Cherries come from behind to beat battling Swansea

Bournemouth stand-in captain David Brooks scored his first competitive goal since his return from cancer treatment

Ryan Christie's stoppage-time goal gave Bournemouth their first win under boss Andoni Iraola against Swansea City.

Bournemouth thought they had won it earlier in the second half but were stunned by Jamie Paterson's equaliser.

But the Cherries held on to progress to the third round of the EFL Cup.

Hamed Traore's first goal of the season had looked to complete an earlier comeback for the visitors after substitute Dominic Solanke hit the post with a header in the second half, leaving an easy finish for the Ivorian.

It had come after a period of sustained pressure from Bournemouth who levelled the score with a goal from David Brooks, captain for the night.

It was the Wales international's first competitive goal since returning to action earlier this year following treatment for stage two Hodgkin lymphoma. He slotted past Swansea goalkeeper Carl Rushworth after an incisive through ball from Jaidon Anthony.

Bournemouth had been frustrated during the first half by the Championship side, who took the lead through captain Matt Grimes' penalty.

The spot-kick was awarded after defender Chris Mepham handled in the area when blocking a shot from Wales team-mate Liam Cullen, and Grimes subsequently found the top corner past Romanian goalkeeper Andrei Radu.

Adding to the visitors' woes in the first half, Brooks was booked for an angry reaction after fouling Cullen, while defender Marcos Senesi was also cautioned for his challenge on Josh Ginnelly.

But Traore was showing glimpses of what was to come from him and Bournemouth, hitting the post with a low drive to keeper Rushworth's right.

Iraola, who had made seven changes to his starting line-up after their Premier League defeat at Tottenham, introduced Dominic Solanke, Lewis Cook and Milos Kekrez at the start of the second half and the changes in personnel seemed to change fortunes as well.

Solanke's introduction for Kieffer Moore, in particular, put Swansea on the back foot and his overhead kick forced a save from Rushworth, while Anthony also forced a good save from the on loan Brighton keeper late on.

After a frustrating few days, which saw the sale of striker Joel Piroe, Swansea fans thought they had received a much needed boost by Paterson's strike but Christie's precise finish gave the Cherries a deserved victory.