Bournemouth 1-1 Southampton:
(December 03 2017)
Charlie Austin's second-half goal earned Southampton a 1-1 draw at south-coast rivals Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.
Austin, an anytime scorer tip of our Ben Coley, scored from Nathan Redmond's cutback on 61 minutes to cancel out Ryan Fraser's opener for the hosts which came three minutes before the break.
Nathan Ake could have won it for the hosts with the last touch of the game but his free header from a corner sailed over the bar in stoppage time.
Virgil van Dijk had an early sight of goal but headed wide before Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster made an excellent reaction save at the other end to deny Jermain Defoe.
Two penalty appeals, one at each end, had both sides feeling aggrieved. Sofiane Boufal's reckless sliding challenge deserved to concede a penalty but it was so mistimed that Adam Smith saw it coming and overplayed the fall. Referee Jon Moss booked him for diving.
Then at the other end, Dusan Tadic's driven shot struck the arm of Simon Francis, but the Bournemouth defender had his back turned and Moss was probably right to wave away the appeals.
It was a defensive error that prompted the opener.
Wesley Hoedt had twice turned his way out of trouble but a third risk proved one too many as Josh King nicked possession before Andrew Surman rolled left to Fraser, who stroked the ball past Fraser Forster.
Southampton took charge after the restart and they fully deserved their point when Austin converted.
The point sees both sides climb the table - Southampton rise to 11th and Bournemouth to 14th. They ended the game seven and five points respectively above the relegation zone.
Going forward, Bournemouth face Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City this month. Southampton go up against Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and United.