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Philip takes star Billing in Cherries win

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Philip Billing’s spectacular goal earned AFC Bournemouth their first Premier League win of the season and took them out of the bottom three.

His delightful second-half lob from around 40 yards saw the Cherries come from behind to triumph 2-1, giving Andoni Iraola his first top-flight victory.

Charlie Taylor drew first blood for the Clarets when he scored his first goal of the club, and his first for more than eight years, with a stunning strike after 11 minutes.

But the lead was short-lived as Antoine Semenyo levelled with a superb individual goal, the striker finding the bottom corner having robbed Taylor of possession in the build-up.

Billing’s majestic goal put the Cherries in front 14 minutes from time before the hosts survived a five-minute VAR check with a late effort from Jay Rodríguez ruled out for offside.

Andrei Radu was handed his Premier League debut as head coach Andoni Iraola made four changes to the Cherries starting line-up following defeat by Wolves seven days ago.

Goalkeeper Radu replaced Neto, who is likely to be sidelined until after the international break due to injury, while Mark Travers, recalled from his loan spell at Stoke, was named on the bench.

Chris Mepham, Ryan Christie and Semenyo also returned, while Lloyd Kelly took the captain’s armband and Lewis Cook served the first of a three-match ban.

A couple of promising attacks from the Cherries came to nothing before Zeki Amdouni climbed at the far post to head wide from a Jóhann Guðmundsson cross.

Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford punched clear a 25-yard free-kick from Marcus Tavernier and saved from Lloyd Kelly following a goalmouth scramble.

The Clarets opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Taylor’s stunning strike from the edge of the box following a Guðmundsson corner gave Radu no chance.

Taylor unleashed an unstoppable left-foot shot into the back of the net after Dara O’Shea had cushioned the ball into his path, the defender registering his first goal of the club.

The goal stood following a brief check by VAR for handball against Amdouni.

Tavernier had a great chance to equalise after latching on to Semenyo’s low, driven cross but could only fire his shot into the ground and over the crossbar.

However, there was no reprieve for the visitors when Semenyo showed great strength and tenacity to bring the Cherries level after 22 minutes.

The striker robbed the ball off Taylor before driving into the 18-yard box and despatching an arrow-like shot past the outstretched hand of Trafford and into the bottom corner.

Another VAR review for a possible foul by Semenyo on Taylor came to nothing.

Radu saved comfortably after Anass Zaroury had tried his luck from distance before Trafford was forced to tip Mepham’s header over the crossbar following an Alex Scott corner.

Semenyo, who was found by Christie’s superb pass, again drove into the 18-yard, only to see his shot deflect off a defender and go out for a corner.

Trafford was fortunate to escape unpunished after handling outside of his box, referee Sam Barrott and his assistant clearly not seeing the incident.

And on the stroke of half-time, Dom Solanke’s effort was charged down before Philip Billing fired his follow-up shot high over the crossbar.

Tavernier’s free-kick was beaten away by Trafford at the start of the second half, the Burnley goalkeeper then smothering another effort from the winger.

Trafford again rode his luck after racing off his line and appearing to catch Solanke, referee Barrott taking a lenient approach with the Clarets goalkeeper.

Solanke’s delicate flick from Billing’s centre was saved low down by Trafford before Scott’s free-kick from 25 yards curled narrowly past the woodwork.

Billing raised the roof at Vitality Stadium when he put the Cherries in front with a spectacular goal after 76 minutes.

The Danish international seized possession just inside the Burnley half before spotting Trafford off his line and lobbing the Burnley goalkeeper from around 40 yards.

Milos Kerkez, who replaced Tavernier eight minutes from time, saw his rasping 30-yard drive blocked before an effort from Jay Rodríguez was chalked off following a lengthy VAR check for offside.

Radu earned his corn in added time, the goalkeeper saving Sander Berge’s header from point-blank range with the Burnley substitute lifting the rebound over the crossbar.

AFC Bournemouth: Radu, Aarons (Smith, 85), Zabarnyi, Mepham, Kelly, Scott, Christie, Semenyo (Ouattara, 69), Billing (Rothwell, 82), Tavernier (Kerkez, 82), Solanke.

Unused subs: Kluivert, Sinisterra, Moore, Brooks, Travers (g/k).

Booked: Billing.

Burnley: Trafford, O’Shea, Taylor, Guðmundsson (Redmond, 81), Brownhill, Zaroury (Bruun Larsen, 68), Vitinho, Cullen (Berge, 60), Amdouni (Rodríguez, h/t), Al-Dakhil, Koleosho (Trésor, 81).

Unused subs: Cork, Odebert, Delcroix, Muric (g/k).

Booked: Cullen, Taylor, Al-Dakhil.

Referee: Sam Barrott.

Attendance: 11,152.

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