AFC Bournemouth have been knocked out the FA Cup by 2021 winners Leicester City after an extra time curler from Abdul Fatawu.
The tie between 14th in the Premier League and 1st in the Championship was an evenly-matched contest throughout with neither team having the cutting edge in the final third.
Leicester’s Marc Albrighton hit the post in the first half before Marcos Sensei’s deep cross cannoned off the same post in the second.
Both sides struggled to hit the target and on the rare occasion they did goalkeepers Mark Travers and Jacob Stolarczyk were equal to it.
Just when you thought the game needed a moment of brilliance, Ghanaian winger Abdul Fatawu curled a long-range strike past the Bournemouth keeper to score the only goal of the fixture.
The Cherries were looking to qualify for the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the third time in their history.
A first-half injury to Enes Unal will add to Andoni Iraola’s woes as Bournemouth’s absentee list grows bigger in a crucial part of the season.
Leicester will find out their quarter-final fate on Wednesday while the Cherries will focus their minds and look to win their first league match of 2024 on Sunday against relegation-fighting Burnley.
