0-1 v AFC Bournemouth - 30 August 2025 - Home

Evanilson's early goal earned dominant Bournemouth a richly deserved victory at Tottenham, whose impressive Premier League start under Thomas Frank came to an unceremonious end.

The Cherries were frustrated to be knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brentford in midweek but were full of energy and invention against Spurs, doing to their opponents what Frank's side inflicted on Manchester City last weekend.

As they did at home to Wolves last Saturday, Bournemouth took the lead with their first attack of the game as Marco Senesi picked out Evanilson, whose low shot looped off Cristian Romero and over goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

The visitors should have been out of sight early in the second half after creating a succession of opportunities to add to their advantage, but a combination of poor finishing and smart goalkeeping helped keep Spurs in the game.

Antoine Semenyo headed narrowly over the crossbar five minutes after Evanilson's opener, while David Brooks was denied by the crossbar early in the second half.

The hosts' first shot on target - a Lucas Bergvall drive from the edge of the box in the 68th minute - flew straight at Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, while Mathys Tel's sweetly struck volley in second-half stoppage time was the closest they came to salvaging a point they scarcely deserved.

The win moves Bournemouth level on points with Spurs, with both teams having won two of their opening three league matches.

Andoni Iraola's side have now scored the two fastest goals in the Premier League this season - Marcus Tavernier's fourth-minute effort against Wolves last weekend and Evanilson's strike at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Cherries' relentless high press, their hallmark under Iraola, caused Tottenham all sorts of problems in the early stages, making it impossible for Frank's team to play out from the back.

The visitors were just as impressive defensively, preventing Spurs from having a single attempt until nine minutes into the second half.

Bournemouth lost captain Adam Smith to injury in the first period, but other than that their only source of frustration was their failure to put the game to bed, despite carving out numerous chances to do so.

Brooks' tremendous outside-of-the-boot cross appeared to have left Semenyo with a relatively simple finish on 11 minutes, but the Ghanaian's header went inches over the crossbar.

The Bournemouth onslaught continued early in the second half as Vicario saved brilliantly from Semenyo, before Brooks' close-range effort struck the woodwork - moments after the Spurs goalkeeper had saved at the feet of Evanilson.

Spurs only began to apply some semblance of pressure late on, but Bournemouth's new-look defence rarely looked like being breached.

Bournemouth lost a number of key first-team players over the summer, but Iraola's latest vintage looks capable of disrupting the established Premier League order this season.

Summer signing Xavi Simons' introduction to the home supporters before kick-off has to go down as the high point of a miserable afternoon for Tottenham, who delivered by far their worst display of Frank's reign so far.

Spurs could have done with the Netherlands international's skill and ingenuity on the pitch as they missed the chance to pick up where they left off at Etihad Stadium last weekend.

Not only did they fail to muster a single shot at Petrovic's goal before the break, they also won a paltry 33% of their duels in a limp first-half performance.

Their midfield trio of Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha and Pape Sarr, who were so impressive at City, were bypassed time and time again as Bournemouth did everything but add to Evanilson's early strike.

The Spurs players left the pitch at half-time to a smattering of boos, but the home fans' ire was directed at referee Simon Hooper early in the second half when Semenyo - who had already been booked before the break - was not shown a second yellow card for a trip on Richarlison.

Semenyo's dismissal would have provided an unlikely reprieve for the hosts, who only really threatened to salvage anything from the game in second-half added time.

But Tel's well-struck effort from Djed Spence's cross flew just wide as Spurs missed the chance to climb to the top of the table before the weekend's remaining fixtures.