BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth finds its way back against Aston Villa with a goal on the L. Bailey 20′ and a goal on the O. Watkins 90′. Aston Villa was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 11,191 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Bramall with the collaboration of Neil Davies and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.28 degrees Celsius or 46.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Bournemouth

2 - 2

Aston Villa

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 15 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 100 Attack 107
  • 39 Dangerous attack 52
  • 60 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 18 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 62% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Aston Villa to win the match​.

AFC Bournemouth shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 6 yellow cards (Milos Kerkez, Ryan Christie, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Jhon Durán, Nicolò Zaniolo and Pau Torres).

Match Timeline

Antoine Semenyo(goal)Ryan Christie
10'
Justin Kluivert- Yellow
12'
Antoine Semenyo- Yellow
17'
20'
Leon Bailey(goal)Ollie Watkins
22'
Diego Carlos(VAR)
30'
Pau Torres- Yellow
43'
Nicolò Zaniolo- Yellow
Marcos Senesi- Yellow
45'
46'
Jacob Ramsey- sub ->Nicolò Zaniolo
Dominic Solanke(goal)Milos Kerkez
52'
Ryan Christie- Yellow
54'
65'
Jhon Durán- sub ->John McGinn
Philip Billing- sub ->Justin Kluivert
70'
Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Antoine Semenyo
71'
74'
Matty Cash- sub ->Ezri Konsa
74'
Moussa Diaby- sub ->Leon Bailey
74'
Álex Moreno- sub ->Lucas Digne
Chris Mepham- sub ->Milos Kerkez
83'
84'
Jhon Durán- Yellow
Milos Kerkez- Yellow
84'
Milos Kerkez- Yellow
84'
90'
Ollie Watkins(goal)Moussa Diaby
Dango Ouattara- sub ->Marcus Tavernier
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this contest, AFC Bournemouth has 13 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Aston Villa will has 29 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Chelsea on the 19th of May with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Aston Villa will play away against Crystal Palace on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
6.4
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
7.5
83' 84'
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.4
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.5
45'
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
7.0
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
7.1
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
9.2
54'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
7.1
90'
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.8
70' 12'
M
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
7.0
71' 17' 10'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.7
52'
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
6.3
83'
M
David Brooks 7.Wales
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 22.Ivory Coast
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.4
70'
F
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
90'
F
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
6.7
71'
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Neto (6.4), Adam Smith (6.4), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.0), Marcos Senesi (7.5), Milos Kerkez (7.5), Ryan Christie (9.2), Lewis Cook (7.1), Marcus Tavernier (7.1), Justin Kluivert (6.8), Antoine Semenyo (7.0) and Dominic Solanke (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Chris Mepham (6.3), David Brooks, Joe Rothwell, Dango Ouattara, Luis Sinisterra (6.7), Kieffer Moore, Hamed Junior Traorè, Philip Billing (6.4) and Mark Travers.

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Chris Mepham (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Justin Kluivert for Philip Billing (70′), Marcus Tavernier for Dango Ouattara (90′), Antoine Semenyo for Luis Sinisterra (71′) and Milos Kerkez for Chris Mepham (83′).

Player of the match: Ryan Christie​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Ryan Christie.

His rating is (9.2) with 35 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
8.1
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
6.3
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.8
74'
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
6.7
74'
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
6.8
30'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.3
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.8
65'
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.3
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.7
74' 20'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
8.1
90'
F
Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy
6.3
46' 43'
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.7
74'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
6.8
74'
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
6.4
46'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
F
Moussa Diaby 19.France
6.4
74'
F
Jhon Durán 24.Colombia
6.4
65' 84'

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (8.1), Ezri Konsa (7.8), Diego Carlos (6.3), Pau Torres (6.8), Lucas Digne (6.7), Douglas Luiz (7.3), Leon Bailey (7.7), Youri Tielemans (7.3), John McGinn (6.8), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.3) and Ollie Watkins (8.1).

They had on the bench: Matty Cash (6.7), Moussa Diaby (6.4), Jhon Durán (6.4), Robin Olsen, Álex Moreno (6.8), Clément Lenglet, Leander Dendoncker, Jacob Ramsey (6.4) and Tim Iroegbunam.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Nicolò Zaniolo for Jacob Ramsey (46′), Lucas Digne for Álex Moreno (74′), Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby (74′), Ezri Konsa for Matty Cash (74′) and John McGinn for Jhon Durán (65′).

Player of the match: Emiliano Martínez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​