Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth triumphed 2-1 against Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League.
Conor Chaplin fired the hosts ahead in the 21st minute after taking advantage of chaos in the penalty area following Leif Davis's long throw in from the left, striking the ball into the bottom-right corner from a central position in the box.
Ipswich might have held out had Arijanet Muric not charged out and left an empty net for Enes Unal to head home into after Dango Ouattara picked him out from the left with a cross to the back post in the 87th minute.
The Cherries went on to score a 95th-minute when Ouattara latched onto a shot that Kepa Arrizabalaga saved following Philip Billing's cutback to David Brooks.
Ipswich are now in 18th place with nine points after 15 league games, and the loss means they are four points from Crystal Palace, who are in 17th place.
As for Bournemouth, they started the day in 10th place with 21 points, but the result means they now have 24 points and are in eighth place, just three points from fourth-placed Manchester City.
Bournemouth's defence tried to scramble clear Davis's throw in, but the ball eventually dropped to Cameron Burgess, who cut back towards the penalty spot where Chaplin was lurking unmarked.
Muric deserves lots of criticism for his role in allowing Bournemouth to equalise given Ouattara was not necessarily through on goal, and yet his late charge left his net open for Unal to score.
Antoine Semenyo picked up the ball on the right of the box and played a pass to an overlapping Philip Billing, and his cutback to David Brooks led to Arrizabalaga making a save, but the goalkeeper could only rebound the effort into the path of Ouattara.
IPSWICH TOWN VS. BOURNEMOUTH HIGHLIGHTS
21st min: Ipswich Town 1-0 Bournemouth (Conor Chaplin)
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Davis launches the ball into the box from a throw in on the left, and the chaos his delivery causes sees the possession land at the feet of Burgess, who cuts back to Chaplin before the goalscorer whips the ball into the bottom-right corner with his left foot.
Can Ipswich win their first home game?
87th min: Ipswich Town 1-1 Bournemouth (Enes Unal)
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Ouattara charges down the left inside Ipswich's half but as he nears the box, Muric rushes out from goal and leaves an empty net for Unal to head home into after Ouattara crosses to him.
What was Muric thinking?
95th min: Ipswich Town 1-2 Bournemouth (Dango Ouattara)
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Billing overlaps Semenyo on the right of the box and pulls his pass back across for Brooks, whose shot is blocked by Kepa but Ouattara manages to tap home the rebound.
How have Ipswich lost this game?
MAN OF THE MATCH - DANGO OUATTARA
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Though Ouattara only came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, he managed to grab an equalising assist as well as the match winner.
The attacker benefitted greatly from Muric's error in the build-up to Bournemouth's first goal, but his perseverance was rewarded.
Despite only coming on with half an hour of play left, Ouattara still managed to create two chances, produce two shots and register the fourth most xG of any player on the pitch.
IPSWICH TOWN VS. BOURNEMOUTH MATCH STATS
Possession: Ipswich Town 43%-57% Bournemouth
Shots: Ipswich Town 18-22 Bournemouth
Shots on target: Ipswich Town 5-6 Bournemouth
Corners: Ipswich Town 6-13 Bournemouth
Fouls: Ipswich Town 9-13 Bournemouth
BEST STATS
Players to score and assist off the bench in a game this PL season:
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Justin Kluivert
Luis Sinisterra
Dango Ouattara
João Pedro
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WHAT NEXT?
Ipswich will take on struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 14 in the Premier League before taking on Newcastle United on December 21.
Meanwhile, the Cherries next play on December 16 against West Ham United in the league at home, and then travel to Old Trafford on December 22 to play Manchester United.
Lewis Nolan
