Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth: Evanilson and… (1-3)

Sparta Prague 1-3 Bournemouth: Evanilson and Rayan Complete Comeback | Europa League Report

Bournemouth maintained their perfect Europa League record with a 1-3 comeback victory over Sparta Prague at epet ARENA, overturning a first-half deficit through substitute goals from Tyler Adams, Evanilson, and Rayan. According to ARENA LIVE, it was a dominant second-half display from the visitors, who capitalized on Sparta's disciplinary collapse after Tobias Guddal's second yellow card.

Key Moments:

6' - Tobias Guddal (Yellow Card): An early booking for the Sparta defender.
20' - Ryan Christie (Yellow Card): A booking for the Bournemouth midfielder.
30' - Lewis Cook (Missed Penalty): Bournemouth's Cook failed to convert from the spot.
30' - Ki-Jana Hoever (Yellow Card): A booking for the Sparta defender.
35' - Ebrima Singhateh: Sparta took a surprise lead through Singhateh.
38' - Tobias Guddal (Second Yellow / Red Card): Sparta reduced to ten men after Guddal's second booking.
46' - Bournemouth Change: Tyler Adams replaced Adam Smith.
46' - Sparta Change: Jaroslav Zelený replaced Jonatan Braut Brunes.
56' - Amine Adli (Yellow Card): A booking for the Bournemouth midfielder.
57' - Tyler Adams: Bournemouth equalized through Adams.
60' - Bournemouth Triple Change: Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson and Adrien Truffert replaced Ben Gannon-Doak, Amine Adli and Julio Soler.
68' - Sparta Change: Matěj Jurásek replaced Andy Irving.
72' - Bournemouth Change: Rayan replaced David Brooks.
78' - Sparta Double Change: Santiago Eneme and Hugo Sochůrek replaced Ebrima Singhateh and Josimar Alcócer.
81' - Evanilson: Bournemouth took the lead through Evanilson.
84' - Matěj Jurásek (Yellow Card): A booking for the Sparta midfielder.
87' - Sparta Change: Matyás Vojta replaced Roman Macek.
90' - Rayan: Bournemouth sealed the win through Rayan.

Bournemouth's Second-Half Surge: Ryan Christie and Bafodé Diakité shared top billing with a match rating of 8.3, while substitute Evanilson (8.2) and Tyler Adams (8.1) proved decisive from the bench. Bournemouth generated 2.30 xG from 20 shots, with nine on target and 59% possession, dominating the second half after Sparta's red card.

Sparta's Collapse: Jakub Surovcík was the best of a battling Sparta side, earning a match rating of 8.1, with goalscorer Ebrima Singhateh (8.0) also impressing. Sparta generated 1.95 xG from 12 shots, with three on target and 41% possession, but Guddal's dismissal proved the turning point.

Coaches:

Sparta Prague: Brian Priske
Bournemouth: Marco Rose

Unavailable Players:

Sparta Prague: Adam Sevínsky (injury), John Mercado (injury), Matěj Ryneš (injury), Adam Karabec (injury), Emmanuel Uchenna (injury), Ondřej Penxa (injury), Magnus Kofod Andersen (injury)
Bournemouth: Alex Tóth (injury), Alex Scott (injury), Veljko Milosavljević (injury), Julián Araujo (injury)

Match Details:

Competition: Europa League - Matchday 4
Venue: epet ARENA, Praha
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
Attendance: Capacity 20,854

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