Evanilson at the double as Bournemouth draw 2 2 at West Ham

LONDON - Bournemouth striker Evanilson struck twice against West Ham United on Saturday to gain his side a point in a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium, cancelling out goals from Niclas Fuellkrug and Jarrod Bowen.

The draw lifted Bournemouth into ninth position in the league standings, although they remain winless in six games, denting their chances of qualifying for European football. West Ham climbed a spot to 15th, well clear of the relegation zone.

Bournemouth opened the scoring when West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola spilled a shot in the 38th minute, allowing Evanilson to tap in from point-blank range.

Fuellkrug, making his second appearance since picking up an injury in mid-January, equalised in the 61st minute before West Ham captain Bowen put his side in the lead, requiring a 79th minute strike from Evanilson to rescue the draw.

It was a to-and-fro, hard-fought Premier League game, said West Ham manager Graham Potter.

The second half was much brighter than the first, when neither side looked confident going forward and West Ham looked fated to another game without a goal.

However, the introduction by Potter of Fuellkrug in the 54th minute seemed to give West Ham a boost and paid off when the German towered above the fray to head home a James Ward-Prowse corner.

His impact there was clear to everybody, Potter said. Its not just the goal, it was more how he helps the team in terms of being a focal point and making things a bit simpler in terms of attack.

Not to be outdone, Bowen smartly scored a header of his own seven minutes later from a powerful Mohammed Kudus cross, nestling the ball into the right-hand corner of the net. It put Bowen on eight league goals for the season and made him West Hams