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Late heroics from subs will boost confidence: Iraola

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at Portman Road, Ipswich. _(Image: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)_

THE late heroics from the Cherries substitutions on Sunday will be a boost to all their confidence, Andoni Iraola said.

Enes Unal, Dango Ouattara, Philip Billing and David Brooks were all involved in the two [Cherries](http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/clubnews/) goals that saw them turn a 1-0 scoreline with three minutes to play into a 1-2 victory for Bournemouth.

First, Ouattara latched onto a ball over the top from Milos Kerkez and lifted the ball over keeper Arijanet Muric to Unal, who headed home from close range on 87 minutes.

Then, Billing played a good one-two with Antoine Semenyo to create space on the right of the box, and he squared it to Brooks, who shot.

His effort was saved by Muric, but the ball fell to Ouattara who smashed home to complete the turnaround.

Asked by the Daily Echo after the game how much of a boost those goals will be for the substitutes, who will likely be vital in the busy Christmas period, Iraola said it would help each of their confidence.

He said: “I think for both for Enes, for Dango, for Philip that gave the assist or made the play for the last goal.

“I probably decided before the game not to make so many subs from the other day because I felt everyone was training yesterday with energy, willing to play and they were coming from very good performances.

“But once we've lost these legs from them after 50-something, 60 minutes I think we needed fresh players and luckily for us they could at the end make the difference.”

The turnaround helped to propel Bournemouth firmly into the top ten of the Premier League.

They now sit in eighth place, on 24 points, thanks to three wins on the bounce, and are only three points behind Manchester City in fourth place.

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