Bournemouth clinch Europa League qualification after draw at Nottingham Forest

[p]Less likely to overcome a six-goal swing over Liverpool than benefit from Aston Villa finishing fifth – therefore making sixth a UCL qualification spot – the visitors set out to at least fulfil their side of the bargain.[/p][p]And they looked good value to continue their streak of going unbeaten in all eight historical Premier League matches against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Forest[/a] as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toth-alex/CxaKpCl6/"]Alex Toth[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-tyler/CWnkAe9t/"]Tyler Adams[/a] both struck just off target in the opening stages.[/p][p]But some luck for Forest on the counter soon changed the momentum of play, and the best chances all went the hosts’ way in the lead up to the opener.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/igor-jesus/zPQTw5fe/"]Igor Jesus[/a] failed to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/petrovic-dorde/2F8I5Zyo/"]Dorde Petrovic[/a] at his near post and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wood-chris/Cp7L7Gro/"]Chris Wood[/a] thumped a header against the upright, but it was their top scorer and talisman who eventually drew first blood.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giraud-hutchinson-omari/pQLd3K5k/"]Omari Hutchinson[/a] laid off a free-kick for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gibbs-white-morgan/beZNT1bB/"]Morgan Gibbs-White[/a], who powered under what was left of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] wall and found the bottom corner.[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="27c0fab1-80e9-4f69-bb4d-34a199006573" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="7cc59479-78ba-4d9a-a78a-ce61a5a6f63d" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Bournemouth had been very quiet since that early promising spell, but still drew things level shortly after half-time. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/truffert-adrien/WQprkBYj/"]Adrien Truffert[/a] cut in from the left byline and played it back to the arriving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavernier-marcus/jFqXIRZj/"]Marcus Tavernier[/a], who cleverly lifted his finish into the near top corner. [/b][/p][p]Iraola’s side kept the pressure on, with the dangerous [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kroupi-eli-junior/fHMXip22/"]Eli Junior Kroupi[/a] calling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sels-matz/Qqo54dB7/"]Matz Sels[/a] into a fine save, while an intervention from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-adam/vewNL4A3/"]Adam Smith[/a] prevented Gibbs-White from putting Forest back in the lead.[/p][p]With other results not going the way of the visitors, both sides settled down and played out a relatively pedestrian final 10 minutes.[/p][p]Though Bournemouth stayed sixth in the standings as a result, Villa did not drop to fifth, meaning that the Cherries will take their place in the UEFA Europa League next campaign.[/p][embed guid="96544794-da45-487c-9536-aa80381a86ab" url="https://x.com/afcbournemouth/status/2058598903776428298" social-type="twitter" /][p]Forest once again fail to beat Bournemouth – the side they have met the most times in the Premier League without winning – but their top-flight spot is secure and they will look to build under Vitor Pereira after the summer.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tavernier-marcus/jFqXIRZj/"]Marcus Tavernier[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/nottingham-UsushcZr/summary/stats/?mid=roywfYce"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]