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30mph Gestede runs over Bournemouth
Tim Sherwood likens 6'4" striker to a moving car, as Villa ruin the party for Premier League new boys

Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Villa
by Kadeem Simmonds
at Dean Court

PREMIER LEAGUE defenders will want to get out of the way of the moving car that is Rudy Gestede, Tim Sherwood said on Saturday.

Gestede came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as Aston Villa defeated league debutants Bournemouth.

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