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Luton forward Carlton Morris scored his ninth goal of the season against BournemouthCarlton Morris' dramatic late winner boosted Luton's Premier League survival hopes as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth.
Marcus Tavernier gave Bournemouth the lead early in the second half with a crisp shot from just outside the corner of the penalty area.
But Jordan Clark restored parity with a clinical 73rd-minute strike from inside the box.
The Hatters ended a run of 10 games without a league win in dramatic fashion when Morris guided the ball home from Cauley Woodrow's cross in the 90th minute.
Luton remain in the drop zone, but only behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, who are away to Tottenham on Sunday, on goal difference.
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The third-bottom hosts had spent most of the first half chasing shadows as Bournemouth's players weaved a neat tapestry of passes.
After Tavernier had struck the woodwork for the Cherries with an exquisite curling free-kick, Justin Kluivert's low effort shaved a coat of paint off the base of the post.
Luton failed to register an attempt on target before the break, but manufactured three opportunities in the space of a few minutes after the restart.
The best of them saw visiting goalkeeper Neto dive full length to his right to keep out a rasping drive from the lively Morris, but it was 12th-placed Bournemouth who struck first in the 52nd minute.
After some neat interplay down the right flank, Tavernier opened up his body to Kluivert's lay-off and struck a low swerving shot into the corner of the net.
Morris hit the outside of the post at the other end with a low effort and Alfie Doughty side-footed the ball at Neto from a tight angle, before their pressure paid off.
Cherries defender Lloyd Kelly lost a 50-50 with Luke Berry on the edge of the box and Clark pounced on the loose ball and hooked in a finish from near the penalty spot.
Luton showed the greater desire to win the game in a tense finale and their diligence was rewarded when Morris outmuscled lllia Zabarnyi to meet Woodrow's fine delivery into the box.
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Luton Town
Squad number24Player nameKaminski
Squad number12Player nameKaboré
Squad number15Player nameMengi
Squad number16Player nameBurke
Squad number27Player nameHashioka
Squad number6Player nameBarkley
Squad number18Player nameClark
Squad number45Player nameDoughty
Squad number30Player nameTownsend
Squad number14Player nameChong
Squad number9Player nameMorris
Squad number8Player nameBerry
Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
Squad number32Player nameOnyedinma
AFC Bournemouth
Squad number1Player nameNeto
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Squad number5Player nameKelly
Squad number3Player nameKerkez
Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number16Player nameTavernier
Squad number19Player nameKluivert
Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number14Player nameScott
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number26Player nameÜnal
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Line-ups
Luton
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 24Kaminski
- 12Kaboré
- 15Mengi
- 16Burke
- 27HashiokaSubstituted forBerryat 62'minutes
- 6Barkley
- 18Clark
- 45Doughty
- 30TownsendSubstituted forOnyedinmaat 62'minutes
- 14ChongSubstituted forWoodrowat 80'minutes
- 9Morris
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 8Berry
- 10Woodrow
- 17Mpanzu
- 23Krul
- 32Onyedinma
- 38Johnson
- 43Nelson
- 44Piesold
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neto
- 15A Smith
- 27Zabarnyi
- 5Kelly
- 3KerkezSubstituted forSenesiat 86'minutes
- 4L CookSubstituted forScottat 87'minutes
- 10Christie
- 16TavernierSubstituted forOuattaraat 59'minutes
- 19KluivertSubstituted forBillingat 68'minutes
- 24SemenyoSubstituted forÜnalat 69'minutes
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 8Faivre
- 11Ouattara
- 14Scott
- 23Hill
- 25Senesi
- 26Ünal
- 29Billing
- 37Aarons
- 42Travers
Referee:Andy Madley
Attendance:11,797
Live Text
Match ends, Luton Town 2, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Luton Town 2, Bournemouth 1.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
Luke Berry (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
Goal! Luton Town 2, Bournemouth 1. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Lewis Cook.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Marcos Senesi replaces Milos Kerkez.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing.
Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teden Mengi.
Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Tahith Chong.
Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark with a cross.
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