Bournemouth defeated Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday. Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring early in the sixth minute, assisted by Francisco Evanilson. Evanilson then doubled the lead just after half-time in the 48th minute.

Sunderland faced a setback when Kevin Danso received a red card in the 17th minute, leaving them with ten men for the remainder of the match. Bournemouth controlled the game with 65% possession and recorded six shots on target, while Sunderland failed to register any shots on target throughout the match.

Bournemouth's Antonio Silva, Lewis Cook, and Ryan Christie, along with Sunderland's Omar Alderete and Chris Rigg, received yellow cards during the match. Bournemouth had a total of 16 fouls compared to Sunderland's 7.

The victory sees Bournemouth move up the table, while Sunderland remains in 17th place. Before this match, Sunderland had 4 points from 6 games, while Bournemouth had 3 points from 6 games. The expected goals (xG) for Bournemouth was 4.3, compared to Sunderland's 0.1.