BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa succeeded in turn the tables against AFC Bournemouth. It was AFC Bournemouth to score first with a goal from Dominic Solanke. However, later Aston Villa found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Morgan Rogers (45′), Moussa Diaby (57′) and Leon Bailey (78′). Aston Villa capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who had the assistance of Harry Lennard and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.62 degrees Celsius or 51.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Aston Villa

3 - 1

AFC Bournemouth

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 15 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 84 Attack 76
  • 44 Dangerous attack 34
  • 96 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 58% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match​.

Aston Villa shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Matty Cash). On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Ilya Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi and Adam Smith).

Match Timeline

21'
Adam Smith- Yellow
31'
Dominic Solanke(penalty)
37'
Marcos Senesi- Yellow
Morgan Rogers(goal)Leon Bailey
45'
46'
Max Aarons - sub ->Adam Smith
55'
Ilya Zabarnyi- Yellow
Moussa Diaby(goal)Ollie Watkins
57'
63'
Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Marcos Senesi
76'
Philip Billing- sub ->Justin Kluivert
76'
Alex Scott- sub ->Ryan Christie
Leon Bailey(goal)Ollie Watkins
78'
82'
Enes Ünal- sub ->Dango Ouattara
Diego Carlos- sub ->Leon Bailey
87'
Matty Cash- Yellow
87'
Jhon Durán- sub ->Moussa Diaby
90'
Kaine Kesler-Hayden- sub ->Matty Cash
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 playing this match, Aston Villa has 66 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth will stays with 42 points like Fulham to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Chelsea on the 27th of April with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (9 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 24th of April with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
7.5
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
7.5
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
6.4
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
7.3
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.1
90' 87'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.7
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
7.1
M
Morgan Rogers 27.England
7.5
45'
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
9.1
87' 78'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
8.1
90' 57'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
8.1
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
6.8
87'
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
D
C. Lenglet 17.France
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
90'
D
F. Munroe 69.England
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
M
O. Kellyman 71.England
F
Jhon Durán 24.Colombia
90'

Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (7.5), Matty Cash (6.1), Ezri Konsa (7.5), Pau Torres (7.3), Lucas Digne (6.4), John McGinn (6.7), Youri Tielemans (7.1), Leon Bailey (9.1), Moussa Diaby (8.1), Morgan Rogers (7.5) and Ollie Watkins (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Calum Chambers, C. Lenglet, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Tim Iroegbunam, F. Munroe, O. Kellyman and Diego Carlos (6.8).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: Leon Bailey for Diego Carlos (87′), Matty Cash for Kaine Kesler-Hayden (90′) and Moussa Diaby for Jhon Durán (90′).

Player of the match: Leon Bailey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Leon Bailey.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 42 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
6.4
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.4
46' 21'
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
6.6
63' 37'
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
7.0
55'
D
Lloyd Kelly 5.England
7.0
M
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
7.5
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
6.8
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.3
76'
M
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
6.3
82'
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.7
76'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
7.0
31'
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland
G
Callan McKenna 46.Scotland
D
James Hill 23.England
D
Max Aarons 37.England
6.6
46'
M
Alex Scott 14.England
7.3
76'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.4
76'
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
6.7
63'
F
Enes Ünal 26.Turkey
5.7
82'
F
Michael Dacosta 50.Spain

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Neto  (6.4), Adam Smith (6.4), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.0), Marcos Senesi (6.6), Lloyd Kelly  (7.0), Lewis Cook (6.8), Ryan Christie (7.3), Dango Ouattara (6.3), Justin Kluivert (6.7), Milos Kerkez (7.5) and Dominic Solanke (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Scott (7.3), James Hill, Antoine Semenyo (6.7), Enes Ünal (5.7), Philip Billing (6.4), Max Aarons  (6.6), Mark Travers, C. McKenna and Michael Dacosta.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Dango Ouattara for Enes Ünal (82′), Adam Smith for Max Aarons  (46′), Marcos Senesi for Antoine Semenyo (63′), Justin Kluivert for Philip Billing (76′) and Ryan Christie for Alex Scott (76′).

Player of the match: Milos Kerkez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Milos Kerkez.

His rating is 7.5 with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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