Ouattara netted the winner in the fifth minute of second half stoppage-time, having set up Enes Unal for the equaliser eight minutes earlier.

The home side took the lead in the first half through Conor Chaplin's sweeping finish after good work by defender Cameron Burgess, before Unal bundled a header home with the help of goalscorer Burgess’s outstretched foot.

But the Cherries sealed the win late on, with David Brooks seeing his effort saved by Arijanet Muric, with the rebound falling fortuitously to Ouattara to poke home.

The win moves Bournemouth up to eighth on the table, while Ipswich remains in 18th, four points adrift of Crystal Palace outside the dropzone in 17th.

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna believed his side deserved better but admitted his players have been left impacted by the nature of the defeat.

"It's an extremely disappointed dressing room," he said.

"I thought it was a good performance with some outstanding performances. Conceding late changes the momentum, and then they go and grab a second."

Bournemouth made four substitutions before McKenna made his first sub of the match but the Northern Irishman was adamant that reinforcements were not needed at the time.

He said: "The game was in such a good place, we normally make subs earlier but we were doing well. We weren't giving away too much and we were getting stronger.

"It's a big blow but the group is working so well. We've had a disappointing week but we are working hard and competing with teams."

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was delighted with the impact of his substitutes as they helped the Cherries to a third successive league win.

He said: "The subs gave us the end product that we were missing. We were arriving in the right places but not finishing.

"They finished well, we were almost in desperation mode at that point. We didn't have much structure and it was just about trying to get something."

Victory leaves Iraola's men just three points off Manchester City, which is in fourth place, but the Spaniard insists it is not the time to be looking at the table.

"I don't think we have to look at the standings, it's too early," he said.

"The most important thing is trying to win and then we see how many points we can get by the midway point."