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Alex Scott became Bournemouth’s youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer after bagging his first against the team he supported as a boy.
Growing up in Guernsey, Scott was a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.
Disappointing result last night but a Special feeling to score my first premier league goal???? Happy new year everyone❤️ pic.twitter.com/9wfsHBcQ47
— Alex Scott (@AlexScott_7) January 1, 2024
He came on in the second half away at Spurs with The Cherries trailing 1-0 to a Pape Sarr goal.
Shortly after Heung-Min Son doubled that lead and Richarlison then made it three in the 80th minute.
Just three minutes after that Scott struck, diverting the ball home after a cut back from Tavernier.
“It’s a special feeling,” he told AFC Bournemouth TV.
“You work your whole life as a kid to score in the Premier League and to do it here as well is definitely a special, special feeling. I had my family in the stands as well who got to see it.
“Obviously the result was the main thing and we didn’t manage to get the three points, but as a whole we played pretty well and we created chances and you can't win every game.
"We were on a good run of form and we wanted to continue that, but you come to a place like this and it’s a tough team to play and a tough place to come. We lost the game but hopefully we can build and win next week.”
He grew up as a Spurs fan
“My dad’s a massive Spurs fan as well, I think it was almost written a little bit that I would score my first goal here.”
It was the Cherries first defeat in eight games and they are now 12th in the league.
“As a whole we played well, especially in the second half. We broke on them quickly and created a lot of chances.”
Bournemouth play Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup on 6 January at Loftus Road.
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