Cherries picked up a first ever away win against Spurs, thanks to a brilliant last-gasp winner from substitute Dango Ouattara. Having trailed early on to a Son Heung-min strike, Cherries turned the contest on its head with goals from Matias Vina and Dominic Solanke.
Former Cherries star Arnaut Danjuma then popped up with an equaliser for the hosts in the 88th minute, only for Ouattara to score in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure a stunning 3-2 victory.
Asked how his heart is after a crazy finale in north London,
Gary O’Neil said: “A rollercoaster of last 10 minutes, which was obviously very up and down. But I’m okay. I’ve settled down now. I’ll enjoy this evening, but have already switched focus to how I get the group ready for the next one. I’m fine.”
The win lifts Cherries up to 14th in the Premier League table, now six points clear of the relegation zone with seven games to play. O’Neil’s men have now won four of their last seven matches, and face three other clubs battling relegation in their next three in West Ham, Southampton and Leeds United. Asked how Cherries have strung together their recent run,
Gary O’Neil added: “Fine margins on results. I think even today, real fine margins. I thought the second goal they scored should’ve been given offside and then obviously we score a very late winner. So fine margins, but the key from our point of view is we’ve kept performances at a real good level you give yourself a chance then, if you keep sticking to what you believe in and you keep performing, hopefully you pick up enough results to make sure that we achieve the goal that we set out to in August.”
