Cunha sent off for headbutt as Bournemouth edge Wolves in FA Cup shootout

Bournemouth beat fellow Premier League side Wolves 5-4 on penalties Saturday in an eventful game that included a seven-minute VAR check and saw Matheus Cunha score a spectacular equalizer before getting sent off for headbutting an opponent.

The penalty shootout also had its share of drama, as Wolves had a chance to win it after goalkeeper Sam Johnstone saved Bournemouth's fourth spot kick from Dean Huijsen.

But Matt Doherty dragged his penalty wide, and Boubacar Traore also missed for Wolves as his effort hit the crossbar before bouncing off goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Luis Sinisterra converted the decisive spot kick for Bournemouth.

Cunha, Wolves' leading scorer, would certainly have been among his team's penalty takers but he was red carded in the last minute of extra time for a scuffle with Milos Kerkez that ended with the Wolves player headbutting his opponent.

That came after he equalized with a long-range strike that looped into the top of the net in the 60th minute to cancel out the first-half opener from Evanilson.

Bournemouth thought it had taken a 2-0 lead when Kerkez met a corner with a header that came off Huijsen. But after a lengthy VAR check, Huijsen was ruled offside.