Premier League 2024-25: Ouattara hat-trick helps Bournemouth crush Forest 5-0; Newcastle beats Southampton

Premier League 2024-25: Ouattara hat-trick helps Bournemouth crush Forest 5-0; Newcastle beats Southampton

Dango Ouattara bagged a hat-trick as in-form Bournemouth crushed third-placed Nottingham Forest 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, the visitors’ first loss in nine league matches.

Dutch forward Justin Kluivert, who scored a hat-trick at Newcastle United last weekend, charged out of his own half in the ninth minute and hammered a shot past a diving Matz Sels.

Ouattara headed in Kluivert’s cross in the 55th minute to double the hosts’ lead, struck again six minutes later and slotted home his third three minutes from time. Antoine Semenyo completed the rout in added time to extend Bournemouth’s unbeaten run in the league to 11 matches.

Forest remained on 44 points from 23 matches, while Bournemouth moved to sixth with 40 points.

Alexander Isak scored twice as Newcastle beat rock-bottom Southampton 3-1 at St Mary’s on Saturday to climb to fourth in the Premier League table.

Southampton captain Jan Bednarek put his side ahead in the 10th minute, powering home a header from just outside the six-yard box from James Bree’s cross.

Isak equalised with a penalty in the 26th minute after a tangle of legs and a lengthy VAR check. He put his side ahead four minutes later with a curling off-the-post finish, before Sandro Tonali made it three.

Southampton’s Mateus Fernandes thought he had scored in the 84th minute, only to have his effort disallowed after another VAR decision.