- 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 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | +60 | 83 |
Manchester City | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | +54 | 82 |
Liverpool | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | +43 | 78 |
Aston Villa | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | +20 | 67 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | +11 | 60 |
Newcastle United | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | +22 | 56 |
Chelsea | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | +11 | 54 |
Manchester United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | +1 | 54 |
West Ham United | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 49 |
AFC Bournemouth | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 48 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 47 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 46 |
Fulham | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 44 |
Crystal Palace | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
Everton | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Brentford | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 36 |
Nottingham Forest | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -18 | 29 |
Luton Town | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -29 | 26 |
Burnley | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -35 | 24 |
Sheffield United | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | -65 | 16 |