Bournemouth stuns in-form Aston Villa
Bournemouth cruised into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a commanding 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium.
Villa went into the match unbeaten in seven games, having won six of those, but was no match for Marco Rose's in-form team, with goals from Amine Adli, Lewis Cook, and Alvaro Rodriguez doing the damage.
Bournemouth made a dream start through Adli, who capped off a superb team move involving a lovely combination between Marcus Tavernier and Julio Soler with a close-range finish into the roof of the net.
Ben Gannon-Doak came close to doubling the Cherries' lead 16 minutes in, taking a delightful touch before whipping a powerful shot on target that Marco Bizot tipped over the bar.
Bournemouth continued to threaten as Tavernier saw a bending effort bounce just wide of the left-hand post, before Adli rifled a half-volley high into the stands.
Villa returned from the break with plenty of intent, nearly levelling the scores through Ibrahim Mbaye, who caught Michele Di Gregorio wrong-footed but could not find the target.
But Bournemouth doubled its lead in fortuitous fashion in the 51st minute. Cook sent a cross into the box that Bizot completely misjudged, allowing the ball to beat him at his near post.
Unai Emery shuffled his cards on the hour mark with a slew of substitutions, though the damage had already been done, and Rodriguez put the result beyond doubt in the 69th minute, latching onto Tyler Adams's pass before drilling a tidy left-footed finish into the bottom corner.
Alysson spurned a late chance to grab a consolation goal, sending his header wide off Alejandro Garnacho's bending cross.
