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Tavernier edges Bournemouth past 10-man Wolves

Bournemouth got up and running for the Premier League season with a 1-0 win over Wolves, who had Toti Gomes sent-off for a professional foul.

Despite falling to a 4-2 defeat at Liverpool on the opening weekend, the Cherries looked full of verve and confidence as they took a fourth-minute lead through Marcus Tavernier's deflected strike.

It could have been more in a dominant opening spell but Antoine Semenyo crashed the crossbar from close range.

Wolves rarely threatened and their task became tougher when Gomes was shown a straight red card for shoving Evanilson over when the Bournemouth player was scampering through on goal.

Tote Gomes protests after being shown a red card by referee Thomas Bramall

Toti Gomes protests after being shown a red card by referee Thomas Bramall

The Cherries didn't make the extra man count but saw the game out without many worries to record their first win of the season.

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