Aston Villa increased their goal tally for the season to 13 as they finally found their shooting boots to thrash Bournemouth 4-0 at Villa Park and leapfrog their visitors into seventh place in the Premier League.

Bournemouth lost captain Adam Smith to a head injury in the opening minutes after an accidental collision with team-mate Tyler Adams and never found their rhythm following that early adjustment, with Villa turning their first-half dominance into a lead through Emi Buendia's superb free-kick.

Minutes before the break Amadou Onana opened his account for the season with a crisp strike to beat Djordje Petrovic.

Villa appeared in cruise control but Bournemouth improved after the break, Evanilson hitting a post from a corner before the visitors' threw away a huge comeback opportunity

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