AFC Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham: Enes Unal scores stunning late free kick to rescue a point for Cherries - after Lucas Paqueta's controversial penalty looked to have won the game minutes earlier

For so long, this game looked destined to end with two sides huffing and puffing and sharing the spoils on a cold, dreary night on the south coast – and then all hell broke loose. Lucas Paqueta’s penalty three minutes from time, when VAR decided Tyler Adams handballed Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross, looked to have sealed it for West Ham only for substitute Enes Unal to curl in a stunning free-kick in stoppage time and snatch a point for Bournemouth. Enes Unal scored a stunning free kick to rescue a point for Bournemouth against West Ham Unal's effort was perfectly placed from about 30 yards out as he made it two goals in two Lucas Paqueta looked to have won the game for West Ham after a controversial late penalty Because in what is meant to the season of goodwill, the Premier League is now deep into sacking season as owners of sides towards the bottom get twitchy. The spot kick was given after Tyler Adams was adjudged by VAR to have handled the ball The goal kept up Paqueta's superb record from the spot and seemed to be enough for the win Antoine Semenyo hit the post in the first half as Bournemouth looked dangerous in attack But West Ham skipper Jarrod Bowen also saw his stunning curling effort strike the crossbar Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski, 40, made a string of brilliant saves before the late drama Andoni Iraola's side rose up to sixth with the draw as they continue their impressive season But as is so often the case with the Hammers, who edged a first half of little quality, they seem incapable of taking advantage of their periods of pressure. AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1-1 WEST HAM - MATCH FACTS BOURNEMOUTH: : Kepa 6; Smith 6.5, Zabarnyi 6.5, Huijsen 6.5, Kerkez 6; Christie 7.5, Cook 7; Semenyo 7, Ouattara 7, Kluivert 6.5, Semenyo 6 ; Evanilson 6.5 Scorers: Unal 90 Booked: None Manager: Andoni Iraola 6.5 WEST HAM: : FABIANSKI 8; Coufal 7.5, Mavropanos 6.5, Kilman 7, Wan-Bissaka 6.5 ; Alvarez 7, Soucek 7; Kudus 7.5, Soler 6.5, Paqueta 6; Bowen Scorers: Paqueta 87 Booked: Soler, Paqueta, Lopetegui Manager: Julen Lopetegui 6 Referee: Chris Kavanagh 6 Attendance: Not given So it was unsurprising that, on the stroke of half-time, Bournemouth nearly took the lead.