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Bournemouth 2-0 Aston Villa: goals from Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore give the Cherries an excellent start to life back in the Premier League, as Steven Gerrard's Villa struggle to create chances

Newly-promoted Bournemouth got their Premier League campaign off to the perfect start with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa.

Jefferson Lerma opened the scoring after three minutes when Villa struggled to clear their lines after a corner.

The game was then put to bed after 80 minutes when Kieffer Moore made it 2-0, with the visitors again struggling to deal with a set piece.

Jefferson Lerma scored the first goal of the game in Bournemouth's clash with Aston Villa
Keiffer Moore sealed the win withu00a0 a goal after 80 minutes to take the score to 2-0

Keiffer Moore sealed the win with a goal after 80 minutes to take the score to 2-0

For all their attacking class on paper, Steve Gerrard's side struggled to make inroads and were deserved losers at the Vitality Stadium.