- Nathan Aké (34')
- Callum Wilson (37')
- Ryan Fraser (40')
- Troy Deeney (14', 27')
- Ken Sema (38')
Bournemouth and Watford score six in crazy first half but draw 3-3
Bournemouth and Watford produced a frantic flurry of first half goals, with visiting captain Troy Deeney scoring twice, in a 3-3 Premier League draw at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday.
With the kick-off delayed by 15 minutes because of a fire alarm in the East Stand, the real sparks were produced on the pitch.
Deeney opened the scoring in the 14th minute for eighth-placed Watford with a low header into the bottom corner and made it 2-0 from just inside the area in the 27th.
The Bournemouth fans did not have long to wait for a reply, with Nathan Ake pulling one back in the 34th and Callum Wilson then equalising with a header at the near post three minutes later.
That was just the beginning, with Ken Sema making it 3-2 to Watford in the 39th and Ryan Fraser again equalising in the 40th -- four goals in the space of six minutes.
Watford at least ended an unwanted seven-year sequence of losing their opening game of the New Year while Bournemouth ended the evening in 12th place.
Game Information
English Premier League Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | +56 | 77 |
Liverpool | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | +43 | 74 |
Manchester City | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | +44 | 73 |
Aston Villa | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | +21 | 66 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | +16 | 60 |
Newcastle United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | +17 | 50 |
Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 50 |
West Ham United | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 48 |
Chelsea | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | +2 | 44 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 43 |
Fulham | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 42 |
AFC Bournemouth | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 42 |
Crystal Palace | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 36 |
Brentford | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 35 |
Everton | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 30 |
Nottingham Forest | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -18 | 26 |
Luton Town | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -28 | 25 |
Burnley | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -32 | 23 |
Sheffield United | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | -57 | 16 |