AFC Bournemouth secured a 3-1 victory over Southampton in their Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth took an early lead in the 17th minute when Evanilson fired a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner, assisted by Marcus Tavernier. The home team continued to dominate, and in the 32nd minute, Dango Ouattara extended their lead with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Lewis Cook. Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo made it 3-0 in the 39th minute, scoring with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, once again assisted by Lewis Cook.

Southampton struggled to mount a comeback, but they managed to find the net in the 51st minute. Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed the ball into the bottom right corner following a set-piece situation. However, it wasn't enough to overturn the deficit, and Bournemouth held on for the win.

The match saw some yellow cards, with Mateus Fernandes, Marcus Tavernier, Milos Kerkez, Yukinari Sugawara, Flynn Downes, and Tyler Dibling all receiving cautions. In the end, Bournemouth's strong performance secured them three valuable points.

On social media, fans expressed their surprise at the shirt sponsor of AFC Bournemouth and made comments about the performance of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Aaron Ramsdale, who faced off as goalkeepers for their respective teams.

Bournemouth's next game will be against Leicester City on October 5th, while Southampton will face Arsenal on the same day in the Premier League.