Aston Villa Dominates Bournemouth, Newcastle Falls Hard, Nottingham Forest Bounces Back

This Sunday, the 11th matchday of the Premier League featured an exciting lineup. Bournemouth, currently 7th, aimed to climb onto the podium as they faced Aston Villa, sitting at 12th. Unai Emery’s team demonstrated their recent improvement, with Emiliano Buendia scoring in the 28th minute and Amadou Onana adding another in the 40th. Bournemouth struggled, highlighted by Antoine Semenyo’s missed penalty in the 67th minute. Aston Villa continued to extend their lead with goals from Ross Barkley (77th minute) and Donyell Malen (83rd minute), securing a 4-0 victory and moving up to 7th, while Bournemouth dropped to 9th.

Meanwhile, Newcastle struggled against Brentford. The Magpies initially took the lead with a goal from Harvey Barnes in the 27th minute, but Kevin Schade equalized in the 56th. Things worsened for Newcastle when Igor Thiago scored a penalty in the 78th minute and added another goal in stoppage time (90+5). Following this 3-1 defeat, Eddie Howe’s side fell to 14th place, just two points clear of the relegation zone. Nottingham Forest, currently in the relegation zone, had a positive outing, defeating Leeds United 3-1. Lukas Nmecha opened the scoring for Leeds in the 13th minute, but Ibrahim Sangaré quickly equalized (15th minute). In the second half, goals from Morgan Gibbs-White (68th) and Elliot Anderson from the penalty spot (90th) secured the win for Nottingham, who remain 19th but now trail Burnley by just one point. Lastly, the match between Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion ended in a disappointing goalless draw.

Afternoon Match Results

• Aston Villa 4-0 Bournemouth: Emiliano Buendia (28′), Amadou Onana (40′), Ross Barkley (77′), and Donyell Malen (83′) for Aston Villa
• Brentford 3-1 Newcastle: Kevin Schade (56′), Igor Thiago (78′ pen, 90+5′) for Brentford; Harvey Barnes (27′) for Newcastle
• Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United: Ibrahim Sangaré (15′), Morgan Gibbs-White (68′), and Elliot Anderson (90′ pen) for Nottingham; Lukas Nmecha (13′) for Leeds