: Like the rest of his teammates looked great for an hour and imploded thereafter. EPA
    Christian Fuchs - 6: Like the rest of his teammates looked great for an hour and imploded thereafter. EPA
  • Marc Albrighton - 5: Injured after a quarter-of-an-hour and replaced. AFP
    Marc Albrighton - 5: Injured after a quarter-of-an-hour and replaced. AFP
  • Wilfred Ndidi - 5: Was fortunate to escape with only a booking for brining Wilson down for Bournemouth's equaliser. Reuters
    Wilfred Ndidi - 5: Was fortunate to escape with only a booking for brining Wilson down for Bournemouth's equaliser. Reuters
  • Youri Tielemans - 6: Bossed the first half from midfield and was totally anonymous in the second. Reuters
    Youri Tielemans - 6: Bossed the first half from midfield and was totally anonymous in the second. Reuters
  • Ayoze Perez - 6: Buzzed around his strikers to cause Bournemouth problems in the opening 45 minutes before being replaced on 71 minutes. Reuters
    Ayoze Perez - 6: Buzzed around his strikers to cause Bournemouth problems in the opening 45 minutes before being replaced on 71 minutes. Reuters
  • Kelechi Iheanacho - 7: The Nigerian linked well with strike partner Vardy before making way at the interval. His removal affected the Foxes massively. AFP
    Kelechi Iheanacho - 7: The Nigerian linked well with strike partner Vardy before making way at the interval. His removal affected the Foxes massively. AFP
  • Jamie Vardy - 7: His 23rd Premier League goial of 2019/20 wasn't pretty but no more than the Englishman deserved for the way he terrorised Bournemouth in the first half. Reuters
    Jamie Vardy - 7: His 23rd Premier League goial of 2019/20 wasn't pretty but no more than the Englishman deserved for the way he terrorised Bournemouth in the first half. Reuters
  • SUBS: Ryan Bennett (on for Albrighton, 16') - 5: Never looked comfortable on the right side of Leicester's defence. Reuters
    SUBS: Ryan Bennett (on for Albrighton, 16') - 5: Never looked comfortable on the right side of Leicester's defence. Reuters
  • Dennis Praet (on for Iheanacho, 45') - 4: Leicester's shape went out the window with the Belgian in midfield. EPA
    Dennis Praet (on for Iheanacho, 45') - 4: Leicester's shape went out the window with the Belgian in midfield. EPA
  • Harvey Barnes (on for Perez, 71') - 5: Stung Ramsdale's legs with a shot towards the end but by that time Bournemouth were out of sight. Reuters
    Harvey Barnes (on for Perez, 71') - 5: Stung Ramsdale's legs with a shot towards the end but by that time Bournemouth were out of sight. Reuters

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Dominic Solanke 8, Junior Stanislas 7; Caglar Soyuncu sent off - Bournemouth v Leicester City player ratings

Substitute Stanislas inspires second-half comeback as Solanke scores his first Premier League goals for Bournemouth

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

July 12, 2020

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Bournemouth's bid for Premier League survival was given a huge boost on Sunday thanks to a 4-1 comeback win against a Leicester City side who saw their Champions League hopes suffer a huge dent.

Leicester were in command after Jamie Vardy's scrappy first-half goal. But with the relegation trapdoor creaking underneath their feet, Bournemouth turned the match around in stunning fashion with Dominic Solanke scoring twice in a stirring second-half fightback.

Junior Stanislas equalised from the penalty spot in the 66th minute after a mistake by Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was at fault again one minute later when he allowed Solanke's shot to trickle over the line.

To make matters worse for the Foxes, defender Caglar Soyuncu was shown a straight red card after tangling with Callum Wilson immediately after Bournemouth's goal.

Leicester then collapsed in alarming fashion.

Stanislas's shot in the 83rd minute went in off Leicester defender Jonny Evans before Solanke seized on more dreadful Leicester defending to add his second.

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