BOURNEMOUTH (Interstat) — Joseph Wheeler scored in the first minute of stoppage time and completed a brace as Brentford U21 beat Bournemouth U21 4-3 on Monday at AFC Bournemouth Training Pavilion. The match was played in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. The visitors grabbed the winner after Bournemouth U21 had erased a one-goal deficit and leveled the match at 3-3. Wheeler’s late finish capped a back-and-forth contest that featured seven goals, including four in a first half that ended 2-2. The result gave Brentford U21 a 1-1 record in this competition and a 3-2 mark across all competitions. Bournemouth U21 moved to 1-1-1 in the competition and 2-1-1 overall. Brentford U21’s top star was Riley Owen, who finished with one goal and one assist.

Bournemouth U21 opened the scoring in the 29th minute when Giorgi Chubinidze found the net. Brentford U21 answered two minutes later through Wheeler, and Riley Owen put the visitors in front in the 35th minute. Charlie Stevens pulled Bournemouth U21 level in the 45th minute, sending the teams into halftime at 2-2. Isaac Holland restored Brentford U21’s advantage in the 46th minute. Eugene Nyarko equalized for Bournemouth U21 in the 67th minute, setting up Wheeler’s winner in stoppage time. The teams combined for seven goals and three yellow cards. Brentford U21 got goals from Wheeler, Owen and Holland, while Bournemouth U21 scored through Chubinidze, Stevens and Nyarko.

Wheeler finished with two goals and was booked in the 77th minute. Owen had one goal and one assist. Holland scored once, while Ollie Shield, Caelan Avenall and Jai Nwosu each provided an assist for Brentford U21. Nwosu was involved for 69 minutes. For Bournemouth U21, Chubinidze had one goal and one assist in 88 minutes before being substituted. Stevens also recorded one goal and one assist. Nyarko scored once and was booked in the 56th minute. Solanke received a yellow card in the 90th minute.

Second-half substitutions included V. Milosavljevic, D. Ndimukum and Chubinidze for Bournemouth U21, and J. Oladapo Gamu, J. Nwosu, K. Gorman and B. Wilson for Brentford U21. Brentford U21 had entered the match after a 2-1 home loss to Fulham U21, a 4-2 home win over Derby County U21, a 7-1 loss at MK Dons and a 1-0 win at Bromley. Bournemouth U21’s recent run included a 3-3 draw at Brighton U21, a 6-1 home win over Plymouth U21 and a 2-1 home win over Stoke City U21.

Key performances included Riley Owen with one goal and one assist, Charlie Stevens with one goal and one assist, Giorgi Chubinidze with one goal and one assist in 88 minutes, Isaac Holland with one goal, Joseph Wheeler with two goals and a yellow card, Eugene Nyarko with one goal and a yellow card, and assists from Ollie Shield, Caelan Avenall and Jai Nwosu. Brentford U21’s competition record is now 1 win and 1 loss. Bournemouth U21’s competition record is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. Brentford U21’s overall record is now 3 wins and 2 losses. Bournemouth U21’s overall record is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. The lead changed hands in the first half, and both teams traded goals after halftime.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Bournemouth U21 2, Brentford U21 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Bournemouth U21 with a 52.2 percent probability to win. Bournemouth U21 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.5.