At the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth confidently defeated Aston Villa to kick off their Premier League campaign.

With Villa temporarily down to 10 men because left-back Lucas Digne had to leave the field to take off jewelry, the Cherries took the lead after three minutes.

Lloyd Kelly headed down the corner for Jefferson Lerma to score Marcus Tavernier’s first goal.

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Kieffer Moore was unable to meet a low pass into the area from Adam Smith, who had been set up by the brilliant Dominic Solanke, preventing them from going into the break with a two-goal advantage.

After Kelly delivered a risky cross back into Villa’s area after 80 minutes, Wales international Moore, who at the age of 29 was making his debut in the top flight, eventually extended the home side’s advantage with a dominating header.

Earlier, new Villa captain John McGinn saw a long-range attempt fly high and wide, and Danny Ings had a shot stopped by Cherries goalkeeper Mark Travers, but it was newcomer Boubacar Kamara who had come the closest to a leveling goal for the visitors.

The French midfielder, a free agent from Marseille, created space and fired a right-footed shot from 30 yards that narrowly missed the target.

runners-up in the championship Next, Bournemouth travels to face Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champions, while Villa hosts Everton.