Enes Unal scored moments after climbing off the bench to snatch a point for Bournemouth. The Turkish forward, making his second substitute appearance after recovering from a second ACL injury, struck nine minutes from time to deny West Ham a first away win under Nuno Espirito Santo. “Everyone is so happy and so pleased when these things happen,” said Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth’s manager. “Ten months fighting almost alone, with the physios.”
Callum Wilson had marked his return to his former club with two first-half goals, but when he went off West Ham’s momentum went with him. Marcus Tavernier pulled one back from the penalty spot before Unal struck, with the 28-year-old visibly emotional as he celebrated.
Bournemouth should have won it, but Tavernier lifted a glorious chance over the crossbar at the death. They were without Antoine Semenyo due to an ankle sprain picked up on Ghana duty, but dominated the early stages until 11 minutes in when Wilson controlled a long clearance from goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on his chest and hit a low shot from the edge of the area. Djordje Petrovic got two hands to the ball, but, probably not helped by the slippery conditions, he could not keep it out.
