Antoine Semenyo secured three points for AFC Bournemouth in style as his 95th-minute long-range strike gave the Cherries a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The Bournemouth forward, who is strongly linked with a move to Manchester City this month, lashed the ball through a crowd of bodies in the Spurs box to seal all three points.
His head coach Andoni Iraola admitted after the match that it "looks like it will be his last moments with us".
Mathys Tel’s early opener for Spurs was cancelled out by Evanilson in the 22nd minute, before Junior Kroupi put the Cherries ahead before half-time.
Joao Palhinha then equalised for the visitors in the second half with an acrobatic bicycle kick, before Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic denied Micky van de Ven a potential winner with a brilliant save, crucially keeping the score at 2-2 before Semenyo’s decisive strike.
Bournemouth's victory, which ends their 11-game winless run, moves Iraola’s side just one point behind Spurs in 15th.
How the match unfolded
Tel needed just five minutes to open the scoring for Spurs as he cut inside from the left before firing a shot between the legs of Alex Jimenez and into the bottom-right corner.
Spurs remained on the front foot, with Cristian Romero going close to adding a second. But Bournemouth equalised through a moment of quality when Evanilson glanced Marcus Tavernier’s delivery beyond the reach of Guglielmo Vicario in the Spurs goal.
The momentum stayed with the hosts, and their efforts were rewarded in the 36th minute when Kroupi was on hand to fire home from Marcos Senesi’s centre.
Spurs were awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute when Van de Ven went down after a collision with James Hill, but referee Darren England overturned his decision following a VAR review.
Palhinha caught the whole stadium off guard as his superb bicycle kick six minutes later landed in the far-left corner to level the scores, but Van de Ven was then denied by a diving Petrovic at full stretch.
And the Bournemouth goalkeeper was rewarded for his efforts, with Semenyo stepping up with a special, low strike from outside the box to snap their winless streak.
Watch: Semenyo's winning strike
The cherry on Semenyo’s birthday cake
It was initially a quiet game for Semenyo, on his birthday, though he saved the best moment for last.
David Brooks’ first pass took him wide of the goal, but the two combined again before the Ghana international scored a special goal.
And Brooks’ contribution highlighted the strength of Bournemouth’s attacking quality, leaving Iraola with fantastic options if Semenyo does leave.
Before assisting Evanilson’s equaliser, Tavernier, who moved back into the attack for this game, almost picked out the bottom-left corner with a shot from distance. And Kroupi got his name on the scoresheet again, as he did against Arsenal last time out, this time being in the right place at the right time to poach a goal.
Substitute Enes Unal also came close to scoring, shooting narrowly wide after Semenyo’s deflected cross landed kindly for him in the box.
Iraola’s side will now look to build a winning run when they face Brighton & Hove Albion in their next Premier League match, following a trip to Newcastle United in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Spurs show defensive fragility
It was a strong start by Spurs at the Vitality Stadium; Lucas Bergvall tested Petrovic from distance before Tel scored, while Romero saw his header from the Frenchman’s corner land on the roof of the net.
However, everything seemed to change once Evanilson restored parity, with Spurs appearing shaky at the back.
Rodrigo Bentancur was dispossessed on the edge of his own box before both Pedro Porro and Vicario got away with poor passes, which were not punished, before Bournemouth got their second through Kroupi.
Things got worse for Spurs head coach Thomas Frank when Bergvall, one of Spurs’ best players in the match, was forced off with an injury in the 57th minute. Along with Bergvall’s earlier effort at goal, the Swede also saw a shot from distance go narrowly over as he constantly looked to unsettle the Cherries backline.
There was some hope to hold on to for the visitors, with Xavi Simons providing a lovely backheel assist for Tel on his return from suspension, but that will provide little joy for the travelling fans.
Following their FA Cup tie against Aston Villa on Saturday, Spurs host London rivals West Ham United in their next Premier League match the following weekend.
Club reports
Bournemouth report | Spurs report
What the managers said
Andoni Iraola: "We needed this one, we have been very close in the last games. Football can not every time go to the other side and today was the perfect moment, also for Antoine.
"To play the way he did, the commitment to help in whatever way until the last second. I think football has been fair and given him a lovely moment."
Thomas Frank: "That's football unfortunately. It's extremely painful to be on the Tottenham side after the game. We put everything into the game, the boys worked really hard, the staff worked hard to come down here and try and get a result.
"We went 1-0 up, conceded two second-phase goals - especially the second one, we have to do much better. Then the second half the character and mentality, the focus to stay in the game and keep going against a difficult counter-attacking team was very pleasing to see.
"I thought we were closer to winning than Bournemouth were."
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Key facts
Semenyo now has 40 combined goals and assists in the Premier League (30 goals, 10 assists), moving joint-fourth with Dominic Solanke for the most goal involvements in the competition for Bournemouth, behind Josh King (62), Callum Wilson (53) and Ryan Fraser (42).
Since the start of last season only Wolves (36) have suffered more Premier League defeats than Spurs (30 - level with West Ham and Southampton).
No teenager has scored more goals in Europe's big five leagues this season than Bournemouth's Kroupi (seven - level with Lamine Yamal), who is the first teenager to score seven goals in their debut Premier League season since Dele Alli and Kelechi Iheanacho in 2015/16 (both eight).
Since the start of last season, Frank led sides have scored seven goals in the opening five minutes of Premier League games (Brentford – 5, Spurs – 2), with Eddie Howe the only manager to see his team do so more often in that time (9 goals).