Bournemouth 1 Wolves 0: Early Tavernier goal enough for Cherries as 10-man visitors suffer second straight defeat

BOURNEMOUTH cruised to a 1-0 win over Wolves in their first home game of the season.

Marcus Tavernier’s early effort was enough to hand the Cherries the win, with manager Andoni Iraola’s only regret likely being that it wasn’t a bigger scoreline.

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Marcus Tavernier got the Cherries off to a dream start on the south coastCredit: Shutterstock Editorial

Toti Gomes’ cynical red card for a denial of a goalscoring opportunity early in the second half was the killing blow for Wolves, who failed to claw their way back from their poor start.

Tavernier opened the scoring inside the first five minutes as his low effort across goal took a nasty deflection off Emmanuel Agbadou and looped in off the crossbar.

The bar would feature again as Antoine Semenyo beat Jose Sa to Harry Brooks’ cross, but could only cannon the ball off the woodwork from point blank range.

Marcus Tavernier scoring a goal for AFC Bournemouth.

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Marcus Tavernier scored the Cherries’ opener, with help from a harsh deflectionCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Antoine Semenyo reacts after missing a goal.

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Antoine Semenyo assisted his side’s opener, but missed a chance to double the advantageCredit: AFP

Wolves were under the cosh right up to the half-time whistle, with Brooks and Alex Scott both having clear chances to double the Cherries’ advantage.

The half-time break should have been a time for Wolves to gather themselves, take stock of their one-goal disadvantage, and head back out with a renewed calm.

Touch map showing Antoine Semenyo's touches against Wolves.

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This calm, if there ever was any, was shattered four minutes into the second period, when Gomes cynically pushed Evanilson over after he got in behind the Wolves’ defensive line.

The referee quickly showed Gomes a red card, forcing Wolves to face down the final 40 minutes with 10 men.

Referee showing a red card to Toti Gomes.

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Toti Gomes was shown a red card for his cynical foul on EvanilsonCredit: Reuters
Soccer player #24 Toti Gomes leaves the field after receiving a red card.

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The Portuguese international denied a goalscoring opportunity when he brought the striker downCredit: AFP

They managed to stop the bleeding in defence with a stalwart display in the face of increasing Bournemouth pressure, but that is all they could do as the home side coasted to a comfortable win.

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