Overview
- Emiliano Buendía, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley and Donyell Malen scored as Villa overpowered Bournemouth at Villa Park.
- Emiliano Martínez saved Antoine Semenyo’s penalty before late goals from substitutes Barkley and Malen sealed the win.
- The result moved Villa to within a point of the top four and marked a fourth straight home league victory.
- Emery highlighted a recent surge of eight wins in 10 and 15 points from the last 18, noting he rotated for energy after Thursday’s match.
- Bournemouth lost Adam Smith to a ninth‑minute head clash with Tyler Adams, and Andoni Iraola conceded Villa were deserved winners.