Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo starred in a frantic finish as Brentford emerged with a dramatic 2-1 away victory at AFC Bournemouth.

The match was goalless after 85 minutes and it looked like Brentford had snatched victory when a fine pass by Wissa allowed Mbeumo to open the scoring.

But Dominic Solanke headed in an equaliser for the hosts with one minute of normal time remaining.

That was not to be the last of the drama, though, as Mbeumo turned provider and Wissa scored the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Defeat means Bournemouth are 11th, behind Brighton & Hove Albion on goal difference, while Brentford are 16th, now only one point behind Everton.

How the match unfolded

The Cherries thought they had opened the scoring midway through the first half via Solanke, but following a VAR review, referee Matt Donohue disallowed the strike after checking the pitchside screen.

Donohue, taking charge of his first Premier League game, adjudged that Antoine Semenyo had handled the ball before providing the pass to Solanke.

In a game of few quality chances, Keane Lewis-Potter came close for the away side on the hour-mark. After good build-up play, captain Christian Norgaard slipped in the 23-year-old midfielder, but he was unable to make a clean contact with the ball and Mark Travers in the Bournemouth goal was able to gather.

It took until 65 minutes for Bournemouth to win their first corner, and it led to their first serious chance of the second period. The Cherries have already scored 11 goals from corners in 2023/24, more than in any previous Premier League campaign, but Lloyd Kelly’s header narrowly missed the target, rolling just wide of the post.

Ivan Toney won a penalty in the 71st minute after falling to ground under pressure from Illia Zabarnyi but Donohue again overturned his decision after a VAR intervention as it was deemed that contact on the Brentford striker was not sufficient to warrant the penalty.

Eventually a spell of three goals in nine minutes saw Brentford come out on top.

Mbeumo thought he’d won the game for Brentford with just three minutes left to play, racing on to Wissa’s pass to finish well past Travers, but Solanke’s header looked set to win the home side a point.

It was left to Wissa to win it for Thomas Frank’s side in the fifth minute of stoppage time, slamming high into the net from an Mbeumo assist.

Club reports

Bournemouth report | Brentford report

Match officials 

Referee: Tony Harrington Assistants: Neil Davies, Marc Perry. Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.