Bournemouth substitute Ines Unal scored a superb last-minute free-kick to earn his side a deserved point at the end of a clear and entertaining game against West Ham.

Lucas Paqueta's late penalty looked set to give the Hammers victory, but Unal shot high and slotted past Lukasz Fabianski from 25 yards out for a try.

Both teams shared a number of chances with goalkeepers Kepa and Fabianski failing to hit the woodwork - both in fine form.

But when Aaron Wan-Bissaka's cross was adjudged by referee Chris Kavanagh to have struck the hand of Bournemouth sub Tyler Adams - after a VAR review - Paquette cooled off in carving the West Ham forward.

The Brazilian ran off to celebrate with under-pressure manager Julen Lopetegui, but moments later a sudden tackle on Konstantinos Mavropanos gave the hosts a penalty.

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Unal - came on for Evanilsson in the 80th minute and fired a free kick over the wall and into the top corner.

Bournemouth could have moved up to fifth with a win, but the withdrawal of key striker Anthony Semenyo through injury in the second half is a concern.

"That's my distance!"

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Andoni Irraola's men go six up above Aston Villa. West Ham are in 14th place for only the third time this year, having avoided defeat in 2 league games in a row.

The Cherries had 29 shots in the game - West Ham had 16 of their own - but were repeatedly unable to find the killer touch in front of goal.

Semenyo and West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen both hit the woodwork in the first half with efforts from the edge of the area as both teams threatened on the break.

Paquette has yet to come off the bench for the Hammers and looks to have won as Bournemouth have scored more goals than any other team in the competition, with Unal Wonder eighth.