First-minute goal helps Bournemouth beat Fulham in the Premier League

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth beat Fulham 1-0 at home in the Premier League on Monday and snapped a six-game winless run.

Antoine Semenyo got the goal in the first minute. The Ghanaian international took a pass from Alex Scott, surged to the edge of the box and curled in a left-foot shot.

Semenyo’s first goal in nine games lifted the Cherries above Fulham and into eighth place, keeping alive their hopes of a European place next season.

“As soon as I got it, I knew I had space 1-v-1," Semenyo said of his early strike. "I wanted to shift him one side, hopefully get on the left comfortably, and pass it in the net. I feel like I’ve been in that position, hit it hard, and it’s gone over the bar. I knew when I went past him, I just wanted to pass it into the corner. As soon as he turned, I knew — get the shot away.”

“The manager’s been saying all week it’s a make-or-break game for us," Semenoy added. "We wanted to give it all and you can see from the celebrations it meant a lot.”

An open match gave both teams chances after the explosive start.

Evanilson hit the bar after 17 minutes and Tyler Adams also came close, but Fulham keeper Bernd Leno was lively throughout.

The introduction of Adama Traore, Raul Jimenez and Tom Cairney after an hour boosted Fulham but although it pushed forward in the last quarter it could not find a way past an impressive Kepa Arrizabalaga.

“It’s our fault we lost today. The first 20 minutes we were not on point or at our level, we were lucky it was just 1-0," Leno told Sky Sports. "(In the) second half we tried everything and were much better but Bournemouth defended well.

“We had a lot of chances, a couple of headers, dangerous crosses, but in the end the last percentage was missing."

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Bournemouth's Alex Scott, left, and Fulham's Sasa Lukic battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Monday, April 14, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo celebrates after scoring their side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Monday, April 14, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Bournemouth's Adam Smith, left, and Fulham's Antonee Robinson battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Monday, April 14, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Fulham's Adama Traore, left, and Bournemouth's Dango Ouattara battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Monday, April 14, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)