Cherries took the lead after 32 minutes when Matt Somner fouled James Coutts and 17-year-old Brett Pitman scored his first senior goal from the spot.

Greg Heald levelled, but sub James Keene was set up by James O'Connor to score for Cherries after 75 minutes.

Keene was fouled in the box, allowing Stephen Cooke to score from the spot, then added the fourth himself from close-range with seven minutes left.

Bournemouth: Moss, Gowling, Hart, Cooper, Purches (O'Connor 75), Coutts, Stock, Browning, Cooke, Rodrigues (Keene 74), Pitman (Foley 66). Subs Not Used: Surman, Hayter.

Goals: Pitman 33 pen, Keene 76, Cooke 80 pen, Keene 83.

Aldershot: Bull, Jinadu, Somner, Heald, Reed, Sulaimani, Scott, Boucaud, Holloway (Deen 80), Sills (Nick Crittenden 45), Coleman. Subs Not Used: Weait, Mustafa, Hamilton.

Booked: Somner, Reed, Scott.

Goals: Heald 65.

Att: 2,657

Ref: P Miller (Bedfordshire).