Another Cherry on top for Bournemouth as they continue Europa League streak

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Cherries boss Marco Rose underlined his team’s strength in depth after three of the substitutes he deployed scored to maintain their perfect start to their first-ever Europa League campaign to make it four wins out of four games.

In front of 17,377 on a bitterly cold evening in the Czech capital, a trio of second-half goals from Tyler Adams, Evanilson and Rayan sealed an outstanding result against Sparta Prague.

The goals came after Sparta’s Ebrima Singhateh’s splendid individual effort on 35 minutes put the home side 1-0 ahead, prior to Tobias Guddal’s expulsion before the break.

The triumph ensured Rose’s side have now won seven games on the bounce for the first time in the club’s 127-year history.

Speaking after the match, Rose said: “It’s a big achievement and we must continue, we need to stay alert, sharp. It’s up to us to use this momentum.”

Brian Priske’s side nearly opened the scoring moments after kick-off when the lively Josimar Alcocer unleashed his blistering pace, bursting down the left flank past James Hill prior to squaring the ball into the box – only for Jonatan Brunes to side-foot wide from close range when it looked easier to score.

On 21 minutes former Hearts and West Ham midfielder Andrew Irving tested Di Gregorio with a free-kick on the edge of the area, after Ryan Christie blocked Ebrima Singhateh’s driving run, leaving referee Erik Lambrechts no option but to book the Cherries No10.

The official was soon to award a penalty to Bournemouth, following a handball by Sparta Prague’s Ki-Jana Hoever from David Brooks’s touch in the box. There was more drama to come when Lewis Cook saw his penalty hit the inside right-hand post of keeper Jakub Surovcik before rolling away to safety without having crossed the line.

Shortly afterwards Sparta went 1-0 ahead when Singhateh powered into the box, showing quick feet to fire past Cherries’ Juventus loanee keeper Michele Di Gregorio ten minutes before the interval, sending the home support into raptures at the superb individual effort they had just witnessed.

However, two minutes after the goal, Sparta No6 Guddal received his marching orders after picking up a second yellow card.

The expulsion was to prove problematic for the home side 12 minutes after the interval, when Adams, a half time substitute for Cherries captain Adam Smith, fired home to level the scores at 1-1, as the travelling fans celebrated wildly. 

Worse was to come for the home side when Evanilson scored with nine minutes remaining to put the Cherries 2-1 ahead, as Rose’s team moved to the top of the Europa League table.

To put a seal on a remarkable comeback Rayan made it 3-1 on 90 minutes after Evanilson’s assist to make it another memorable European evening for the Cherries.