Fulham made to wait for title after Dominic Solanke nets late penalty

Dominic Solanke scored a dramatic stoppage-time penalty to rescue Bournemouth a vital 1-1 draw at home to Fulham and put the already-promoted Cottagers’ Championship title celebrations on hold.

Solanke’s last-gasp spot-kick cancelled out Aleksander Mitrovic’s 41st goal of the season to claim what could be a crucial point for the second-placed Cherries’ automatic-promotion hopes.

Fulham knew a win would all-but wrap up the title due to their vastly superior goal difference over their hosts.

The visitors, buoyed by their promotion-clinching win at home to Preston on Tuesday, started the game brightly.

Former Bournemouth loanee Harry Wilson, booed every time he touched the ball, smashed a second minute free-kick into the hosts’ wall.

It took until the 23rd minute for either team to muster a shot on target when Wilson’s 20-yard effort forced an awkward save from Mark Travers following a well-worked corner.

There was a definite edge to the game and referee Graham Scott read the riot act to both Bournemouth manager Scott Parker and opposite number Marco Silva following a touchline fracas.

The incident was sparked by a grapple between Fulham defender Joe Bryan and Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie and prompted an angry reaction from both benches.

Bournemouth top-scorer Solanke, starved of service for much of the first half, saw a 39th-minute shot from the edge of the box blocked behind by Tim Ream.

Moments later Jaidon Anthony whipped in a dangerous cross towards Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak’s far post but Christie could not quite get on the end of it.

Bournemouth had a loud penalty appeal turned down in first-half stoppage time when Anthony went down under a challenge from Kenny Tete after breaking into the area down the