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N Forest 1 – 1 B’mouth

Antoine Semenyo scored a late Bournemouth equaliser to deny Nottingham Forest victory on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Chris Wood’s first-half opener looked like it was going to be enough to give Forest all three points at the City Ground before Semenyo scored to earn Bournemouth a 1-1 draw.

The game was rather overshadowed by a serious injury incurred early on by Danilo after the midfielder landed awkwardly when competing for possession with Semenyo, who also required fairly lengthy treatment.

Security staff came on to support the medical personnel by creating a barrier around the midfielder as medics treated him on the pitch for more than eight minutes before he was eventually stretchered off.

Ryan Yates came on to replace Danilo and made an immediate impact as he was instrumental in Forest’s opener minutes later. The ball dropped to him in the area after a ricochet and, although his shot was well saved by the on-rushing Neto, Wood was on hand to coolly slot home into the bottom-right corner.

Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi both went close for Forest before Bournemouth thought they had got themselves back on level terms when Dango Ouattara lashed home after a neat short-corner routine only to see the effort ruled out for offside following a VAR check.

Willy Boly almost doubled Forest’s advantage with a towering header from a corner, but Neto was alert to divert past his left post.

The hosts were made to pay in the 86th minute when substitute Harry Toffolo tried to clear a cross from Ryan Christie. Toffolo’s attempted clearance hit another Forest defender and dropped straight to Semenyo who lashed home for the visitors.

Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi both had chances late on, before a cool piece of defending from Boly denied Daniel Jebbison the chance to slide home a last-gasp winner for Bournemouth. Forest are now winless in their last nine matches against Bournemouth.