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Aston Villa 1-2 AFC Bournemouth: Villa on the brink after eighth successive loss

Steve Cook and Joshua King pushed Aston Villa closer to Premier League relegation as AFC Bournemouth won 2-1 at Villa Park.

Aston Villa is all but relegated from the Premier League after losing 2-1 at home to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

Crystal Palace's 1-0 victory over Villa's relegation rival Norwich City means Eric Black's side can still mathematically survive, but it showed few signs of fight as it was beaten by goals from Steve Cook and Joshua King.

Villa – which is one of seven teams to have played in every Premier League campaign – struggled to give those inside Villa Park any sense of optimism, and eventually Bournemouth pounced.