All over for Aston Villa, admits caretaker boss

Aston Villa 1 Bournemouth 2: Caretaker manager Eric Black conceded relegation is inevitable with Aston Villa on the brink of dropping out of the Barclays Premier League.

Steve Cook and Josh King scored to give Bournemouth a deserved win and Black knows they cannot escape their first relegation since 1987.

“It’s been a difficult year for everyone. We’re not relegated as yet but we’re not far off. It’s not been in the last month it has happened and it’s now looking irreversible,” he said, after Norwich’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace gave Villa a stay of execution.