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By Daniel Davis Published: 03: 45 AEST, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 05: 57 AEST, 1 October 2024 10 View comments This deserves another viewing or two. Loud boos from the away end greet the whistle. Bournemouth are cruising to all three points here after goals from Evanilson, Dango Ouattara and Antoine Semenyo. The hosts have been effective but Southampton. .. deary me. Atrocious. This will have to be some team talk from Russell Martin. Marcus Tavernier has been carded for kicking the ball away. The whistle sounded for a foul by Lewis Cook but Tavernier looked to take the free-kick quickly and let fly at goal. It was cheeky but he definitely would have heard the peep. We're now inside three minutes of additional time. Maxwel Corner went down under pressure from Marcos Senesi down the right wing but the referee was unmoved. The visitors earn a bit of respite inside their own half after a foul by Evanilson. They need to reset at the break. Southampton look like they're begging for the half-time whistle. Is it time to start worrying for Russell Martin? 'Fraser, what's the score? ' the home crowd chants. Antoine Semenyo's on fire and Bournemouth have a third! Jamie Carragher believes top clubs will be looking at the ace and judging by that, it's not hard to see why. Semenyo danced his way into a yard of space on the far side of the box and picked his spot inside Aaron Ramsdale's far corner. Absolutely brilliant. Bournemouth have won another corner. Southampton urgently need a foothold. They also have plenty of attacking firepower on the bench. This has turned into a miserable evening already for the visitors. It's a slightly new shape for them this evening but since falling behind, they've been second to everything. The warning signs are flashing. Antoine Semenyo, take a bow. Evanilson brought Bournemouth away on the counter-attack and Marcus Tavernier found Semenyo on the edge of the box. The tricky forward ducked and weaved into space before teeing up Lewis Cook, the midfielder finding the net via a deflection. Replays showed the final touch came off Dango Ouattara! Russell Martin is looking a little gloomy down on the touchline. Southampton started well and looked composed on the ball but they've been visibly shaken by the manner of Bournemouth's opener. Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson reacted much quicker than the backline and those moments punish teams in the Premier League. Plenty of life left in this one, though! Mateus Fernandes has gone into the book. It was a high tackle on Marcos Senesi, who required treatment. SAVE! Aaron Ramsdale has been called into action. Marcus Tavernier was given time and space to shoot from the edge of the box and his swerving effort stung the goalkeeper's palms. Ramsdale then collected at the second attempt. Dango Ouattara squeezed to the byline and got a cross away, but the ball deflected off a defender and back off the forward for a goal kick. WALLOP! Lewis Cook smashed into a crunching challenge on Ryan Fraser but, somehow, was given just a talking to. He left everything in that against his former team-mate. No love lost, I see. Crucial defending from Charlie Taylor. Southampton need to be very careful they don't find themselves down by two early doors. Dango Ouattara was released down the right-hand side and his low cross looked destined to find a team-mate. Taylor slid in at the near post and diverted behind. All of a sudden, Bournemouth are bursting with energy and searching for a quickfire second goal. The home crowd has come to life. Russell Martin wasn't impressed with the breakthrough, however. He believed the ball was rolling for the quick free-kick. VAR can't get involved with restarts, remember. There's the goal he's been looking for! Bournemouth took a free-kick quickly and Marcus Tavernier caught the Saints backline sleeping with a gorgeous ball over the top. Evanilson stretched and tucked beyond Aaron Ramsdale with aplomb, his first goal in the hosts' red and black. The £40million record signing is off the mark. Tyler Dibling charged into the penalty area but was robbed of the ball by Marcos Senesi. He appealed for a penalty but was never getting it. Very smart feet from Aaron Ramsdale on his old stomping ground. Southampton looked to play out from the back again but Evanilson was alive to the danger and closed the goalkeeper down. Ramsdale shifted the ball out of his feet slightly and evaded the challenge. He then booted high up field. Evanilson had a half chance to try his luck but he hesitated for a little too long and the opening was gone. Southampton will be pleased with how they've started this one. SAVE! Ryan Fraser forces Kepa into a simple enough stop. The winger let fly a dipping effort that moved through the air but the goalkeeper did enough to parry and then gather at the second attempt. That would not have gone down well. .. Southampton have looked very comfortable on the ball so far. The visitors put Kepa under pressure and forced a turnover just outside the box - but they were unable to do much with it. Inches away from a Southampton opener! Ryan Fraser and Lesley Ugochukwu linked up sharply down the far side and the latter's pullback found Maxwel Cornet. His effort was deflected just wide of the target. It took about 10 seconds for Ryan Fraser to be loudly booed by the home supporters. 