BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Ollie Watkins flicked in a first-half winner as Aston Villa, down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes, beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to boost their hopes of playing in the Champions League again next season.

Watkins broke the deadlock in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time, after a VAR check for offside, with the lightest of touches to a Morgan Rogers cross for his 16th goal of the league campaign.