Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland Match Report: Evanilson Shines in Rose's First Premier League Win

An Evanilson masterclass on the South Coast saw Bournemouth pick up their first league win of the season, beating Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality this afternoon.

The result sees Marco Rose’s side climb out of the relegation zone and up to 15th with six points, while Sunderland drop to 19th, on a losing streak of four.

The match was dominated by Bournemouth, who were ahead in under 10 minutes through Marcus Tavernier, and were given an extra boost as Kevin Danso was sent off for the Black Cats in the 17th minute.

Bournemouth peppered the Sunderland goal throughout the rest of the first half, but to no avail.

However, Evanilson doubled the scoreline early in the second 45, and the Cherries sat comfortably against the 10 men of Sunderland for the remainder.

Bournemouth took the lead in the sixth minute, as Danso and Omar Alderete failed to deal with a long ball, allowing Evanilson to dance through the pair and square to Tavernier.

The ball was at the perfect height for the midfielder, who headed in freely for his fourth goal of the season.

A red card for Sunderland’s Danso in the 17th minute gave Marco Rose’s team further fuel, as Evanilson was fouled by the last man. Danso had very little complaints and was down the tunnel within seconds.

Adam Smith had a brilliant chance in the 32nd minute, as Rayan’s saved shot rebounded to him six-yards out, but the right-back fired wide.

The Cherries continued to dominate possession for the first half, comfortably playing the ball around but somehow failing to add a second.

Rayan came close again in first half added time with a long-range effort, but Roefs was able to keep the Brazilian’s shot out.

Bournemouth were rewarded in the 48th minute, when Evanilson capitalised on Alderete's faulty backpass, rounding the keeper and hitting home.

Tavernier had the opportunity in the 61st minute to score his second, but the Sunderland keeper once again save from close range.

Amine Adli recorded his first Premier League minutes this season, having missed the beginning of the campaign through injury.

Bournemouth’s xG was a whopping 4.32 to Sunderland’s 0.07, with 29 shots to 3. Regis Le Bris’ team did not record a shot on target.