Evanilson came off the bench to extend Bournemouth's unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight matches as his header earned a 1-1 draw against Sunderland. 

Sunderland stopped the rot in the top flight after three consecutive defeats, though their wait for a first away league win since October rumbles on. 

The Black Cats' fast start was rewarded in the 18th minute when Habib Diarra's shot was only parried by Djordje Petrovic, with Eliezer Mayenda on hand to tuck home the rebound. 

But Bournemouth improved after going behind, with Marcus Tavernier twice going close to restoring parity in quick succession, only to be met by two fine stops from Robin Roefs, the latter of which came from a powerful free-kick. 

And though Andoni Iraola's side ended the first half in the ascendancy, they almost fell further behind within 93 seconds after the restart, but after being slipped in behind by Enzo Le Fee, Diarra was thwarted one-on-one by Petrovic. 

Bournemouth made the most of that reprieve when Evanilson, who was brought on at the break to replace David Brooks, turned Tavernier's inviting cross in off the crossbar to restore parity just after the hour, with the goal standing after a VAR check for handball.

Both sides had chances to snatch all three points late on, with Lutsharel Geertruida seeing his flicked effort chalked off for offside while Omar Alderete almost turned the ball into his own net when trying to block Rayan's fierce drive at goal.

Data Debrief: Bournemouth battle from behind again

Though Bournemouth may see this as two points dropped in the race for a potential spot in Europe, Iraola's men once again showcased their powers of recovery.

Only Aston Villa (19) and Sunderland (16) have gained more points from losing positions than Bournemouth in the Premier League this season (15), while the Cherries have only won more points from behind across the competition in 2017-18 (21).

But they were made to work for their win, having slightly edged the expected goals (xG) battle with a total of 1.5 from their 21 shots to Sunderland's 1.42 from their eight attempts.

For Sunderland, meanwhile, they are now winless in their last nine away games in the Premier League (D4 L5), with this the Black Cats' longest such run on the road across the same season in the top-flight since April 2010 (16).