Yoane Wissa’s dramatic stoppage-time goal handed Brentford victory over Bournemouth after an action-packed 2-1 victory at the Vitality Stadium. Dominic Solanke’s 19th league goal looked to have earned Bournemouth a deserved point moments after Bryan Mbeumo put the visitors in front with his 50th Brentford goal. But Wissa – who set up Mbeumo’s opener – had the last word in the fifth minute of injury time to add to Bournemouth’s frustration after Andoni Iraola’s side had two first-half goals controversially chalked off. “We have been very affected by refereeing decisions. I know that this was his first game and whatever, but it is true that we were very affected today,” said Iraola. “For the second one, the referee has made a mistake because he called a foul and two seconds later we scored. He should have waited to whistle until we scored otherwise the VAR cannot overturn it.” Brentford started brightly and the Bournemouth goalkeeper, Mark Travers, was called into action, getting down to stop Keane Lewis-Potter’s goal-bound low shot. Antoine Semenyo then saw his long-range effort punched away by the Brentford keeper, Mark Flekken, who was also equal to a Dango Ouattara shot as the hosts took control. Solanke thought he had broken the deadlock in the 26th minute when he coolly slotted past Flekken after being played through by Semenyo. Bournemouth’s joy was short-lived as the goal was chalked off following a VAR review as the officials decided Semenyo had controlled the ball with his hand in the build-up, even though replays suggested it was not a deliberate act. The referee, Matt Donohue, taking charge of his first Premier League game, felt Iraola’s fury and he was shown a yellow card for protesting over the award of a free-kick soon after the incident. Iraola was raging again when Solanke had a second effort ruled out for a soft foul on the Brentford defender Nathan Collins. The main talking point of the second half before the late flurry of goals was Brentford being awarded a penalty after Ivan Toney went down under Illia Zabarnyi’s challenge. Just as Toney grabbed the ball to take the kick, Donohue was called over to the on-field review screen and reversed his decision after deciding Toney went to ground too easily. Mbeumo opened the scoring with four minutes remaining with a simple finish after racing on to Wissa’s flick-on from Flekken’s long punt. The away fans were still celebrating when Bournemouth equalised three minutes later as Solanke sent a looping header beyond Flekken from Marcos Senesi’s cross. But there was time for more drama when Mbeumo set Wissa away and the substitute fired in the winner from an acute angle. “We had the margins with us but, in an even game, I think we had the cutting edge. In the end, it was a fair win to us,” said the Brentford manager, Thomas Frank.PA Media
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