Published: 18:34, 18 October 2025 | Updated: 18:35, 18 October 2025

The clock read 90+7 when Jean-Philippe Mateta blew the roof off South London. Make no mistake: this pitch here, and every blade of grass on it, is his dominion.

It is testament to the Frenchman's brilliance that after an awe-inspiring hat-trick, he will still go to bed kicking himself after skying a chance to win the game in the 99th minute. His jaw dropped in disbelief - everybody else's already had because of him.

At half-time, this looked like a fairytale day for Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi. Last year he was scoring in sleepy towns in the French second tier. Two goals from the 19-year-old here announced his name on the world stage.

And in the 89th minute, it looked like Cherries substitute Ryan Christie had stolen the show. Sliding the ball home to silence Selhurst Park for a seeming winner, he had looked to have gazumped Mateta at his own game after the Frenchman's two goals to drag the match level. 

But wait, not so fast. The cruel boot of Mateta...