'In my best dreams I would not have imagined it' - Unal

Bournemouth forward Enes Unal was emotional after scoring his first goal since December 2024 in the 2-2 draw with West Ham.

After successive anterior cruciate ligament injuries, Unal returned with a decisive impact in only his second substitute appearance since his comeback.

Speaking to BBC Radio Solent, Unal said: "In my best dreams, I would not have imagined it. Yesterday I had a great training session, and the last couple of days I felt like I was getting there physically and mentally.

"This is why we love football - it was an amazing feeling. A rainy day, this is my favourite weather to play football - this is what you dream of.

"I think we are getting a lot of respect from other teams. A lot of teams come here, and they want to make it a duel-oriented game, aggressive, and if we can't win those duels, we struggle. So, we just need to correct that.

"The second half was an amazing performance. We dominated and we should have scored more, but yes, we will take the point.

"We tried to play outside more and overload the sides. They were compact in the middle and it's very difficult from there. This will give us a lot of learnings and motivation for next week."

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