Bournemouth came from behind to defeat Sparta Prague 3-1 on Thursday, extending their unbeaten Europa League record to four consecutive victories. Ebrima Singhateh gave Sparta the lead with an individual goal after Lewis Cook's penalty hit the post for Bournemouth. Tobias Guddal's red card reduced Sparta to 10 men before half-time, and the Cherries equalized through Tyler Adams in the 57th minute. Evanilson and Rayan added late goals to seal the win and send Bournemouth to the top of the table.
AC Milan suffered their third defeat in four matches, losing 2-0 at home to Ferencvaros. Lenny Joseph scored twice in the second half to secure the Hungarian side's perfect record in the competition. Milan now hold just three points at the midway stage of the league phase and sit outside the top 24.
Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at home against Hoffenheim as Daichi Kamada equalized in stoppage time. Alexander Prass had put Hoffenheim ahead early in the match. Palace, last season's Conference League champions, have five points from four Europa League matches while sitting in the Premier League relegation zone.
