"Buendia clipped a brilliant free-kick into the net to give Villa the lead 28 minutes in before Onana lasered a superb low strike to double their advantage before the break. Evanilson saw a header crash off the bar while Antoine Semenyo missed a penalty in the second half as the Cherries floundered, with Barkley and Malen rounding off a comfortable win with goals late on."
"We are recovering from a bad start to the season. The effort physically was a huge effort and to manage the squad with different players with the effort we needed, we can feel proud after the game. This is the level of the players. We are trying to set our standards in everything, every day how we prepare the game and the quality of the players is important."
Aston Villa thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 at Villa Park, with Emiliano Buendia, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley and Donyell Malen on the scoresheet. Buendia opened the scoring with a clipped free-kick in the 28th minute and Onana doubled the lead with a superb low strike before half-time. Bournemouth had chances, including a header off the bar and a missed penalty by Antoine Semenyo, but could not respond. Unai Emery praised the players' physical effort, focus and squad management and noted improved balance and standards. The win extended Villa's strong home record and point tally over two seasons.
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