'Wee man', the away end responds. A steady start so far with Bournemouth in control of the ball. We're underway on the south coast! Here come the players! We're moments away from kick-off. Let's get some last-minute score predictions. Will Southampton pick up that crucial first league win of the season? An evening kick-off under the lights. You just can't beat it. Jamie Carragher believes Antoine Semenyo could be the subject of big-name interest if he continues his good form for Bournemouth. The forward has taken to life in the Premier League quite brilliantly. It's worth keeping an eye on his movement this evening. Who's ready? I know I am! Bournemouth moved quickly to replace Dominic Solanke with Evanilson, a hulking £40million buy from Porto. He is still to get off the mark for the club but has impressed so far. Agonisingly, the ace missed a penalty in the defeat to Chelsea at Vitality Stadium and has come close to scoring numerous times. Will he bag that elusive first goal tonight? Calling all Bournemouth and Southampton supporters. Is this a derby? Let us know in the comments. There will be no Andoni Iraola in Bournemouth's dugout tonight. He is serving a touchline ban after picking up three yellow cards this season. The third came in the defeat by Liverpool last weekend. Bournemouth got the edge over their south coast neighbours in their last Premier League meeting back in April 2023. Marcus Tavernier struck in the second half to secure a 1-0 win at St Mary's. Southampton went on to finish rock bottom and were relegated. The Cherries, meanwhile, finished five points clear of the drop zone. Expect some brutal chants for Ryan Fraser from the home crowd. He is not a popular man at Bournemouth after refusing to sign an extension to take him to the end of the Covid-extended season. There were more than a few wry smiles when Fraser was then sent to Newcastle's U-21s by Eddie Howe - the coach he had disappointed. Fraser is up for this one, however, and starts. Graham Potter is a guest pundit on Monday Night Football this evening and he has been full of praise for Russell Martin and Southampton. Southampton boss Russell Martin, speaking to Sky Sports. .. 'We are learning about ourselves all the time. 'It's been interesting and enjoyable. Results have been frustrating and we feel we deserve a little bit more at times. ' Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola, speaking to Sky Sports. .. 'It has been a difficult start as we had a tough schedule. Two losses against Chelsea and Liverpool, this game will be key for us. 'The team controlling the game is the one having the chances. 'You prefer to be on the ball and to dictate the game - but I prefer the chances to have the ball. 'We have to be careful. ' It's two changes for Southampton tonight. Cameron Archer and Adam Lallana have been replaced by Lesley Ugochukwu and Maxwel Cornet in a reshuffle from Russell Martin. Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has made three changes to the side that lost 3-0 at Liverpool last weekend. Julian Araujo, Dean Huijsen and Justin Kluivert have been dropped. Adam Smith, Marcos Senesi and Dango Ouattara are in. Southampton: Ramsdale, Sugawara, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Taylor, Downes, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Dibling, Cornet, Fraser Subs: Mc Carthy, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Lallana, Armstrong, Stewart, Brereton Diaz, Onuachu, Archer Bournemouth: Kepa, Smith, Senesi, Zabaryni, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Ouattara, Semenyo, Tavernier, Evanilson Substitutes: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Scott, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Araujo, Unal, Aarons Let's start off with how both sides shape up this evening. .. Hello, all! Welcome along to Mail Sport's live coverage of tonight's one and only Premier League game at Vitality Stadium. And no, before you ask, this isn't a derby. Kick-off for this one is 8pm BST. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group