BOURNEMOUTH, April 30 — A quick-fire Jefferson Lerma double helped Bournemouth beat Leeds United 4-1 at home in the Premier League today, lifting them further away from relegation danger and leaving the visitors a point clear of the drop zone.

The result moved Bournemouth up to 13th in the standings with 39 points while Leeds have 30 to sit 16th—a point above 18th-placed Leicester City and two above 19th-placed Everton, who play each other on Monday.

Leeds were awarded a penalty for a handball in the fourth minute before VAR intervened as replays showed the contact occurred just outside the area. Lerma then scored twice in four minutes to give Bournemouth a 2-0 lead inside 30 minutes.

The midfielder first pounced on a loose ball to curl a shot past the keeper and then doubled his tally when the ball fell to him at a corner when Leeds keeper Illan Meslier failed to gather a cross, smashing the ball into the roof of the net.

Patrick Bamford reduced the deficit for Leeds eight minutes later when the unmarked English striker got on the end of a Wilfried Gnonto cross to head home past Neto in Bournemouth’s goal.

But Bournemouth restored their two-goal cushion in the second half when Dango Outtara got on the end of a long ball from Neto and delivered a low cross into the box where Dominic Solanke stole in to score with some help from the far post.

With Leeds down and out, Bournemouth capitalised on their loss of focus to twist the knife, when Jaidon Anthony found Antoine Semenyo in space and the midfielder beat Meslier to make it 4-1. — Reuters