Bournemouth Substitutes Inspire Comeback Win Over 10-Man Sparta Prague

Three substitutes scored as Bournemouth came from a goal down to beat 10-man Sparta Prague 3-1 in the Europa League. The win keeps the English side's perfect start to the competition intact.

As first reported by Citi News, the victory means the Cherries have now won all four of their matches in their first European campaign. Tyler Adams, Evanilson and Rayan all found the net after coming off the bench under manager Marco Rose.

Rose had made eight changes to the team that beat Leeds United at the weekend, and the visitors had a difficult start in Prague.

Jonatan Braut Brunes wasted a good chance in the first few minutes. Bournemouth's Lewis Cook then struck the post from the penalty spot after Ki-Jana Hoever, formerly of Liverpool and Wolves, was penalised for handball.

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Sparta went ahead in the 35th minute through Ebrima Singhateh. He beat both Adam Smith and Cook with a single piece of skill before finishing well.

The home side's advantage did not last long. Two minutes after the goal, defender Tobias Guddal was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Alvaro Rodriguez, leaving Sparta with 10 men.

The dismissal swung the momentum away from the hosts. At half-time, Rose began bringing on some of his first-choice players, starting with Adams.

The American midfielder made an instant difference, adding energy to the Bournemouth side. He scored the equaliser 12 minutes into the second half. Amine Adli had started the move by taking advantage of an error in the Sparta defence.

Rose made further changes, sending on Evanilson, Adrien Truffert, Marcus Tavernier and Rayan. Bournemouth kept Sparta pinned back as they pushed for a winner but missed several chances.

The breakthrough finally arrived with nine minutes left. Evanilson finished from inside the penalty area to put Bournemouth in front. Rayan then added a third with a shot from just outside the box.

The result extends Bournemouth's winning run to seven matches in all competitions.