Bournemouth 2-0 Wigan Athletic

Kermorgant scored his second goal of the season in the win over Wigan

Goals in each half from Yann Kermorgant and Simon Francis gave Bournemouth a deserved victory over Wigan Athletic in the Championship.

Kermorgant headed the home side into the lead from Matt Ritchie's cross eight minutes before half-time.

Francis started and finished a superb move with 20 minutes to go to seal the Cherries' second successive win.

Uwe Rosler's Wigan created few opportunities and have now gone four matches without a victory.

The Latics were under pressure from the start, pushed back by a lively home side.

In the third minute, Callum Wilson went close with a shot that he fired narrowly wide after he had weaved past Emmerson Boyce.

Soon after, Ritchie, who was at the hearts of the majority of Bournemouth's attacks, swung over a dangerous cross that Ivan Ramis did well to hook away with Wilson ready to pounce.

Ritchie was the provider again later in the half as the home side finally broke the deadlock, with the winger's pinpoint cross finding Kermorgant, who headed back across goal and in.

Wilson had a superb opportunity on the counter-attack to double Bournemouth's lead early in the second half but was forced wide after his initial effort was blocked by a last-ditch sliding challenge from Ramis. Wigan then cleared at the second attempt.

Rosler's Wigan have now gone four games without a win to leave them 18th in the table

After Marc-Antoine Fortune brought a routine save from Bournemouth league debutant Artur Boruc, the home side did extend their lead.

Wilson dummied Francis' pass, letting it run into the feet of Kermorgant, who returned the ball into onrushing Francis and the defender tucked the ball underneath Scott Carson.

Wigan manager Uwe Rosler: "We did not have the power and the belief that we can score goals.

"I am not a person to shy away from the responsibilities. In public, I will take the flack.

"Internally, there will be some things mentioned but we keep that internally. I think that is the best thing.

"Publicly, I take responsibility for the results and when people have a go, and I think there will be a few now."

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "Yann's a big player for us. We need him fit and firing and at the top of his game because if he is, we are a very different side.

"I'm very pleased he has got his goal. Hopefully it will do him the world of good and he can kick on from here.

"He is so good with his head, you want to see him in the box a little bit more really."