Bournemouth vs Sunderland 2-0

Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 at Vitality Stadium, with Marcus Tavernier and Francisco Evanilson scoring before and after Kevin Danso’s red card. Bournemouth had the match under control after that dismissal and finished with the two goals that decided it.

Tavernier opened the scoring in the 6th minute from Francisco Evanilson, making it 1-0, and Bournemouth led at half-time. Sunderland’s task became harder on 17 minutes when Danso was sent off.

Evanilson made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, after which Sunderland made two changes on 59 minutes, sending on Habib Diarra and Luke O'Nien. Bournemouth then brought on Justin Kluivert for Lewis Cook on 62 minutes, while Sunderland made another change on 65 minutes with Jules Ahoka replacing Chris Rigg. Bournemouth made two more changes on 79 minutes, when Álvaro Rodríguez and Amine Adli came on for Francisco Evanilson and Marcus Tavernier, and two further changes on 89 minutes, with Bafode Diakite and Ben Gannon-Doak replacing Tyler Adams and Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha.

The statistics pointed to Bournemouth’s control of the ball and territory. They had 65% possession, 559 passes to Sunderland’s 301, 29 shots to 3, 6 shots on target to none, and xG of 4.46 to 0.13. Bournemouth also had 5 corners to Sunderland’s 3, while Sunderland’s goalkeeper made 4 saves and Bournemouth’s made none.

Bournemouth’s bookings went to Antonio Silva on 26 minutes, Lewis Cook in first-half stoppage time and Ryan Christie on 79 minutes. Sunderland were booked twice, with Omar Alderete on 40 minutes and Chris Rigg on 65 minutes, and Danso was sent off on 17 minutes.