At the Vitality Stadium, Nottingham Forest scrambled to a 1-1 draw as substitute Sam Surridge netted a late equalizer to deny former team Bournemouth a long-overdue Premier League victory.
The strain on head coach Gary O'Neil was reduced after Jaidon Anthony's first-half goal appeared to put an end to the Cherries' four-game losing streak in the Premier League. However, seven minutes from the end, goalscorer Surridge, who started his career with the Dorset club, tapped in Brennan Johnson's cross from close range.
O'Neil is still looking for his first victory since being named Bournemouth's permanent manager in November as a result of the dramatic turn in the match that dropped Bournemouth into the relegation zone. While everything was going on, Forest, who has been playing well, kept it going by scoring 11 of the final 18 points.
Following VAR intervention, Steve Cooper's team also had a first-half Ryan Yates header against Willy Boly disallowed for offside. After arriving from Newcastle on Friday, the visitors gave new acquisition Dango Ouattara his Bournemouth debut, while the visitors gave striker Wood his debut.
Prior to Yates' 13th-minute header being overturned on review, the visitors had a promising start and troubled Cherries goalkeeper Neto. Bournemouth climbed into the game despite not scoring or recording a point in the top tier since November 12.
After a Jordan Zemura cross was deflected by unmarked striker Kieffer Moore, the team's lengthy drought was finally broken by Anthony in the 28th minute with the help of the team's newest player.
Outrunning Renan Lodi on the right, Burkina Faso forward Ouattara, who was acquired from French side Lorient on Thursday for £20 million, crossed for Anthony to take a touch before confidently slotting across Wayne Hennessey to reach the far corner.
Zemura, a roving left-back, was constantly giving the opposition issues. He delivered another dangerous center that Ryan Christie narrowly glanced wide after Forest captain Joe Worrall blocked a goal-bound shot of his on the line. In the 45th minute, Forest was forced to make a substitution when Brazilian midfielder Danilo, 21, entered the game for the first time in place of Yates, who was hurt.
In the second session, Cooper's team tried to get back into the game but had trouble producing clear chances. After a well-executed corner routine, Gibbs-White fired directly at Neto before Surridge finally broke Bournemouth's defense. To the prejudice of his struggling former employers, Surridge was able to celebrate his first Premier League goal of the season after Johnson created space on the right and another VAR review.
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