Aston Villa’s first home game back in the Premier League ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth.
The match got off to the worst possible start when Tom Heaton gave away a needless penalty with just 40 seconds on the clock. In fact, if we are being perfectly honest, it was a mistake that you’d be embarrassed to see your 12-year-old make on a Sunday morning.!
With the ball going out of play, Heaton stuck out a lazy leg and tripped Josh King, who brushed himself off and slotted the penalty with ease.
Things got even worse for the home side in the 12th minute when Douglas Luiz inexplicably dummied the ball to Harry Wilson, whose shot from distances found the bottom corner via a big deflection off Tyrone Mings.
Dean Smith’s men were the better side for the rest of the game and dominated at times, but Luiz’s brilliant goal in the 71st minute turned out to be nothing more than a consolation prize.
Here are our Villa player ratings for the game:
