BOURNEMOUTH NOTTINGHAM FOREST

TOM PRENTKI

CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI does not do tap-ins and his sensational solo strike banked relegationthreatened Nottingham Forest a vital point on the south coast.

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Hudson-odoi (right) went straight to page one of his own playbook by cutting in from the left and blasting a right-foot curler into the bottom corner to cancel out Justin Kluivert’s early opener for Bournemouth.

Bournemouth’s disappointment at throwing away the lead was compounded when

Philip Billing was controversially sent off (below) in the dying minutes.

It is a result which suits Forest more than their hosts, inching Nuno Espirito Santo’s men further clear of the drop zone.

With a potential points penalty hanging over them due to breaching Premier League spending rules, it could also be a massive result for the visitors come the end of the season.

Nuno will be pleased with the resilience of his players but counterpart Andoni Iraola cut a frustrated figure on the touchline as his team failed to find their attacking groove.

Things had been going sweetly for Bournemouth in the run-up to Christmas but the Cherries have since soured, claiming just two points from their last four matches.

It took them only five minutes to make their mark on this game as Kluivert poked in at the far post (bottom right) with a finish legendary dad

Patrick would have been proud of after Luis Sinisterra had flicked on Lewis Cook’s corner.

Forest struggled to get going in the first half but finally carved out a chance when top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi drove past Marcos Senesi before firing tamely at Neto in the Bournemouth goal.

They went closer still when Ryan Yates was denied by Neto from close range after Murillo had knocked down Morgan Gibbs-white’s free-kick as Nuno watched with crossed arms from the dugout.

After becoming the first woman ever to take charge of a Premier League game in Fulham’s home defeat by Burnley in December, Rebecca Welch presided over a scrappy game here and booked both Kluivert and Senesi for late challenges in the first half.

Bournemouth were made to rue their indiscipline when Forest equalised on the stroke of half-time following another free-kick.

Gibbs-white swung the ball deep to the far post and it eventually fell to Hudson-odoi on the edge of the area. From there, the former Chelsea winger stepped inside Adam Smith and curled brilliantly into the far corner.

Bournemouth had some extra zip in the second half with Marcus Tavernier coming off the bench to replace Antoine Semenyo but were lucky not to see Kluivert sent off after he committed two more fouls which incensed Nuno and the travelling Forest contingent.

It was the Forest manager who was next into the book for his protests.

Welch soon reached for her red card, sending off Billing for a cynical rather than malicious trip on Hudson-odoi as he broke clear in midfield, leaving the Bournemouth bench bemused.

Forest could not make their numerical advantage tell in the final six minutes plus added time as the points were shared.

BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto 6, Smith 6, Zabarnyi 7, Senesi 7, Kelly 7 (Kerkex 83), Cook 7, Christie 7 (Scott 56, 6), Semenyo 6 (Tavernier 45, 6), Kluivert 7 (Billing 56, 6), Sinisterra 7 (Ouattara 72, 6), Solanke 6

FOREST (4-2-3-1): Sels 6, Williams 7 (Montiel 78, 6), Omobamidele 6, Murillo 7, Tavares 7, Yates 6, Dominguez 6 (Danilo 72, 6), Elanga 6 (Reyna 78, 6), Gibbs-white 8, Hudson-odoi 7 (Ribeiro 90), Awoniyi 7