It was the Ryan Fraser Show on the South Coast, as the Scotsman bags a brace as Bournemouth comfortably win against Leicester at the Vitality Stadium...
Bournemouth were denied a penalty when Ryan Fraser went down following Ricardo Pereira's challenge but it didn't look like enough for the Bournemouth attacker to go down.
Fraser felt as if it should have been a penalty, but it didn't put the Scottish international down as he was allowed to run in from the left wing and put the ball past Kasper Schmeichel.
The Scotsman was playing out of his skin and it wasn't long before he got his second of the game, as he outpaced the Leicester defence and then slotted home to double their lead.
Straight after, Pereira, who wasn't having a good afternoon, handled in the box and Craig Pawson gave the penalty to the hosts.
Joshua King took responsibility and scored and the Cherries were out of side with a brilliant first-half performance.
In the second-half, the game settled down a bit, but the hosts were in complete control and it looked difficult for Leicester to salvage anything from the game.
It was made even harder for the visitors, as their captain Wes Morgan was sent off for a second yellow following a challenge on Adam Smith.
Bournemouth made sure their man advantage counted, when Fraser, who was undoubtedly man-of-the-match, crossed in for Smith to make it 4-0!
Eddie Howe's side were looking like a seriously strong team, as they have done since they started the season.
Leicester did score however, as James Maddison converted from the penalty spot, following a Diego Rico foul on Pereira.
The 10-men then went on to score another, when Marc Albrighton headed in from a Kelechi Iheanacho cross.
That's all they could manage, but overall, Bournemouth looked very good and extremely comfortable - Fraser looks a solid player.
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