Bournemouth frustrated as Leeds battle back twice to snatch last-gasp draw

[p]Both teams brought plenty of intensity to the early stages, but the hosts looked more likely to create openings in front of goal, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scott-alex/boFdbMyt/"]Alex Scott[/a] came agonisingly close to picking out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brooks-david/Yo9UV9Mc/"]David Brooks[/a] in the box and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evanilson/lUqxFifa/"]Evanilson[/a] sent an improvised effort wide.[/p][p]The two defences did a solid job of heading away any balls into the box, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hill-james/l4mcNZuS/"]James Hill[/a]’s long throws asking questions of the visitors but ultimately coming to nothing.[/p][p]The game’s first shot on target eventually arrived in the 32nd minute but was inconsequential, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/truffert-adrien/WQprkBYj/"]Adrien Truffert[/a]’s speculative right-footed effort from outside the box lacked conviction and was routinely saved.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="b9f59350-bc33-4257-85f0-26e783cc15c1" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="9cf74415-68d8-4575-a9fc-d085372e4c2f" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]It wasn’t too long until [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] had their first, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aaronson-brendan/0GqS59FE/"]Brenden Aaronson[/a] danced away from two Cherries defenders, only to be denied by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petrovic-dorde/2F8I5Zyo/"]Đorđe Petrović[/a]. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] then came painfully close before the break as Brooks’ shot on the slide was stopped by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/darlow-karl/tCXYzajG/"]Karl Darlow[/a]’s outstretched boot and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavernier-marcus/jFqXIRZj/"]Marcus Tavernier[/a] sent his follow-up wide.[/p][p]There was a scare for Leeds shortly after the restart as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/struijk-pascal/dQgXn8kR/"]Pascal Struijk[/a] glanced Scott’s free-kick agonisingly past the post, before the Cherries midfielder blazed a shot far more convincingly off-target.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="5e2620d4-5ce0-400f-bf4c-442dd85c043a" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="78a9c1d1-9933-43c8-8cfa-35bad96a16d8" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p]Struijk then threw himself in front of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/christie-ryan/hWTaBxeh/"]Ryan Christie[/a]’s attempt to deflect it behind as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iraola-andoni/xpALVpwq/"]Andoni Iraola[/a]’s side stepped up the pressure, which finally told on the hour mark.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senesi-marcos/tzX63L7E/"]Marcos Senesi[/a] won the ball in the middle before stepping away from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gudmundsson-gabriel/0zzTdK1T/"]Gabriel Gudmundsson[/a] and striding up the pitch to slide a pass through for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kroupi-eli-junior/fHMXip22/"]Kroupi[/a], whose finish took a deflection off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodon-joe/vskyBpSR/"]Joe Rodon[/a] on its way past Darlow. [/b][/p][embed guid="a2cff9db-ef56-4bdb-81b7-edd55f1e6d84" url="https://x.com/afcbournemouth/status/2047048290252787810" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okafor-noah/EDhpumvd/"]Noah Okafor[/a] then hit the post, but Leeds still secured a swift equaliser, as a long throw wasn’t dealt with and Hill diverted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gnonto-degnand/Au8A2Q9d/"]Gnonto[/a]’s drilled ball into his own net.[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rayan/CSiH3dM4/"]Rayan[/a] saw a strike palmed away shortly after his introduction, but not to be denied, the Brazilian provided an instinctive finish to guide fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-tyler/CWnkAe9t/"]Tyler Adams[/a]’ cross inside the post in the 86th minute.[/b][/p][embed guid="83fdb1f0-f657-4638-a16c-f08741ba0a8f" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2047057127022252426" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]After Evanilson’s goal was ruled out, Bournemouth suffered more disappointment with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/longstaff-sean/tWOTr142/"]Sean Longstaff[/a] striking in the 97th minute to force the Cherries to settle for a draw, which still extends their club-record PL unbeaten run to 14 matches and takes them above Chelsea.[/b][/p][p]The result takes Leeds’ own streak without a loss to seven games across all competitions, which also ensures the Whites travel to Wembley Stadium for their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea in the knowledge that they have reached 40 PL points.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/senesi-marcos/tzX63L7E/"]Marcos Senesi[/a] (AFC Bournemouth)[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/leeds-tUxUbLR2/summary/stats/?mid=Khyh433C"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]